Conservatives are still pretending they actually know anything about white people’s latest propaganda target Critical Race Theory, and now it has caused students to lose their spot at a private school in Gahanna, Ohio, after two mothers violated its enrollment agreement by going on some right-winger podcast to…Read more...

It seems something in the spandex ain’t stretching to authentic diversity and inclusion at Lululemon. The activewear and lifestyle brand—which boasts over 500 storefronts and over $4.4 billion in 2020 revenue—was one of many companies to proclaim their support for Black lives in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder…Read more...

With more and more high school athletes opting to forgo college in favor of securing the bag, five-star recruit Jalen Lewis just became the youngest prospect in the history of ever to turn pro in the U.S., per ESPN and The Athletic.Read more...

Last week, The Root reported that Toyota defended itself after receiving backlash for being a top donor to Republican legislators who voted against certifying the election results which declared President Joe Biden America’s new leader.Read more...

I want you to know we have a lot of fun working at The Root.Read more...

The word “Black” is now synonymous with “Critical Race Theory,” for white people across the nation. A West Virginia school has paused a program called “Black Math Genius” because white parents felt it somehow represented CRT.

In recent months, much has been said about some of our favorite female athletes. But now, just a few weeks ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Time Magazine has provided the perfect platform to allow these transcendent women to speak on their own behalf.Read more...

A judge sentenced a Michigan man to five years in prison on Thursday for striking a Black teen with a bike lock last summer.

Edward Cagney Mathews has been having a rough go of it ever since a viral video showed him harassing a Black resident with racial slurs while asserting his right to be wherever he wants to be besides wherever Humpty Dumpty-ass white men go to mind their own damn business and leave Black folk alone.Read more...

“Maybe you should wear your UCLA sweatshirt to your appointment. You have to wear something that will make them take you seriously.”

At this point, you almost have to feel bad for Giannis Antetokounmpo.Read more...

Few things boost the profile of a fashion item like it being worn by a celebrity, and there are few (if any) celebrities as major as Beyoncé. So when fans and fashion lovers spotted the star out and about in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Thursday sporting a white Telfar shopping bag, heads understandably exploded at the sight of…Read more...

Spelling bees buzzed throughout my entire childhood.

The month of July is the most important of the year by sheer virtue of the fact I was born in it.

Clap if you’ve ever witnessed the complete circus that is The Wendy Williams Show.Read more...

When we say protect Black women, we mean it. Even if it comes at the expense of one of rap’s favorite artist’s seemingly infallible legacy. (No, not him or him. A different one this time.)

A hate crime investigation is underway in Long Beach, Calif., after it was discovered last week that some pitiful racist vandalized the city’s statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.Read more...

Former President Donald Trump and alleged attorney Rudy Giuliani have been down bad since last November. Trump is apparently still fixated on what was probably the biggest L of his life, and Giuliani is currently the subject of multiple state and federal investigations. The hits keep coming, as Arizona Secretary of…Read more...

Naya Rivera’s 5-year-old son Josey is apparently just like his late mother. That’s what Yolanda Previtire, mother of the actress best known for her groundbreaking role on Glee, told ABC News’ Juju Chang during a Thursday morning appearance on Good Morning America commemorating the first anniversary of Rivera’s…Read more...

Anyone who actually possesses the ability to think critically can see that all of this Republican anti-Critical Race Theory nonsense amounts to nothing more than a propaganda campaign to promote jingoism, protect white people’s feelings and obfuscate any and all references to slavery and racism in the telling of…Read more...

At this point, there’s very little that can change my opinion that cops are the most inhumane group of people in the country. If they’re not brutalizing Black bodies in the middle of the street, then chances are they’re violating them while confined in a jail cell. Example: A Black woman in Illinois was pinned, tased,…Read more...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is vast—it’s full of sequels, spin-offs, prequels and even…hypothetical possibilities.Read more...

Don’t call it a comeback. (Like seriously, please don’t. Nobody wants this news.)Read more...

If you’ve taken even a cursory look at The Root in recent months, you’ve probably noticed an uptick in politicians and people nationwide losing their mind over the right wing’s latest boogeyman: Critical Race Theory. The backlash has become so pronounced that one of the nation’s largest teacher unions has come out and…Read more...

Years before protesters across the world took to the streets in defense of an unarmed George Floyd’s right to life while in the custody of Minneapolis police, the 2016 police shooting of fellow Minnesotan Philando Castile highlighted the callousness of another American double-standard. While each was a Black man…Read more...

