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La La is serving up a sexy take on the Gilded Glamour theme. Anthony, who is one of the hosts of this year’s Gala stunned in a burgundy LaQuan Smith gown with peek-a-boo cutouts and coordinating fascinator.Read more...

New Jersey students of color are greatly underrepresented in advanced learning courses, reported NJ Spotlight News. Only 19 percent of Black students in New Jersey take advanced learning courses in high school in the past two years, per state data. Additionally, the states sees a greater racial gap in access to these…Read more...

A century after his death, Charles Young, the first Black person to be a colonel in the U.S. Army, was promoted posthumously to brigadier general, retroactively making him the first Black person to be given that rank, according to CNN.Read more...

From Insecure to Ambassador: Issa Rae has just been revealed as this year’s ambassador for the 2022 American Black Film Festival (ABFF).Read more...

Attorneys for the NFL and three Black coaches suing the league for racial discrimination faced off for the first time in court in a hearing in Manhattan on Monday.Read more...

When the Jan. 6th House select committee announced they would hold public hearings in June, they stated the public would hear from people “we’ve not heard from before.” Today, they sent letters asking House Republican Reps. Mo Brooks of Alabama, Andy Biggs of Arizona, and Ronny Jackson of Texas to voluntarily appear, …Read more...

After a long delay, All Rise is finally ready to relaunch on OWN.Read more...

Treyvion Gray, 18, isn’t allowed to participate in his high school graduation ceremony because his dread locs are too long, reported Forth Worth Star-Telegram. Gray is suing Texas’ Needville Independent School District as well a number of school faculty and staff for racial discrimination.

If you’ve been following the career of Kevin Samuels, who calls himself an “image consultant,” you’d know that he has amassed a large following over the last 2 years by dispensing dating advice. Those messages frequently disparage women with some of his most notable YouTube videos being: “How Much Does Your Submission…Read more...

Though talk about a potential Destiny’s Child reunion of sorts seems to be fodder for the internet every year, 2022 may have given us just a little bit more hope. In a new interview with Kelly Rowland, she spoke on the prospects of the reunion and explained why she’d rather not toy with fans’ emotions about it.Read more...

It’s no secret that we at The Root love Bel-Air.Read more...

After spending 32 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, 55-year-old Thomas Raynard James was exonerated when a judge vacated his conviction and sentence last week, according to CNN.Read more...

To Chapelle or not Chapelle—that’s been the question.Read more...

Debbie Njai has used hiking to relieve stress since dealing with a difficult time in August of 2019. But while the time outdoors provided much-needed relaxation for her, Njai noticed that she didn’t see much melanin out there on the trails. According to National Park Service data, only 6% of all national park visitors…Read more...

The Biden administration stopped Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to move Georgians away from purchasing health insurance coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplace later this year. ABC News reports Gov. Kemp had planned to have residents shop for coverage through individual insurance companies or private brokers.…Read more...

Melina Abdullah, leader of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, was removed by California State Los Angeles campus police from a mayoral debate Sunday, reported The Los Angeles Times. Videos were caught of her being dragged outside the event by officers.

Black people know that race affects every aspect of our lives whether we want it to or not. We are more likely to experience job and housing discrimination as well as be victims of police brutality. This disparity is also true when it comes to healthcare—something the Academy of American Pediatrics is working to…Read more...

Netflix is in the middle of a crisis. Amidst subscriber and stock market losses, the streaming giant now finds itself in reset mode. The effects of these problems are being felt in the content department, with several recent cancellations. According to Deadline, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex finds her animated series Pearl…Read more...

A bat used by sports and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson in the 1949 All-Star Game was sold at an auction for $1.08 million, according to Goldin Auctions.Read more...

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Summer Jam—which has become a rite of passage for hip hop artists since it started in the late 80s—is back on June 12 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. On Friday, Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning show took to the airwaves to make the announcement. The host, along with Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez, revealed the highly…Read more...

The fashion label launched by the late, groundbreaking designer Virgil Abloh now has a new creative leader. Ibrahim Kamara, a stylist, fashion journalist and creative director who began a working relationship with Abloh via DM on Instagram, is now joining Abloh’s Off-White brand as art and image director, the company…Read more...

Just one week ago, Power producer and rapper 50 Cent announced that his new series with Snoop Dogg, A Moment in Time: Murder Was the Case, would be scrapped from the STARZ network. Now, it appears yet another one of his projects has gotten the no-go: his forthcoming show A Moment in Time: The Massacre.

It’s the first Monday of May which means only one thing to fashion lovers – Met Gala night. The annual event has some of the hottest stars showing up and showing out in dramatic looks that we can’t stop talking about. Last week we looked back on some of our favorite Met Gala moments of the past. Now that the night…Read more...

Trump-appointed Judge Timothy Kelly of the DC District Court issued a decision late Sunday night to allow the House select committee to gain access to the Republican National Committee’s marketing email data leading up to January 6, 2021, according to CNN.Read more...

A group of Apple employees wrote a letter to CEO Tim Cook accusing the company’s return to office of being racist, per The Daily Mail. They petitioned for a hybrid work schedule allowing them in office three days a week and said the push for in-person work is really to make the company “younger, whiter and…Read more...

