Days before a planned walkout of trans employees and allies at Netflix in protest of Dave Chappelle’s latest “comedy” special The Closer, the streaming giant confirmed that it has fired one of the staffers leading the charge.

Former president of America and current president of white people who dress in bedsheets claimed his followers can’t be counted on in future elections until the Republican Party addresses his baseless and senseless claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.

Hold onto your raspberry berets and get ready to clutch your imaginary purple pearls!Read more...

After their contentious split from The Joe Budden Podcast in May, many assumed co-hosts Rory Farrell and Jamil “Mal” Clay would either dissolve into thin air or return to whatever nebulous outside endeavors occupied their time. But because God is great all the time—except for when he took an extended vacation during…Read more...

Former Cosby Show actress and artist Lili Bernard filed a suit on Thursday against Bill Cosby, citing a 1990 hotel incident in which she claims Cosby drugged and raped her in Atlantic City, N.J., when she was 26 years old.Read more...

Because there wasn’t much controversy in the news this week, I assumed this week’s Mailbag would be light on content. So instead of discussing the emails, DMs and tweets from aggrieved white people, I wanted to focus on something entirely different:Read more...

On Friday, the day that Chicago employees must report their coronavirus vaccination status, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the union representing Chicago police officers are still at odds.

Today, October 15, is the birthday of one Toriano Adaryll Jackson. If you are Black, or have spent any amount of time around Black people or are not Black but maybe came into adulthood in the 70s and 80s, then you know Toriano by his more common moniker, Tito. Yes, October 15th is Tito Jackson’s birthday. We should…Read more...

In Shona, a Bantu language spoken by a large percentage of the Zimbabwe population, the name Takunda means “we have overcome, conquered.” And true to that definition, 19-year-old Takunda Rusike is creating a lane for Black women to play a sport that historically has catered to the opposite end of the color spectrum.

There are times when hearing the other side can be helpful, and then there are times when no one gives a shit about the other side.

Four security guards were charged with involuntary manslaughter nearly eight years after the death of a Black man who was pinned to the floor at Northland Center Mall in Southfield, Mich., Attorney General Dana Nessel said on Wednesday.

In this multipart series, HBCU alums share their favorite moments from their alma mater as a testament to what these institutions have meant to them.Read more...

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Above all else, Kevin Durant wants to win.Read more...

Hidden in the stories surrounding the racist and homophobic emails between now former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden was an interesting tidbit about ESPN Insider Adam Schefter’s communication with Gruden and Bruce Allen, the then-president of the Washington Football Team.Read more...

Looking to follow in his father’s NBA footsteps, Zaire Wade, son of three-time NBA champion Dwayne Wade, is taking his talents to the pros.

Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer on Oct. 4, 1951, but her legacy and tumor cells still live on 70 years later.Read more...

A former Louisiana State Police trooper facing a federal charge in the 2019 beating of a Black motorist with a flashlight—which was captured on police body cameras—pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.

A Black cement mason and father of five in California is recovering after being shot seven times in what police say may be a possible hate crime.

When the National Women’s Soccer League finally returned to play last summer in the aftermath of the officer-related murder of George Floyd, dozens of players used the league’s Challenge Cup tournament as a platform to express their frustrations with the racial climate in this country. By kneeling in protest during…Read more...

Timuel Black, an educator, political adviser, historian and activist has died at age 102, taking with him a wealth of wisdom and leaving behind a legacy of change.Read more...

The Rolling Stones are temporarily removing one of their most popular songs from their current tour setlist.Read more...

Baltimore County has agreed to pay yet another settlement in case of unwarranted police brutality. The county will be paying $6.5 million to Eric Sopp’s family, according to the their attorneys on Tuesday. Sopp was shot and killed by Baltimore County Police Officer Gregory Page in 2019 while he was experiencing a…Read more...

Meek Mill’s fifth studio album, Expensive Pain, is available to stream everywhere now.Read more...

Black in the Day is an ongoing series about Black nostalgia that covers very specific topics. This week it’s all about hairstyles and the products that shaped our manes from the ’80s to the early 2000s.Read more...