After drawing inspiration from 2019 The Root 100 honoree Allyson Felix as a youth, sprinter Gabby Thomas ditched softball and accepted her fate as the future of USA Track and Field. Since committing to the sport, the Florence, Mass., native has battled health scares and a two-year provisional suspension before she…Read more...

Late last month, an off-duty Knoxville, Tenn., police officer reportedly committed an act of police brutality against himself when he repeatedly made racist comments to a Black wedding attendee—causing said attendee’s Black fist to KNOCK HIM TF OUT! Now, the Knoxville Police Department says the officer and incident…Read more...

Ayesha K. Faines, a print and broadcast journalist, died unexpectedly on July 2 at the age of 35. Per People, Faines died of unknown causes.Read more...

Nick Cannon loves da kids. Like, he REALLY loves da kids.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Naomi Osaka is only 23 years old.Read more...

On Wednesday, Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne “Gammy” Banfield Norris discussed drug addiction, particularly focusing on the increase of alcohol consumption among women in the latest Red Table Talk episode titled, “Are You Drinking Too Much? A Wake Up Call for Women.”Read more...

Georgia’s new voting law has been under fire due to both its restrictive nature and being high-key racist. Unsurprisingly, several lawsuits have been filed challenging the law, and a federal judge ruled on Wednesday that he wouldn’t block parts of the law ahead of a runoff election next week.

The FBI has requested a reexamination of Ronald Greene’s autopsy as a result of the graphic, leaked body camera footage that shed light on the circumstances that may have led to his 2019 death while in the custody of Louisiana state troopers.

Many Black people will tell you that any cop who would make light of police brutality is also capable of committing police brutality.Read more...

Last month, The Root reported that 76-year-old Gwen Levi, one of around 4,500 federal inmates who were released from prison and sent to home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic, was sent back into custody all because she missed phone calls from her supervisor while she was taking a computer word-processing…Read more...

After 13 seasons, I’m not entirely sure who watches the Real Housewives of New York anymore, but I do know it took 13 reasons for Bravo’s infamously segregated Real Housewives franchise to add a Black woman to its New York cast. Like the fictional Sex and the City and Girls before it, the reality show spent over a…Read more...

It looks like things got a little heated in the Hamptons for Meek Mill and Travis Scott over the holiday.

Yesterday, Academic African America was abuzz with the exciting news that Nikole Hannah-Jones had not only rebuffed the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s last-ditch attempt to save face by granting her tenure, but was taking (or bringing, depending on where you are located) her talents to Howard University in…Read more...

“Hot Boy Summer” officially has an ambassador—and it should come as little surprise that it’s Grammy-winner and professional provocateur Lil Nas X. The rapper and social media savant spent time with New York Times Magazine Staff Writer Jazmine Hughes for an extensive cover story that debuted on Thursday—and like the…Read more...

The beauty of retirement is that it not only affords you the opportunity to reflect on your accomplishments, but the arduous journey along the way. After 19 years of professional baseball, C.C. Sabathia, one of the most beloved players of this generation, has released a memoir that chronicles every trial and triumph…Read more...

The Tulane University School of Medicine was placed on probation last week by a national accreditation board due to allegations of racism and discrimination within its graduate program.Read more...

Forget the ‘99 and the 2000s, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh and Mia X are taking over for 2021 in this latest effort to drive COVID-19 vaccinations!

In the six months since the insurrection that took place at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, there have been countless lies told by the right wing about the events and intent of that day, but perhaps the biggest is that the shooting of Ashli Babbitt as she attempted to breach the Speaker’s Lobby through a smashed…Read more...

On Tuesday, USA Track and Field released its Olympic roster. If you comb through the list of names, you’ll find plenty of purveyors of Black excellence like high jumper JuVaughn Harrison, sprinter Trayvon Bromell, and the ridiculously fast Gabby Thomas. But sadly, one name you won’t see belongs to the next big thing…Read more...

Late Tuesday night, Minneapolis police were chasing after a carjacking suspect. The suspect got away and an innocent man was killed in a collision with a patrol car that was in pursuit. The police have yet to reveal the identity of the victim in the car crash, but family members, including Darnella Frazier, the teen…Read more...

Chris Paul is in a bit of a predicament.Read more...

The Root is sad to report that award-winning actress, dancer, singer and composer Suzzanne Douglas has died. The news of her passing was made public and confirmed by a handful of Douglas’ close friends and family.Read more...

While it’s nothing close to justice, the firing of the violent thug cop who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice will stand after the Ohio Supreme Court denied his appeal.

We takin’ over, y’all. By we, I mean Delaware State University, as they are the first HBCU in history to acquire a predominately white school.Read more...

Broadway is back—and Blacker than ever, it seems.