In case you missed the memo, it’s hard out here for a Black man.Read more...

A Democratic lawmaker in New Hampshire who was accused of using a racial slur to intimidate a young Black man has apologized, according to the Associated Press.Read more...

Brittany Johnson is officially “Popular.” The actress debuted as the first full-time Black Glinda in Broadway’s Wicked, per CNN.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office will not charge free-agent running back Adrian Peterson with a felony in connection to his arrest at Los Angeles International Airport, reports say. Peterson was arrested at the airport on Sunday on a domestic violence charge after he and his wife got into a heated…Read more...

Billionaire Ken Griffin announced Monday that he has donated $20 million to GOP gubernatorial candidate and Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin’s campaign. Irvin is one of five Republican candidates heading to the June primary looking to defeat Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker.Read more...

If you’ve ever wondered where the zombie apocalypse starts, the answer is Coachella. Because according to KTLA, the music festival and its sister show, country music extravaganza Stagecoach, will not require guests to wear masks or be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Trevor Noah always has something interesting to say on current events, and now he’s making news for defending recent The Daily Show guest India.Arie.Read more...

Music festival season is back in full swing and now there is another musical festival music lovers will be ecstatic for. Including myself.Read more...

It appears Trey Songz, aka “Mr. I Apparently Don’t Know How to Keep My Hands to Myself,” is about to be embroiled in yet another legal battle stemming from claims of sexual assault.

A nephew of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams has reportedly died by suicide. Alphonse Williams died February 3 after having suffered a multitude of mental and physical health issues include bipolar disorder and a rare condition known as Peyronie’s Disease. He was 21.

Robert Marshall, founder of I Am Man Inc., is not only an advocate for sexual assault victims who are men, but also a survivor himself. Marshall spoke with The Root about how he used his story to empower other survivors to seek wellness and how his upcoming book, Echoes, explores more intimately the stories of…Read more...

The National Hockey League is slated to broadcast its first game ever with an all-Black on-air cast calling the action this Thursday.

The Kanye West saga is never-ending, but isn’t it different this time? One day he’s saying he won’t perform at Coachella unless Billie Eilish apologizes to Travis Scott, the next he’s saying his daughter cannot use TikTok without his consent, not to mention him wanting the final edit of the jeen-yuhs…Read more...

An Orange County sheriff’s deputy was determined by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office to be justified in his fatal shooting of a homeless Black man in San Clemente, California, who deputies thought was jaywalking, according to the Mercury News.Read more...

Just call her Megan Thee Hot Girl Philanthropist!

Back in my day, school activities for Black History Month looked like book reports and classroom posters. Now, the kids have moved on to creating playfully racist art in celebration of the Black experience. An allegory for American history.Read more...

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As someone who spent hundreds of hours of his life scouring Napster for the latest Genius Level Musik mixtape or impromptu freestyle, and who foolishly snuck out of a hospital once upon a poor decision just to see him in concert in the early aughts, I would say my standing as a devout, Bible College Dropout-thumping,…Read more...

Houston officials are offering a $30,000 award for information on a road rage incident that resulted in a critical injury of 9-year-old Ashanti Grant, per NBC News. Mayor Sylvester Turner initially offered $5,000 until Houston entrepreneur Tilman Fertitta donated an additional $25,000, reported ABC 13 News. The two…Read more...

My lords and ladies, I bring you the event of the season: The social debut of the Bridgerton Season 2 trailer.

Classes resume at Howard University after another bomb threat forced students and faculty to shelter-in-place Monday morning. Howard is one of more than a dozen historically Black colleges and universities that have received bomb threats this month; this is the school’s fourth threat in just over six weeks.Read more...

The Root is sad to report the passing of Priscilla Murray, the mother of Grammy-nominated artist and Fast & Furious franchise actor Tyrese Gibson.

As the three men who were convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery stood trial on hate crime charges in the 2020 killing of the 25-year-old Black man, a federal prosecutor told a jury how the three men had a long history of using racist slurs or comments in text messages that were appalling to those around them, according…Read more...

When it was revealed that figure skater Kamila Valieva, the Russian national champion and Olympic gold medal favorite, tested positive for a banned substance in December at a Russian competition, many wondered what she was doing at the games. Specifically, U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who found herself in a…Read more...

Well-known Louisville, Kentucky activist Quintez Brown was charged with attempted murder for a shooting at mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg’s office Monday morning. The activist is accused of firing multiple shots at the headquarters where the mayor was with four members of his team.Read more...

This story is about journalism, what you can and can’t say when reporting on someone accused or even acquitted of a heinous crime. It is not a story about George Zimmerman, although his newly-dismissed, $100 million defamation lawsuit against Trayvon Martin’s parents, attorney Benjamin Crump and others, provides some…Read more...