The family of Christina Nance, whose body was found last week in an unused police van in a Huntsville, Ala., police parking lot, say they aren’t accepting a recent autopsy report that said there was no foul play in her death. They plan to have a private autopsy performed on her, according to Fox 54.Read more...

For most of us, it didn’t take an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol to know we were living in a deeply divided America—one-half of which had been literally rallied into a frenzy by Donald J. Trump. For political commentator and New York Times bestselling author Keith Boykin, a veteran of the Clinton administration who…Read more...

On Tuesday, The Root reported that a trans employee and a handful of others who were suspended after trying to attend a director-level meeting that they weren’t invited to. The trans employee in particular, Terra Field, had previously spoken out against Netflix’s decision to house Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy…Read more...

I don’t know what kind of tour this is that Katie Couric is on, but she might want to look at drinking a tall glass of STFU.

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Howard University students are protesting on campus over poor housing conditions, student safety and a lack of representation on the school’s board of trustees.

A study from the University of Virginia published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week found that counties in ex-Confederate states with more Confederate memorials had more lynchings.Read more...

Black people may have been undercounted in the 2020 census at a significantly higher rate than usual, according to two new analyses, reports the Washington Post. Undercounting is significant because it could affect representation in Washington, D.C., and funding in Black communities over the next 10 years.Read more...

UnitedMasters launched a new strategic partnership with the cryptocurrency platform Coinbase. The deal gives independent artists the option to be paid through Coinbase’s payroll product.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo born-artist Sandra Mujinga won this year’s Preis der Nationalgalerie in Germany. Her work consists of photography, video, and sculptures that represent her definition of Blackness.

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is continuing to make moves when it comes to criminal justice reform in Kansas City.Read more...

A new 11-foot statue honoring civil rights giant Mary McLeod Bethune—made using marble from the same quarry Michelangelo used to build the infamous David sculpture—was unveiled Tuesday in Florida. Artist Nilda Comas spent four years chiseling away at the marble in her Italian studio, before the statue made its way to…Read more...

If you are keeping up with the latest in the culture wars, then you know that schools across the country are caught in the middle. However, the only casualties have been the students sitting in the classrooms. Black Georgia high school students planned a protest against racism in their school but got suspended for…Read more...

For the first time in 50 years, three brothers finally came together at Fort Knox, Ky., this weekend.

It’s always satisfying when a violent officer faces consequences for being unnecessarily brutal during arrests. That’s especially true when a police chief publicly chastises the officer and shows body camera footage to the public, as in the case of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Sgt. Eric Huxley.Read more...

Readers, I’m conflicted.Read more...

Rapper Tyga turned himself in early Tuesday to the Los Angeles Police Department following a domestic violence allegation brought forth from his ex-girlfriend Camaryn Swanson.Read more...

“Every time I try to leave, something keeps pullin’ me back, me back…”

U.S Army 2nd Lt. Deja Harrison is suing a New Orleans casino after she was denied entry by employees who thought her military ID was fake.Read more...

Lt. Colonel Kristal Turner-Childs became the first Black woman in the history of the Pennsylvania State Police to be named deputy commissioner of staff, when Gov. Tom Wolf confirmed her appointment on Tuesday. .Read more...

It wouldn’t be a proper J.R. Smith story if it didn’t include a bizarre plot twist, and in his efforts to keep that streak alive, the former NBA star personally ensured that his first collegiate golf tournament stayed on brand.Read more...

There is no way to know if Jon Gruden is racist, homophobic, sexist or prejudiced in any way.Read more...

In Minnesota, a group of Black parents are suing the city’s school system, claiming that their children experienced unfair treatment, racial insensitivity and bullying from classmates and faculty.

Fans of Wendy Williams and her eponymous talk show will have to continue waiting for the popular host’s return.

A Black couple will receive $75,000 from the city of Louisville after they claimed cops pulled them over in 2018 and searched them because they were Black and driving a nice car. The catch is that they can’t say a word about it.Read more...