Leidy Gellona, a 12-year old swimmer in Wisconsin who has always had a passion for social justice, showed up to her meet at Superior High School on Feb. 6 with a swimsuit emblazoned with “Black Lives Matter.” She wanted to show solidarity following the death of Amir Locke, but according to CNN, Lyons was almost…Read more...

Fans of HBO Max’s South Side, get ready to throw your hands in the air—and wave’em like you just don’t care!

Recently, a TikTok has surfaced gaining over three million views of a white-appearing woman sharing a secret her grandmother took to her grave: she was Black. User thekennedyproj explained what she thought she knew about her grandmother was a means to survive and live a life passing as a white woman.

As the overall jobs market is said to be surging, it has not been the same for Black women. A report by Brookings shows that the unemployment rate for Black women increased from 4.9% in November to 6.2% in December. Even with the Black women who are employed, they still have to fight through racial biases and…Read more...

Reactions are steadily pouring in from this year’s Oscar nominations, which were announced via live stream on Tuesday.

Betty Davis, the legendary funk and soul singer who was once married to jazz legend Miles Davis and left an unforgettable body of musical expression, has died at 77.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the lift of the statewide “Mask or Vax” mandate on Wednesday, citing a decrease in the rate of infections and hospitalizations. The mandate was imposed in December amid a surge in the Omicron variant of COVID-19.Read more...

With pieces of legislation like the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in limbo and tactics like no-knock warrants are killing Black Americans, we are still waiting for police reform to happen. One of the points of contention has been messaging – explicitly surrounding the slogan, “Defund the Police, which was …Read more...

In July of 2021, Damien Cameron died while in custody of the Mississippi sheriff’s department. According to an incident report, there are conflicting details about what caused Cameron’s death, reported Insider. However, Cameron’s family believe his death was caused by excessive force from police. The local sheriff’s…Read more...

Hey Lakers fans, cheer up. You’ll finally get to see the team return to its winning ways...except it’s on an HBO limited series. (I’m sorry, that was mean, but LeBron did just say the team doesn’t measure up, so let’s just call it the harsh truth.)Read more...

It appears Wendy Williams’ hiatus from her popular, eponymous show will, unfortunately, continue on.Read more...

Kentucky Rep. Hal Rogers issued an apology Tuesday night for cursing at Ohio Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty when she asked him to put his mask on in the U.S. Capitol’s subway system. Beatty, who is chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, claimed that during the altercation Tuesday morning the Republican lawmaker got…Read more...

Ask any Black person who sings the best version of the national anthem and you’ll get one of two answers: Depending upon their age, it’s either Marvin Gaye at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game or Whitney Houston at Super Bowl XXV. And while we at The Root will gracefully bow out of this debate, as part of its Super Bowl LVI…Read more...

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In the United States, one in 10 Black people are immigrants, which is only expected to rise in the coming years based on data analysis from the Pew Research Center.Read more...

The warrant the Minneapolis SWAT team served that led to the fatal shooting of Amir Locke was targeted at his 17-year-old cousin Mekhi Speed, reported CNN. Through surveillance footage, investigators linked Speed to a stolen car that was identified as the getaway vehicle in a homicide. Speed was arrested Tuesday.

Niecy Nash isn’t staying off TV for long.

A group of journalists will now be $825,000 richer after the state of Minnesota agreed to pay up in a settlement announced on Tuesday. The group brought a lawsuit forward in June 2020, alleging that Minnesota State Patrol officers harassed and attacked them while they covered the George Floyd and Daunte Wright…Read more...

If at first you don’t succeed, try and get rejected again. On Jan. 12th, the Ohio Supreme Court rejected legislative maps drawn by Ohio Republican lawmakers, stated they were “unconstitutional,” and set a 10-day deadline “to redraw lines that don’t gerrymander districts.”

A new exhibition dedicated to the life and legacy of the late Virgil Abloh is coming to the Brooklyn Museum soon.Read more...

When will the deadly practice of no-knock warrants finally be abolished nationwide? It appears that after Amir Locke’s unnecessary death at the hands of Minneapolis cops during a no-knock raid, we’re not much closer to that day, despite rhetoric at the federal and local levels.

Former mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms announced on Monday that she has joined CNN as a political commentator. Bottoms has previously appeared as a guest on the network over the past two years. She joins two other political commentators, Van Jones and Ana Navarro.Read more...

Last month, we told you about the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (D.A.R.E.) and their critique of the highly popular HBO series, Euphoria.Read more...

While many of us grew up celebrating Black History Month in the U.S., it’s not always common knowledge where the monthlong recognition came from. So let’s take a moment to highlight the “Father of Black History” himself.Read more...

It’s no secret the 2022 Winter Olympics have been mired in controversy. NBC has awkwardly tried to stay in the neutral zone on COVID-19, human rights and IOC corruption, but the one issue the network apparently felt it had to take a stand on was...Leslie Jones.Read more...

