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“Who all gon’ be there?” is typically the refrain when a last-minute invite comes our way. But when our inboxes were recently hit with an invite to Pyer Moss’ post-Met Gala fête, all we could do was lowkey kick ourselves (hard) for choosing to enjoy this New York Fashion Week from afar *shakes fist at the Delta…Read more...

Here at The Root, we previously reported that former NBA All-Star Cedric Ceballos had contracted COVID-19. He revealed his diagnosis on Instagram back on Aug. 27, but provided an update on his condition from an ICU hospital bed last week. Suffice to say, it was deeply concerning.

When 82,745 fans packed into Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday to watch Auburn University take on historically Black Alabama State University, I was there.Read more...

God had been walking for days when his feet gave out. He was delirious and dehydrated. His sandals had been worn thin. His clothes were torn to shreds. The sun was unrelenting. He looked for miles and all he could see was dirt. He collapsed in a sweaty pile on the punishing gravel and vomited.

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and three other decorated gymnasts are scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday regarding the FBI’s response to sexual assault allegations against former USA Gymnastics doctor, Larry Nassar.Read more...

On Monday night, celebs and high-profiles stars across various industries gathered on the steps of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for one of the biggest, grandest nights in fashion: The Met Gala.Read more...

The birth of my son was cool and all, but did y’all see that game last night?!?!?!!

On Monday, day 15 of the federal sex trafficking trial of Robert Sylvester Kelly—known to most as R. Kelly—a tenth accuser took the stand in Brooklyn federal court.Read more...

Did you watch? If you are a lover of fashion—or just opulence and extra-ness, in general—no doubt you spent Monday night with your eyes trained on the step of New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, as, after a 17-month delay, the Met Gala resumed its regular extravagance during New York Fashion Week, …Read more...

In the case that turned the world’s eyes (and cameras) onto the Black Lives Matter movement, four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights will be arraigned in federal court.Read more...

President Joe Biden did an event in Idaho Monday, so of course that means he made up some kind of connection to the state and got called out and they need to keep Weekend at Biden’s off the mic.

Must be Savage x Fenty on the brain!Read more...

When it comes to the Republican party, conservative views and outrageous headline-making skills are all you need to get on a ballot. Earlier this year, Kansas state Rep. Mark Samsel was responsible for one of their best (or worst) headlines yet, after he allegedly kneed a student in the groin and asked students about…Read more...

On Sunday night, some of the music industry’s finest—and more than a few its faves—gathered to celebrate a year of popular music’s hits at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. However, while there were plenty of female artists to be seen on the red carpet, presenting and performing onstage, and even hosting the evening’s…Read more...

Experiencing FOMO about the Met Gala happening tonight? Will you, like me, be sitting in your pajamas watching celebrities’ Instagram stories about their red carpet glam? Never fear, Keke Palmer and Ilana Glazer will be hosting a livestream of the Met Gala on Vogue platforms, according to People. For the first time…Read more...

Capitol Police–who have been on high alert since the mayonnaise-fiasco on Jan. 6 in which terrorists stormed the Capitol threatening to kill Congress members–have arrested a California man with multiple knives in his swastika-painted truck near the Democratic National Committee headquarters Monday morning.

I already had zero interest in watching crumbling relics Vítor Belfort and Oscar De La Hoya exchange blows in the squared circle for Triller’s latest celebrity boxing cash grab, but when De La Hoya contracted COVID-19 and was forced to bow out, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing when Evander Holyfield—the same…Read more...

It never fails to amaze me how bold and audacious racists can be with their attacks, especially now with such a close eye on the Karens and Kyles (did we decide on a racist white guy name yet?) of the American public.Read more...

Hello? Yes, Operator? SZA dropped a new track, Kendrick is back (again?) and Chlöe is making us all clutch our pearls saying, “Lord, have mercy!” with each booty thrown in her debut solo music video.

Y’all, we know—it’s been a long year and a half since COVID-19 reached our shores and forever changed our world. In the past 18 months, we have sheltered-in-place, grieved over lost friends, family and relationships, found new hobbies, beat our heads against the wall in frustration over not being able to freely enjoy…Read more...

The number of right-wing extremists being outed for their participation in the mob that terrorized the Capitol on Jan. 6 has been growing, and the biggest worry for some has been how many inside the Capitol knew ahead of time—especially those tasked with protecting it.Read more...

Though the 73rd Primetime Emmys are still some days away, those looking to secure a win got a little taste of the action this weekend at the Creative Arts Emmys.Read more...

Michael K. Williams was a chronicler of Black humanity who took on the sacred work of depicting our interior lives. In many ways, to be a Black artist means to be an archivist of our existence while many are still actively caping for our obliteration. Deftly caressing the corners of our sensations, Williams made of…Read more...

The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards went off without a hitch on Sunday night! While most of us are starting to retreat back inside for the forthcoming fall season, the VMAs were large and in charge outside, airing live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are officially back in business. Let’s get to it.Read more...

