The Root

Atlanta parent Kila Posey has filed a federal complaint against her child’s elementary school claiming that it segregated children by race.

MTV announced its list of nominees for the 2021 Video Music Awards (VMAs) Wednesday.Read more...

Steph Curry might be a household name now, but before he single-handedly revolutionized the game of basketball he was a three-star recruit out of high school who was ignored by almost every powerhouse school in the NCAA. He would eventually find a home at Davidson—a school with a student body of only 1,700 at the…Read more...

In her hit song “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B said she’s a “certified freak, seven days a week.” Unlike some of these (WHITE WHITE WHITE) celebs as of late, it’s pretty safe to say being a freak isn’t the only part of her daily routine throughout the week—she’s also a clean freak, so to speak. BARS.Read more...

Former NCAA track champion Cameron Burrell, the son of Olympic gold medalists Leroy Burrell and Michelle Finn-Burrell, died Monday at 26 years old.Read more...

Texas is like Florida but with less meth and bigger hats.

Halle Berrrrrrehhhh, Halle Berreh...is a badass.Read more...

Herschel Walker is one of Donald Trump’s top henchmen of voter disinformation.Read more...

Can someone come get their mans Frank, because he decided to drop a luxury fashion brand and not another album.

International advocacy group Global Citizen just announced part of their lineup for this year’s Global Citizen Live, The Root has learned.Read more...

NBA legend George Karl might be the sixth winningest coach in history of the league, but his turbulent tenure with Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets didn’t exactly bear fruit.Read more...

On Tuesday, Summerfest revealed the complete lineup for its 2021 festival.Read more...

For those unfamiliar with HBO’s Hard Knocks, the 3rd greatest reality show in the history of television—VH1’s Flavor of Love and MTV’s The Challenge are dueling for the crown—the popular docuseries provides a behind-the-scenes look at some of our favorite NFL franchises, courtesy of the coaches, players, and front…Read more...

A white man who shot into a car full of Black teenage girls after a Trump rally in Des Moines, Iowa, was sentenced up to 10 years in prison.Read more...

The booming thunder of Jennifer Hudson’s singing voice has the power and ability to enter a room before she does. When she sat down with The Root to talk about her upcoming portrayal of the late Aretha Franklin in Respect, though, it wasn’t just her singing voice we discussed—it was the overall showcasing of who she…Read more...

This question best describes the ongoing process to announce the new permanent Jeopardy! host: “What is ‘a hot mess?’”

Gwen Jimmere isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty—and wants you to know you shouldn’t be, either. The Detroit-based CEO and founder of Naturalicious has built a successful and growing empire on bringing beauty lovers back down to Earth—literally. Basing her signature formulas on the ancient beautifying and healing…Read more...

Before we begin, we should acknowledge that Candace Owens doesn’t know things.Read more...

If a half-eaten watermelon and Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis are engaged in a single-digit math battle for America’s safety, bet on the watermelon.

In what can only be called “I surely didn’t see this coming,” usually smug New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo solemnly announced that he would be resigning from office after a scathing report from the state’s attorney general concluded that the Democrat sexually harassed 11 women.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot arrived at a hospital Saturday night to offer moral support for wounded cops and their colleagues, but some officers on the scene turned their backs on her.

“I’m grateful I have the ability to choose what I want to share...Throughout my career, I’ve been intentional about setting boundaries between my stage persona and my personal life.” These are just some of the tidbits shared by the often enigmatic Beyoncé in the September issue of Harper’s Bazaar—in which she gives a…Read more...

Blake Masters, a 34-year-old venture capitalist running for an Arizona Senate seat, just can’t stop crying into his money after a recent pity party in which he claimed that “anti-white racism” is turning American children into self-hating automatons.

The “magic number” for De La Soul must’ve been 2021 because they’ve just been dealt a major “W” when it comes to their music rights.Read more...

Orenthal James Simpson, who foolishly spent almost nine years in prison for a litany of offenses after miraculously beating a murder charge, is afraid. Not of the boogeyman, or raisins in his potato salad, but of crossing paths with the sadistic murderer who killed his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, back in 1994.Read more...

What does it mean that Kanye West keeps pushing back the release date of Donda? No one knows but it gets the people going!Read more...