Attempted aggravated rape charges against Louisiana man Vincent Simmons have been dropped, freeing him from prison after 44 years, CNN reports. In 1977, Simmons, 24, was accused of attempting to sexually assault two white twin girls, Karen and Sharon Sanders, who were 14 years old. A jury decision of 11 white men and…Read more...

After years of no hosts, and amid rumors swirling about this year’s fate, it appears the Academy Awards have solidified the lucky folks who’ll be taking on the role: And it’s none other than our beloved Regina Hall, comedian Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer.Read more...

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Florida Republicans will never been accused of going too hard to defend Black voting rights, but right now there’s a split between the state’s Republican governor and its GOP-led legislature over whether or not to keep a heavily Black congressional district in the state.

It’s about to get super nerdy in here.

It looks like one of our forever tv, film, and all-around faves, Issa “Always Doing GOAT Shit” Rae, has added yet another title to her resume: Queen of Inglewood.

On Monday, longtime co-host of The View, Whoopi Goldberg, made her return to the famous desk following her two-week suspension.

Queens, N.Y., native Speedy Norman has made a name for himself as a culture journalist who’s interviewing some of the biggest names in entertainment one minute, and going viral for snapping Ray J’s “unbreakable” glasses the next.Read more...

Brooklyn residents have begun protesting the construction of the north Brooklyn pipeline, which has been accused of discriminating against Black neighborhoods and neighborhoods of color, reported The Guardian. Residents and environmental activists believe the pipeline is a violation of their civil rights. Their…Read more...

Hundreds of thousands of people made their own pieces of artwork to bring to the White House during the summer 2020 Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality. Though authorities worked hard to remove the signs from the barricade, activists worked hard to make sure the pieces were preserved. Now, the Library…Read more...

In an interview on Tha God’s Honest Truth late last year, Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted lead pipes as a priority to tackle in 2022. Places like Jackson, Mississippi, and Benton Harbor, Michigan, both with predominately Black populations, have ongoing clean water problems. Harris also cited that half of the…Read more...

The new musical Black No More is set during the Great Depression and is based on a book of the same name. The musical explores race in the United States with the biggest twist in the plot being an inventor creating a device that turns Black people white, according to NPR.Read more...

The slogan, ‘Defund The Police,’ has been a point of contention between citizens and Congressional representatives alike. Many voters agree there needs to be some oversight in policing, but there’s some disconnect on how to get there–even within the Democratic party.Read more...

At this point, everyone knows how much time and money goes into Super Bowl commercials. In addition to the $7 million NBC charged for a 30-second spot, ads can cost millions more to produce. The advance planning involved doesn’t always allow for controversy to pop up. However, we all knew the game was in February, so…Read more...

The footage of the murder of George Floyd will still send chills down your body, given that the police on the scene were trained for CPR and not to wait for the paramedics. It was an absolute lesson in cruelty that hasn’t stopped.Read more...

As the NFL celebrates a competitive Super Bowl that featured an extra-Black halftime show, the league still can’t shake its biggest controversy–the discrimination lawsuit filed by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores.

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams took home the long-awaited victory at the 2022 Super Bowl LVI.Read more...

Officers haven’t seemed to take anything away from the killing of George Floyd besides how to pin a Black person to the ground. A Purdue University officer has been placed on leave after pinning a Black student down by his neck with his elbow, reported the Associated Press. The student’s girlfriend caught the incident…Read more...

For the second year in a row, the host city’s team not only made it to the Super Bowl, but won the biggest game of the year. And for the third time during this pandemic, a championship victory by a Los Angeles sports franchise personally ensured that my neighborhood would be obliterated by fireworks, vandalism, and…Read more...

Erin Jackson, 29, has made history becoming the first Black woman to win gold in a solo speed skating event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, reported CNN. Team USA reported she performed the women’s 500-meter event with a time of 37.04, coming in just 0.08 seconds ahead of Japan’s Miho Takagi.

When it comes to Super Bowl Sunday, the game itself might be the main event, but we all know it’s really about the commercials. And after last year’s low-key affair, this year, companies returned to form with big-budget, celebrity-filled ads.Read more...

The “Super Gremlin” rapper Kodak Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was one of three people who were shot early Saturday morning outside of a restaurant in West Hollywood where an afterparty for a Justin Bieber concert was taking place, according to NBC News.Read more...

About 130 children a year are arrested in schools, found an analysis by USA TODAY. Out of the three children they profiled, one of them was Kaia Rolle who was arrested at six years old. Though USA TODAY reported Black boys were more likely to be arrested than Black girls, there is a discussion to be had about the…Read more...

In an effort to honor and preserve Black life, Black folks across the US are organizing to care for historically Black burial grounds. Greenwood Cemetery, the first Black commercial burial ground, was founded in 1874 in St. Louis after the Civil War. More than 50,000 people were buried in Greenwood, including Harriet…Read more...