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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...

While some people may not like hearing the calls for police reform, whether or not that is defunding or abolishing the police, the case for those demanding accountability becomes increasingly apparent every day.Read more...

Stephanie Grisham, the former chief of staff for Melania Trump who went on to serve as White House press secretary for nine months without ever giving a press briefing to the American people, has decided that now, nearly 18 months after her walk of shame from the White House after being fired by Donald Trump, she has…Read more...

Dr. Fauci and the CDC keep trying to tell us that COVID-19 is no joke. Sadly, one of the NBA’s most affable alums is waging his own personal war with the deadly virus, and he took to social media in recent days to provide his friends and fans with an update as he fights for his life in ICU.Read more...

Philando Castile had a broken tail light, so he died. Sandra Bland failed to signal before changing lanes, so she died. Daunte Wright’s tag was expired, so he died.Read more...

The death of beloved actor Michael K. Williams is still being felt both throughout and beyond Hollywood by those who knew and loved him. Since his death was announced on Monday, several industry greats such as Ava DuVernay, Wendell Pierce, Mariah Carey, Spike Lee and Lance Reddick have all sent out messages of support…Read more...

Gabrielle Union refuses to be an asshole. The actress-producer and author of the bestselling 2017 memoir I Think We’re Going to Need More Wine memorably made headlines in 2013 with her admission of prior “mean girl” behavior while being honored at Essence’s Black Women in Hollywood event. But in the years since, it’s…Read more...

On Wednesday, California lawmakers moved forward legislation that can cause law enforcement officers to lose their badges. The legislation is awaiting a signature from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has been in favor of police reform in the past.

Editorial note: The following article refers to multiple instances of sexual assault, trafficking and coercion.Read more...

You would think the former President of the United States would have better things to do on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, but nope! Because Donald Trump is a tone-deaf, kumquat-hued attention whore, he’ll be commemorating one of the worst days in American history by providing commentary for a boxing match between…Read more...

Back in 1996, to commemorate its 50th season, the NBA announced the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history to much fanfare. With a collective resumé that consists of over a hundred NBA championship rings and nearly a million points scored, this prestigious list includes the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, and…Read more...

Who says fashion and football don’t mix? This week, New York Fashion Week kicked off—as will the 2021 NFL season on Thursday night, literally. Accordingly, the week will no doubt be filled with fashion moments both outstanding and outlandish (after all, the much-delayed 2021 Met Gala also makes its return next…Read more...