A Black man who formerly worked at a Tesla plant in Northern California was paid a $1 million settlement after an arbitrator ruled that the company failed to stop his supervisors for calling him the N-word and creating a racially hostile work environment.Read more...

Do you remember the middle of last winter ,when we all blasted music as loud as we could and reveled in our living room dance parties? (Oh, was that just me?) Well, they’re back and better than ever with Miss Rona rearing her head again and badass, talented Black artists dropping songs to keep you occupied all…Read more...

Sometimes a chair is just a chair.

Before I get into this, let me first start by expressing my extreme sorrow at the fact that I could not superimpose a kufi hat and red laser beam eyes over this entire piece. But alas, the show must go on.

White supremacy is so diabolical and sadistic that white people will disregard all logic, science and their own well-being to die standing up for their liberty (read: whiteness) Of course, because America is America, Black folks are dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than whites, but this pandemic is taking no…Read more...

There is no more blatant form of racial intimidation against a Black person that one can use than that of a noose. The practice of lynching was used against enslaved Black people, but it was an especially popular form of violence against Black Americans after slavery ended.Read more...

It goes without saying that gender norms affect all of us, with women (and/or those presenting as femme)—and women of color, in particular—often historically bearing the brunt of gender-based discrimination and marginalization. From our bonnets to our body shapes, body hair and even natural body odors, women are…Read more...

I don’t know what it is about NFL quarterbacks, but none of them seem particularly fond of getting vaccinated in order to protect themselves against COVID-19. Indianapolis Colts signal-caller Carson Wentz has dismissed inquiries into his vaccination status as “a personal decision”; a Michigan hospital recently severed…Read more...

Carl E. “Chucky” Thompson, a hip-hop and R&B record producer best known as a member of the Bad Boy “Hitmen” and major contributor to ’90s culture, has died. The cause of Thompson’s death has not yet been confirmed by his family, though legendary radio DJ Donnie Simpson tweeted it was due to complications from COVID-19.Read more...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding onto what’s left of his political career by the skin of his teeth after an extensive report on his alleged pattern of predation and allegations of sexual harassment by 11 women was published by the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday, August 3. However,…Read more...

While the above headline may seem incendiary, it is important not to draw false equivalencies because all criminal cases are not equal. For example, in this specific story, two women—one Black, one white—were convicted of the exact same crime. However, the two cases are not the same. One is worse than the other.Read more...

After a hard-fought Summer Games in which U.S. wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock won her first Olympic gold medal, being the best at what you do in the entire world provides the perfect opportunity to treat yourself to something nice. But instead of splurging on a new car or an exotic getaway with her $37,500 in prize…Read more...

Here at The Grapevine section of The Root, we always have an appetite for hot tea. However, there may be a few things that curb our appetite...such as rich and disgusting celebs who are proud to boast about their intentional choice not to bathe regularly.Read more...

Following a few delays due to COVID-19 protocols, Robert “R.” Kelly is facing the music and his trial is inching closer and closer. So close, in fact, that we’re at the jury selection process.Read more...

Let’s be honest: Major League Baseball is white as shit.Read more...

Brittany Commisso, a former executive assistant to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, said in an exclusive interview with CBS This Morning and the Albany Times Union that the governor harassed her on several occasions, including groping her breasts and buttocks.Read more...

It seems we’ve all been duped, bamboozled and hoodwinked when it comes to DaBaby’s remorseful statement to the LGBTQ community.Read more...

The former president of people who believe that the insurrection on the Capitol was nothing more than a frat party has officially lost his orange-tinted brain.

August is well underway, and for those who are in activist circles, August is month of great significance.Read more...

Dennis Thomas, longtime saxophonist and co-founder of Kool & the Gang, has died at the age of 70.

The legacies of four notable Black women tied to Virginia State University are now immortalized on the historically Black institution’s campus with four buildings renamed in their honor.

Black excellence was on full display as the Tokyo Olympics winded down to a close this weekend.

The list of inconspicuous things Black folks apparently can’t do in this country without someone calling the cops is already miles long. Alas, it keeps growing.

When the US men’s basketball team lost to France in the preliminary round of play at the Tokyo Olympics, France’s Evan Fournier had this to say about the squad: “They are better individually, but they can be beaten as a team.”