Andrew Yang, a businessman and former Democratic presidential candidate, is walking back his comments made on Twitter that defended Joe Rogan, after a 5-minute compilation clip of the popular podcaster using the N-word was shared on social media.Read more...

Not every movie has to be a life-changing, award-winning experience. Sometimes, you just want something fun your family can watch together. With that in mind, Disney+ has released the first trailer for the new movie, Cheaper by the Dozen, starring our girl Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff.

The methods to keeping natural hair healthy and maintained have an endless number of combinations. However, Black Girl Curls founders Aeleise Ollarvia and Aisha Strickland are here to tell us our Liquid-Oil-Cream hacks are actually counterproductive to what our curls need. Their suggested 30-Day Hair Detox may break a…Read more...

Should we be surprised? Black women have been carrying Black-owned businesses since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.Read more...

Before their home game against the Green Bay Packers in week eight, the Arizona Cardinals were riding high on a 7-0 record. Quarterback Kyler Murray played so well that he was a leader in the MVP conversation. Then, a late interception on a game-winning drive, an ankle injury that would keep Murray out for three…Read more...

Will Smith has clearly enjoyed his globe-spanning partnership with National Geographic. And in his efforts to keep that same energy, Variety reports that the actor, who was recently nominated for Best Actor and Best Picture at the Oscars for King Richard, is making another Disney+ exploration docuseries.Read more...

Nominations for the 94th annual Academy Awards were revealed on Tuesday.

With college university tuition prices skyrocketing since the 1980s and Americans still waiting to see if student loan debt relief will come, community college is another way for some to receive a post-high school graduate education. In April of 2021, the Biden administration included a $109 billion proposal in the…Read more...

As the battle over voting rights and legislative districts rages across the country, a divided Supreme Court ruled on an Alabama case that could disenfranchise Black voters and further erode broader voting protections based on race.

As schools and companies continue to debate over the importance of Black history, Gallaudet University has been dedicated to addressing one subsection that’s often overlooked: the Black deaf community. In 2020, the university launched The Center for Black Deaf Studies to embrace the history of the Black deaf…Read more...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants following the murder of Amir Locke by police and will work with national experts on how to revise the department policy on no-knock warrants, reported PBS Newshour. The gesture was important but will not undo the actions of the officers involved in…Read more...

Building a multiracial, multicultural democracy is hard and we must be willing to fight for it. There’s no silver bullet to solve the challenges we face but putting the first Black woman on the Supreme Court moves us one step closer in a long journey towards a more just and better country.Read more...

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Republicans in Tennessee have succeeded in passing a gerrymandered Congressional district map that splits the state’s largest city into three parts, with each part in a district that’s overwhelmingly white and conservative.

Lovie Smith is about to get a long-overdue NFL head coaching opportunity, but the timing of it sucks.

Westworld star Thandiwe Newton is apologizing to darker-skinned actresses for the role her light skin has played in advancing her career, often at the expose of their own. (Yes, you read that sentence correctly. Read it again if you have to, then keep on because I’m just getting started.)

Crazy Rich Asians actress Awkwafina released a statement in response to the backlash on social media after being nominated for an NAACP Image Award, reported Insider. Over the past year, she has faced harsh criticisms about her consistent use of a blaccent. Now, that blaccent won her both a nomination but also harsh…Read more...

Last week more than 17 HBCUs across the country received bomb threats and as a result, the FBI has now gotten involved. The hate crime investigation now involves more than 20 field offices and has identified at least five persons of interest who are responsible for the threats, according to the Associated Press.Read more...

We have some sad news to report concerning the mother of Fast & Furious actor Tyrese Gibson.Read more...

Samuel L. Jackson is known for many things: He’s the world’s biggest box office star, mostly based on the sheer number of movies he does; he’s the glue that holds the Marvel Cinematic Universe together; and he’s the undisputed champion when it comes to the creative use of profanity. And now, after delivering memorable…Read more...

Mary DeVoto, who has worked as a teacher for 41 years, was discussing Native American history with high school students at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School and somehow the N-word snuck itself into the lesson.Read more...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is walking back his previous comments in support of Joe Rogan after a newly surfaced video of the popular podcast host using the word “nigger” on several episodes went viral over the weekend. (Editor’s Note from Jay Connor: Joe Rogan is trash but y’all knew that already.)Read more...

The Super Bowl LVI news never stops, and it’s safe to assume there will be new announcements right up until kickoff. To that end, Variety reports, the Super Bowl LVI Gospel Celebration will leave BET and stream on Prime Video channel IMDB TV, as well as airing on Bounce and ION.Read more...

After crushing it on the court and in the kitchen, one of America’s favorite couples, three-time NBA champ Steph Curry and his wife, cookbook author and Food Network star Ayesha Curry, are combining superpowers to co-host About Last Night, which invites celebrity couples to go head-to-head in an impromptu game night…Read more...

Cases of missing Black women and girls are being ignored disproportionately, but now instead of just non-profit organizations raising awareness, public officials are bringing new eyes to this issue.Read more...