The fourth week of R. Kelly’s New York criminal trial—the first of several scheduled across numerous states, including Kelly’s native Illinois as well as Minnesota, brought new and disturbing allegations to the fore, as witness testimonies bolstered the prosecution’s case against Kelly for multiple charges, including…Read more...

Turns out that people who live in states most likely to have sundown towns and high rates of meth addiction also have higher rates of COVID-19 cases because they don’t want no stupid face condoms interfering with their civil liberties.

A recently-filed lawsuit could result in the removal of a Confederate statue that has taken up space in the mostly-Black city of Tuskegee, Ala. for over 100 years.

Twitch has filed a legal complaint against two users for flooding the chats of Black, queer and disabled streamers with racist, sexist and homophobic language–a phenomenon on the streaming site better known as “hate raids.”

The Louisiana State Police’s top cop said he’d welcome an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice into patterns of racial profiling and disproportionate use of force against Black people committed by state troopers in recent years.

In the royal family’s latest attempt to show to the world that they aren’t racist, a senior representative told Britain’s Channel 4 that Queen Elizabeth II and the other royals are supportive of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Weeks after a Chicago police officer was captured on cellphone video aggressively grabbing a Black woman walking her dog along the lakefront, the woman spoke publicly about the altercation for the first time in an interview with Good Morning America.

A Danvers, Massachusetts-based farm has apologized to a Black couple after staffers called the police on them for allegedly stealing six apples.

“Does the winner get a blue vest?” asked veteran artist and tour manager Dennis De Groot on Twitter, in response to a Thursday announcement that “international education and advocacy organization” Global Citizen would soon be launching its own competition series on CBS, The Activist. Usher, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and …Read more...

On Thursday, a white Colorado truck driver was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for a hate crime after repeatedly stabbing a Black man in the neck, completely unprovoked.Read more...

If the intro to Aaliyah’s “I Care 4 U” doesn’t make you smile, I don’t know what to tell you.Read more...

Welcome back to the weekly airing of grievances known as the Clapback Mailbag.Read more...

Following the announcement of their new Tiffany campaign, the Carters are bringing their philanthropic efforts to five HBCUs, with the intent to further students’ education in creative fields such as writing, music, theater, film and the arts. The scholarships, initially teased along with the short film for the…Read more...

In his first public comments since being released from the New England Patriots last month, Cam Newton took to his YouTube channel on Friday to explain what exactly went down.Read more...

The legal troubles resulting from a decades-old sexual assault conviction against Kenneth Petty, childhood friend turned husband of Nicki Minaj, continue to mount. After a March arrest, on Friday, Petty pleaded guilty to knowingly failing to register as a sex offender when the couple took up residence in Los Angeles…Read more...

Joy Taylor has been paying her dues for a loooooooong time.Read more...

If you spend any time on social media—which you do, of course—then you’ve seen this constantly churning conversation “starter” that asks what I suppose is supposed to be a deep, potentially soul-wrenching either/or proposition: Would you rather have dinner with rapper, business man, billionaire, entrepreneur, “hey…Read more...

Editorial note: The following article includes explicit descriptions of physical and emotional abuse and sexual assault.Read more...

On the same day that the Baltimore Ravens learned that their upcoming season is already off to a miserable start—starters Gus Edwards and Marcus Peters suffered season-ending ACL tears in the same practice on Thursday—Tom Brady kicked off the NFL’s 2021 season with a cruel reminder that his 21-year (and counting)…Read more...

As a millennial who grew up watching Raven-Symoné in That’s So Raven religiously back in Disney Channel’s heyday, I was more than overjoyed when I found out one of my favorite childhood fashion icons and former Cheetah Girl would be coming back to the network for a revival of sorts in the 2017 series, Raven’s Home.Read more...

The critical mass has spoken, and MTV has answered. Despite earlier reports to the contrary, we will indeed be going to the “Wild Side” this Sunday, September 12, as per a press release to The Root, “multi-platinum selling and chart-topping recording artist Normani has been announced as the latest performer to hit the…Read more...

New York is known as the Empire State, and its city of the same name is home to one of the most—if not the most—famous building in the country, the Empire State Building. But surprisingly, independent designer LaQuan Smith is the first designer ever to host a fashion show at the historic landmark.Read more...

Two pharmaceutical corporations announced they are working on a revolutionary breakthrough that could be more acclaimed than pockets on a sundress. Not since one of the ancestors combined corn and bread has a combination been so anticipated. It could be the most important scientific achievement in chemistry since…Read more...

“Perfection,” reads a comment from Viola Davis in response to Vanity Fair’s Instagram announcement of its Balenciaga-clad cover star, Regina King. We’re inclined to agree; the girl from 227 has come a long way since her smile lit up our television screens each week as Brenda Jenkins, a character vividly recalled by…Read more...

Yet another U.S. police department is being reviewed after years of brutalizing and abusing the civil rights of Black people. The Columbus Division of Police in Ohio has caught the attention of the U.S. Justice Department, which agreed to review the department on Thursday.Read more...