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Shonda Rhimes has made inclusivity an important part of all her projects. When she signed a record-breaking nine-figure deal with Netflix in 2017, she made sure to make diversity, equity and inclusion part of the package.Read more...

The Boston Celtics pulled out a crucial Game 7 win against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday night. The Celtics will go on to face the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, which begin on June 2. And they’ll be doing so with a very famous cheerleader rooting for them. Actress Nia Long posted…Read more...

One day you have it all, the next day you don’t.Read more...

The “First Class” rapper just cannot keep his name out of the headlines. In May alone, Jack Harlow dropped his second studio album, which was not received well by critics or music listeners, did not know Ray J and Brandy were siblings and got dissed by Brandy in a freestyle of his own song.Read more...

Kansas City police shot and injured a pregnant Black woman during a traffic stop. The woman and the man with her were suspected of carjacking, per The Kansas City Star. Witnesses caught the incident on video and claim the woman was shot five times as she tried to run away.

In one of the most highly-anticipated matchups of the French Open, on Tuesday, 18-year-old tennis phenom Coco Gauff defeated former US Open champion Sloane Stephens 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Gauff now advances to her first Grand Slam semi-final, per Tennis Channel.Read more...

Last week, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to address racism in policing, placing federal officers under new restrictions and protocols, per various reports. However, there is an ongoing discussion on whether the order does enough to address police brutality. Per The Associated Press, activists have hope…Read more...

The world waits with baited breath as the Supreme Court is scheduled to make decisions on 33 cases. The rulings will happen at the end of June or beginning of July and cover an array of vital issues. Since Amy Coney Barrett replaced the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, conservatives have ruthlessly been pushing their agenda…Read more...

R&B star Bobby Brown has been famous for a very long time.Read more...

On Sunday, Master P shared the news of the untimely death of his daughter, Tytyana, at age 29. Although the cause of death has not been made public, the rapper, record executive and entrepreneur shared that Tytyana has had struggles with mental illness and substance abuse. Tytyana was one of seven children Master P…Read more...

Former President Barack Obama had many iconic moments captured in images during his time in office. One picture was of a little Black boy, Jacob Philadelphia, grazing the top of Obama’s head with his hand. Philadelphia, now 18, has reunited with the former president for the first time since they met 13 years ago,…Read more...

It looks like Mo’Nique has no problem still challenging some of Hollywood’s most notable personalities. She’s taken on: Netflix, Oprah, Steve Harvey and Lee Daniels. The actress can now add comedian DL Hughley to the list. During a performance on May 28 at The Comedy Explosion in Detroit, Mo’Nique claimed that Hughley…Read more...

Jeff Gladney, who was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft and set to play for the Arizona Cardinals during the 2022 season, died in a car accident Monday morning in Dallas, according to ESPN.Read more...

During a recent show at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, R&B legend Anita Baker gave a shout-out to a special audience member.Read more...

Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Buffalo to pay her respects to one of the victims of the deadly May 14 shooting at the Tops Friendly Market. And while she was there, Harris called on Congress to take action on gun legislation. On May 28, the Vice President attended the funeral for 86-year-old Ruth Whitfield…Read more...

The life and legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, will be the center of a new podcast series coming to ABC, The Root has exclusively learned.

Every detail about how police delayed action from stopping a mass shooter in Uvalde, Texas on May 24 is more gut-wrenching than the last. When an 18-year-old terrorist stormed Robb Elementary School with a semi-automatic rifle last week, officers made it to the scene quickly. However, they failed to prevent innocent…Read more...

Because we know that we as a people are our own style inspiration, we decided to invite our readers to nominate people who they feel always understand the assignment. The following ladies are recognized here for always showing up, showing out, and giving us something to aspire to!Read more...

Health and wellness is all about looking and feeling your best. But for people of color, that’s not always easy to do. Racial disparities in health care, environmental factors and economic issues can weigh us down. And products made to address our specific needs are often an afterthought. But the folks that make up…Read more...

From braids to weaves to locks to afros, hair is a big part of who we are as Black people. In ancient African societies, the way a person wore their hair could tell you their marital status, religion and societal status. Some cultures used their style to send messages to the gods. And today, we use hair as a way of…Read more...

Senate Republicans will blame anything else if it means getting away from passing common-sense gun control legislation. Despite the evidence that lowering the gun purchase age to 18 in his own state allowed the gunman to buy the weapon used in the Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) …Read more...

Looking for a job can be like looking for love. Before you go into a new relationship, you need to know who you’re dealing with. A 2021 Glassdoor study of 28 companies found that Black employees were less satisfied at work overall than other racial groups. Although many factors including salary, corporate culture and…Read more...

Everyone knows Blair Underwood right? Golden Globe-nominated and award-winning actor, he’s known for his roles in popular TV shows like L.A. Law and Sex and the City. He’s beloved by many for his iconic roles in the movies Set It Off, Deep Impact, and Something New.Read more...

