CBS has traditionally been the network with the most successful comedies, but after a few seasons of big misses, it’s decided to join the competition in paring down on comedy. Its fall schedule doesn’t offer any major changes, but it does include at least one new interesting drama and a few surprising new time slots.

The country’s infant formula shortage has impacted families everywhere. According to research by Datasembly, the nationwide out of stock percentage continues to climb and has reached 43 percent. Last week, we covered how the shortage could hit Black families hardest, as more Black families depend on formula to feed…Read more...

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Florida Gov. Ron Desantis has signed a bill making any protest outside of a private residence illegal, according to the Associated Press. The move is in response to the many demonstrations happening outside of Supreme Court Judges’ homes in response to the leaked memo hinting that Roe v. Wade could be…Read more...

The nonprofit Black Lives Matter foundation that has been under scrutiny over its finances in recent months has finally prepared a federal tax filing explaining many of its financial decisions over the past several years.

As one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2018 and the first Black woman to host Saturday Night Live, Emmy and GRAMMY-award winner Tiffany Haddish has a lot to be proud of. She’s in a new movie, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, has a new children’s book Layla, the Last Black Unicorn, and she’s preparing…Read more...

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr., sat with The Root for a Q&A following his election as president of the African-American Mayors Association. Scott, 38, took over leadership of the eight-year-old, 106-member group on April 29, and is Little Rock’s first popularly-elected Black mayor. The original interview broached…Read more...

It’s graduation season and the Obama Foundation is ensuring that more kids get their degrees.Read more...

The new BET+ drama The Porter tells the origin story of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which is the first Black labor union. However, that’s just a quick description to get viewers in the door. It’s also a gripping period piece following a Black community’s fight to survive and thrive in 1920s Montreal.Read more...

Last week, we told you about India.Arie’s response to rapper Jack Harlow not knowing that Ray J and Queens star and Grammy-winning R&B artist Brandy were siblings. Now it looks like the B7 artist has entered the chat herself with a hilarious clapback.Read more...

In his visit to Buffalo today, Black residents were hoping that President Biden would explicity call out racism and white supremacy in the wake of the deadly shooting this past weekend. During his speech earlier today, Biden called white supremacy a “poison” in the U.S. as well as denounced the racist white…Read more...

It’s unlikely that last weekend’s racist massacre in Buffalo will stop right wing media from pushing the racist “great replacement theory” but a chorus of hosts, pundits and at least one Republican politician are now calling it out.

Among the five broadcast networks, ABC tends to be the steadiest hand schedule-wise. It doesn’t make a lot of wild, unpredictable changes just for the heck of it. With its new fall schedule, ABC’s biggest shift comes from its normally strong comedies. The network has decided to cut back to one night of comedies.

Howard University just got their hands on over 250 photographs taken by legendary photographer Gordon Parks. The pictures represent over 50 years of Parks’ work and include some of his earliest photos taken in the 1940s, making it the most comprehensive collection of Parks’ artwork in the world. This massive windfall…Read more...

New York Attorney General Letitia James shared a statement warning state residents to be aware of fraudulent charities following the Buffalo mass shooting. James gave a list of action items for people who want to support the families of the victims and ensure the money goes to the right place, via the NY Office of the…Read more...

The Harder They Fall director Jeymes Samuel and Atlanta star LaKeith Stanfield will be reuniting for a new film coming to a screen near us soon.Read more...

On Friday, a woman filed for an emergency protective order against basketball player Rajon Rondo in Louisville, Kentucky. The Cleveland Cavaliers player is accused of pulling a gun out in front of her children.Read more...

Tabitha Brown is taking over the world.Read more...

In the wake of the mass shooting in Buffalo, House Democrats are renewing a push to hold a vote on the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, The Hill reports. A version of the bill previously passed in a voice vote in 2020.Read more...

Despite being an eight-time NBA All-Star, three-time NBA Champion, two-time MVP and NBA 75th Anniversary Team member, there’s one thing that Stephen Curry did not accomplish up until this past weekend: graduate from college.Read more...

Eight Democratic candidates are on the ballot for Louisville’s mayoral race. However, this race has been influenced by the increase in gun violence and tensions around police brutality following the botched Breonna Taylor raid in 2020, according to the Associated Press. Residents and activists continue to apply…Read more...

If there’s one thing we know about Sean “Diddy” Combs, he will never pass up an opportunity to promote himself or his companies. While hosting the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, we heard mentions of Sean John, Ciroc and his new label Love Records. He also took a few moments to introduce his new artist, Jozzy.

The murder of 10 people—who were mostly Black—at a Buffalo grocery store Saturday was a deplorable act of violence against folks who are already incredibly vulnerable. Payton Gendron—the 18-year-old white male terrorist responsible for the gruesome killings—drove over 100 miles to gun down innocent victims in a …Read more...

Over the weekend, the Billboard Music Awards took over social media. Fans were impressed by Megan Thee Stallion’s performance and Silk Sonic’s mesmerizing throwback left everyone in awe. But maybe the most talked-about part of the show, other than Sean “Diddy” Combs’ job as a host, was the inclusion of country music…Read more...

Black residents inside a tight-knit Buffalo community want President Biden to call out hate as he visits and grieves today with victims and their family members, days after a mass shooting at Tops Friendly market rocked the nation.Read more...