Megan Thee Stallion loves Houston and represents her hometown every chance she gets—like when she led the Hotties Helping Houston fundraiser after a 2021 winter storm crippled Texas’ power grid.Read more...

After 50 years in women’s basketball and 1,055 wins as head coach, the legendary C. Vivian Stringer is retiring. Effective September 1, Stringer made the announcement of her well deserved retirement in a release on Saturday.Read more...

After a two year COVID activated hiatus, The White House Correspondents Dinner made its return on Saturday night. Headlined by comedian and “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah, the evening had its handful of laughable, and intentionally uncomfortable moments, with most jokes aimed at president Joe Biden, as per…Read more...

As spring comes into full bloom, we lay all of winter’s grief to rest. This past Friday offered global style icons and fashion history enthusiasts the opportunity to do just that at the memorial for André Leon Talley. Held at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church on 84th and Fifth Avenue, friends, family, and industry…Read more...

The White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner celebrated on April 30, 2022 brought together the political world’s brightest lights, along with celebrities who also shined bright on the red carpet. From journalists and politicos, to activists, here’s who turned up and turned out.Read more...

On a recent episode of “The Joe Budden Podcast,” the washed rapper took yet another opportunity to make good use of his right to free speech, to devalue and victim shame Black women. As a public supporter of Tory Lanez (who as you know will face court later this year for allegedly shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the…Read more...

When Precious Tross picked her daughter up from school last week, seventh grade Ja’Nasia Brown of Rochester’s School of the Arts recounted a story of her day that nearly drove her mother off of the road. In Brown’s social studies class last Tuesday, she and her Black classmates were forced to pick cotton as part of…Read more...

You could launch a rock into oblivion and likely land on a reason to boycott Netflix. Whether it’s the fluctuating prices, the lack of quality content, or the company’s failure to properly address anti-trans jokes made by its hired talent, the streaming platform has pissed off enough people to lose over 200,000…Read more...

Could they be any more fly? Last night was the first round of the NFL draft in Las Vegas—and these fashionable prospective players definitely rose to the occasion. First impressions are important and the night served as the introduction athletes have with their teams. From chains to watches to rings, the only rule…Read more...

On April 29, 1992, the four white Los Angeles police officers who beat Black motorist Rodney King within an inch of his life a year earlier, were acquitted in a court of law on almost all charges (one of which included felony assault). The only things Theodore Briseno and Timothy Wind lost were their jobs in law…Read more...

Cigarettes kill thousands of Black people every year. And data shows that among Black smokers, menthol-flavored cigarettes are preferred by Black smokers over other types of cancer sticks.

With a few exceptions, late night television has been the domain of white men. Now that James Corden has announced his departure from The Late Late Show, CBS has a chance to add some new style and culture to the genre. Naturally, we have some ideas and suggestions for who should take over Corden’s chair. These are 10…Read more...

Some Baltimore residents aren’t happy that Mayor Brandon Scott, is again proposing a budget that would raise, not lower, funding for the city’s police department.

Can you imagine a time when the country is celebrating Harriet Tubman Day? If Jeannine Cook gets her way, it could be a reality. Cook has been interested in the life of the well-known abolitionist since learning about her as a child. She was impressed by her accomplishments, including leading several enslaved Blacks…Read more...

The House committee currently investigating all facets of the Jan. 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol building will hold a series of public hearings in June, reported by ABC News. Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss) stated to reporters the public will hear from outside witnesses, people “we’ve not heard from before,” adding…Read more...

The New York City Council voted on Thursday night to delay the implementation of a new pay transparency law until Nov. 1, as reported by Gothamist. Once it goes into effect, employers will be required to include salary ranges in job advertisements.Read more...

The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights in investigating Racial discrimination claims against Central Michigan University. The claims come after the school severed the men’s track and field program in May 2020, according to the Detroit Free Press.Read more...

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield stated in his testimony to House investigators that the CDC’s role during the early days of the COVID pandemic was shut down by the Trump administration, reported by The Washington Post. Redfield noted the CDC could not get approval from the…Read more...

A Black teenager from Georgia’s Gwinnett County is claiming that she was called the “N-word” during her lacrosse game, according to WSB-TV.Read more...

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Despite legal pushback, on Friday, a new documentary detailing the tragic events that transpired at Travis Scott’s 2021 Astroworld Festival will be released to the general public.

Back in March, we told you about Chris Brown and Drake’s legal teams responses to court filings that claimed the two artists violated copyright infringement laws on their 2019 hit “No Guidance.” Now it appears, that the Certified Lover Boy himself has been let off the hook entirely.Read more...

Licensed cookbooks focused on popular movies and TV series aren’t new. Most of the time the recipes are pretty basic dishes with names rethemed. For example, you might find something like Chewbacca’s chicken kebabs in a Star Wars cookbook. However, in Marvel’s Black Panther: The Official Wakanda Cookbook the recipes…Read more...

Kelly Rowland has a lot going on these days. In addition to her upcoming film, Fantasy Football, she’s also a mom of two sons, Titan (7) and Noah (1). And this week, the Grammy-winner can add children’s book author to her long list of accomplishments. “Always with You, Always with Me” is a picture book co-authored by…Read more...