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There is no group of people more fashionable or stylish than Black folks. Not only are we on the cutting edge when it comes to the fashion industry—we are the fashion. From designing avant-garde wardrobe staples to spearheading campaigns for some of the most luxurious brands to dressing the biggest celebrities, we’re…Read more...

Oprah Winfrey is one of the most successful women in the world. She’s a true life, inspirational rags to riches story. The way her career evolved from a scene-stealing performance in The Color Purple to literally ruling television with her talk show to launching a network is a lesson in how to constantly reinvent…Read more...

The category of image is one that celebrates Blackness as a whole. These individuals endlessly uplift and celebrate us the way we are: smart, complex, creative, outspoken, powerful, whole. Whether it’s through music, film, books, politics, photography or social media, these image architects know that representation…Read more...

For the last three years, we at The Root have taken a moment to recognize the artists, influencers, fashionistas and hair gurus who inspire us to keep looking our best. This year’s celebratory salute includes several everyday women whose unabashed love for looking stylish also deserves our kudos. Check in with us…Read more...

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In Virginia this week, after the Portsmouth City Council abruptly fired city manager Angel Jones, an uproar ensued. On Tuesday night, an unexpected 4-3 vote was passed, and less than 24 hours later, there were already plans to replace Jones.Read more...

28-year-old Maya Cade is being called a Huffpost “Culture Shifter,” for the release of her latest project, “The Black Film Archive.” Birthed from a Twitter thread in the summer of 2020 where she asked her followers to contribute the names of some of their favorite Black films, Cade was inspired to curate an online…Read more...

In a world that is often dim, plagued by death, we are persistently being told to center pleasure and to call in joy, leaving little space for the mourning oftentimes demanded by our own survival. To grieve is to be liberated from grief itself, but where do we go to grieve when there is no remaining occupancy on the…Read more...

Just a few short weeks ago, track star Sha’Carri Richardson revealed that she was healing from an abusive relationship she had with another female athlete. And now, the former partner has been identified, and has come forward to confirm the allegations. 24 year old Janeek Brown, also a track champion hailing from…Read more...

If you’re a “Married At First Sight’’ fan (like myself), then you know the couples who take the wild risk of marrying a complete stranger have even less of a shot at success without the help of the show’s experts. While the 14th season of the series set in Boston just wrapped its reunion episode, season 15 is soon to…Read more...

Shamelessness, “pride,” and contractual obligations are apparently what prompted the show to go on at the 151st annual NRA convention in Houston this Friday, despite having lost 21 lives — 19 of them children — just days prior in Uvalde, Texas. After cries demanding the cancellation of the event earlier in the week to…Read more...

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The Los Angeles Lakers have hired Darvin Ham, a former NBA role player and current assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, to be the next head coach of the storied franchise. The hire was first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Since February, the country has experienced a shortage in infant formula prompted by the FDA shut down a Michigan plant due to a recall of three brands of powdered formula. Families across the country have struggled to find formula in their local stores as the federal government desperately tries to import stock from…Read more...

Although the official 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier and becoming the first African American to play Major League Baseball occurred on April 15th, the celebration continues.

The upcoming Georgia senate race is set between Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. Walker has agreed to debate Sen. Warnock leading into the election this coming November. However, Warnock has officially committed to three televised debates, according to CBS 46, and…Read more...

Rapper Isaiah Rashad is opening up about the leaked sex tape that went viral online back in February.Read more...

Honorees for the 2022 Gracie Awards were recognizes this week and some of our faves across TV and film were among them—namely Ava DuVernay, Tamron Hall, and Hoda Kotb!Read more...

In the wake of a deadly school shooting in his state, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is pointing his finger at Chicago to argue the case for why he opposes stricter gun laws. At a May 25 press conference, the governor said, “I hate to say this, there are more people that are shot every weekend in Chicago than there are in…Read more...

The governor of Louisiana knew that video existed of a violent traffic stop that ended in the death of an unarmed Black man at the hands of police, and even watched it with other officials and his lawyers months before the investigators looking into the case were clued in, the Associated Press reports.

Howard University is considered by many to be one of, (if not the) greatest and best HBCU in the land. So it only makes sense that they team up with the greatest basketball player in the history of the world, Michael Jordan.Read more...

Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Barack Obama, and NBA legend LeBron James are just a few of the high-profile figures who have spoken out publicly on the latest senseless school shooting in the United States. This week, Meghan Markle showed her support for the victims with a visit to a memorial erected…Read more...

It’s no secret that American law enforcement agencies have a white supremacy problem. You can easily extrapolate that from the number of killings of unarmed Black men by cops or the decades of first-hand experience with police harassment and profiling faced by Blacks and Hispanics all over the country.

Is student loan forgiveness finally on the way to help the millions of Americans looking for assistance? According to a report by The Washington Post, the Biden administration plans to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower. The move would be consistent with the President’s campaign promise in 2020.Read more...

Ye and XXXTentacion fans rejoice, “True Love” is here.Read more...