Nearly a week after leaked nude video footage of Grey’s Anatomy star Jesse Williams’ performance in the Broadway play Take Me Out went viral on the internet, the actor himself is finally speaking out about the matter.Read more...

Three-year-old Victoria Smith was beaten to death by her foster parents, Ariel and Jerry Austin Robinson Jan 14, 2021.Read more...

The long-gestating Daria spinoff that focuses on one of its supporting characters, Jodie Landon, is finally moving forward. Per a press release provided to The Root, the project, which was originally ordered as a series, will now become an animated film.

Long-time rapper Remy Ma, who is Bronx-born and raised, is now being honored by the borough for her contributions as an artist and activist in the community.Read more...

President Joe Biden acknowledged last week that alleviating the worst inflationary pressure the county has seen in 40 years is a main priority heading into the midterms. Meanwhile, housing prices have hit an all-time high, with mortgage rates rising.Read more...

It doesn’t happen often so we’d be wrong if we ignored it: A Republican in Congress calling out other members of her party for fanning the racism that leads to incidents like this weekend’s mass shooting by a white supremacist in Buffalo.Read more...

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The Women on Boards law signed by former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018 required companies with more than six board members to have up to three female directors. When it was passed, the law was thought to be shaky in terms of the legal challenges it would face. A conservative legal group Judicial Watch claimed it was…Read more...

For the first time in world history, an all-Black team of climbers has successfully summited Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, according to a press release sent to The Root.Read more...

Activist and lawmaker Attica Scott is in close competition for Kentucky’s Democratic congressional primary with Sen. Morgan McGarvey, reported The Associated Press. The election comes after Kentucky’s only Democratic representative, John Yarmuth, announced his retirement last year.

Deshaun Watson, the quarterback who the Cleveland Browns gave the richest contract in NFL history in March, is set to meet with NFL executives this week, The Athletic reported today.

The country is in heavy mourning after the shooting in Buffalo by an 18 year-old-white male who claimed the lives of ten people and wounded three others as the suspect sought out Black neighborhoods to target specifically. As the regular course with these tragedies goes, some politicians will call for “thoughts and…Read more...

Though the phrase “Listen to Black Women” has risen in prominence over the last few years, “Amplifying Black Women” looks to be the new name of the game thanks to an upcoming original series from YouTube and LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s production banner, Springhill Company.

While it may still be some people’s perception that the infamous Will Smith Oscars slap incident is no laughing matter, the man at the center of it all, Chris Rock, appears to feel differently. Actually, scratch that—I know he feels differently, because he recently joked about it once again during a set in London just…Read more...

The world is pretty much a dumpster fire right now. Just look at the news over the past week to see how chaotic things have become. Most networks would take that as a sign to add some lighthearted comedies to their schedule. But not Netflix, which is literally choosing violence and bringing back Black Mirror for…Read more...

A Black family from Forney, Texas caught camera footage of a young white boy cracking a whip (yes, you read that correctly) at their front door, reported NBC 5 Dallas Fort-Worth. Dezerrea and Carissa Nash said they wanted to share the video to show that racism is real and very much alive.

For its new fall schedule, NBC is working under the premise of “If ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” The network is only premiering two new series in the fall, saving a few reality shows and comedies for the spring.Read more...

For a party that claims to believe in limited government–especially when it comes to healthcare–Republicans have a weird obsession with handing the government power over women’s wombs. Conservatives have spent a generation jerry-rigging Congressional and state legislative voting maps and pouring money into senate…Read more...

Unlike other awards shows, there’s not a lot of mystery involved in the Billboard Music Awards. Since the honors are based on sales and streams during the eligibility period, it’s easy to figure out who the winners will be. The show itself is really about the performances. However, before we get to Silk Sonic’s sexy…Read more...

Michelle Obama is speaking out on the Supreme Court’s impending decision to overturn Roe V. Wade. In a series of tweets on May 14, the former First Lady expressed her disappointment in the ruling that is likely to come out of the high court in the coming months.

It looks like Frank R. James, the accused Brooklyn subway shooter, has been making some friends while he’s in jail awaiting his trial, R. Kelly, according to the New York Daily News.Read more...

The white 18-year-old who shot and killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket had searched for the demographics of the local area ahead of the shooting, reported the Associated Press. Reports say he picked out Buffalo because of its high ratio of Black residents and even arrived a day in advance.

Seventy-one years ago, Betty Brown of Elgin, Illinois was refused entry into the nursing school of Advocate Sherman Hospital because she was Black. Now in 2022, the 90 year retired nurse is being named as the “honorary chief nursing officer” of the institution.Read more...

After five years, Kendrick Lamar finally blessed eagerly awaiting fans with a new project with the release of “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.” While many have been quick to claim their favorite tracks like “Purple Hearts,” featuring Summer Walker and Ghostface Killah, and “United Grief,” the album’s opening track,…Read more...

As the nation awakens this morning, we face the aftermath of yet another mass shooting. This time at the hands of an 18 year old white male who shot 13 people on Saturday afternoon, leaving 10 dead in Buffalo, NY. According to the Associated Press, the shooter, identified as Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York, drove…Read more...