One thing that has become incredibly apparent in recent years is that a certain portion of the population seems to be sincerely shocked to find out that white supremacists have decent paying jobs. Considering that we just had a white nationalist president only two seconds ago, it shouldn’t come as too much of a shock…Read more...

This actor, director and children’s television host is most known for his work in Roots (1977), the Star Trek: Next Generation franchise (1987-1994) and Reading Rainbow. (1983-2006). He’s also the popular pick to succeed the late, great Alex Trebek in hosting duties for the popular game show, Jeopardy!Read more...

What is F9, if not the Fast & Furious franchise persevering? (Y’all see what I did there? Marvel fans, that was for you.)

It is the year 2021 of our Lord, and Lil Nas X has been out and proud since Pride Month 2019—and bringing you the rapture since the release of “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” this March. But despite the artist’s unapologetic and increasingly fearless unveiling of his identity, there are some who still believe they…Read more...

After spending over a year trapped inside of our apartments, this Pfizer and Moderna coursing through our veins mean it’s finally time to return outside. And yes, there will be plenty of pool parties and debauchery to make up for the Thanos snap that stole last summer, but for those truly dying to turn up, after a…Read more...

“Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full of suspense,” and with these words began perhaps the most epic thotyssey of our time.

Last year, 147 Republican lawmakers voted against certifying the election results that declared President Joe Biden our new commander-in-chief, while declaring y’all’s ex-President Donald Trump the commander-in-nothing-but-Twitter-bans-and-failed-blogs.Read more...

A tragedy occurred in Winthrop, Mass., on Saturday when a man and woman, both Black, were fatally shot by a white man who stole a plumber’s truck and crashed it into a house. Officials are now investigating the shooting as a hate crime after discovering white nationalist rhetoric allegedly written by the assailant.Read more...

Da Brat is continuing to brat-tat-tat-tat with her boo thang Jesseca “Judy” Dupart and it looks like we’ll get to come along for the ride. WE TV will be debuting a series following the couple titled Brat Loves Judy.Read more...

For many Americans, this upcoming weekend is a celebration of the country’s independence from England—despite the persistent lack of freedoms afforded to marginalized people within this so-called liberated country’s confines. But for Black hair advocates, there’s another (and arguably better) Independence Day to…Read more...

As a former member of the United States Air Force, I’m often asked for my opinion on Colin Kaepernick’s decision to take a knee during the national anthem. I’m also told that I’m supposed to be infuriated that Kap “disrespected” me as a military veteran, even though I have vivid memories of being spit on and called a…Read more...

The memories I attach to the year 2000 still manage to be some of the worst of my life. No matter what happened even the day before or after July 16, 2000—the day my cousin was killed 20 feet from me in my grandmother’s driveway—I lived in somewhat of a fog for the rest of the year.Read more...

After a year and change spent indoors, it was likely inevitable that our reemergence into social life might be accompanied by a bit of...exhibitionism. The 2021 BET Awards proved a prime opportunity; as reimagined and socially distanced formats continue to change the awards show landscape (in many ways for the…Read more...

At this point, any reasonable person should be able to see that when it comes to the subjects of Critical Race Theory and other anti-racism teachings, Republicans really just be out here saying shit, and because conservative media outlets are always ready and willing to act as vessels for GOPropaganda, their erroneous…Read more...

We all know a Khris Middleton.Read more...

Somebody get Swizz and Tim on the phone!

All of us have done our best to remain as calm and healthy as possible in the midst of working from home, virtual school and social distancing. The truth is it can be too much for any family, even one as close as ours. We all needed a break.Read more...

Remember when I attended the BET Awards last year from the comfort of my home just like everyone else? Well this year, we’re back to regularly scheduled programming folks—WE OUTSIDE! That’s right, I had a seat right at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Talk about night and day!Read more...

Remember the name Gabby Thomas when the Tokyo Olympics come ‘round next month.

Sixty years after the Freedom Riders–a group of civil rights activists dedicated to fight against segregation–traveled through hostile Southern states by bus in order to spread their message, a new group of activists followed their lead in an attempt to fight for equal voting rights throughout the country.

Forensic researchers in Tulsa have discovered 35 unmarked coffins from a mass grave that may be connected to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. So far, preliminary analysis has been done on the remains of 19 people exhumed from the site.

Earlier this week, The Root covered the ongoing efforts of Black creators on the app who want to let all of the white creators who have gotten comfortable with pilfering and profiting from their creativity that they have had E N O U G H.

Another slave owner’s legacy took an L this week after officials in Johnson County, Iowa unanimously decided to rename the county after Lulu Merle Johnson– a long-time academic who was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate from the University of Iowa and in the entire state itself.

Timothy Jerome Parker–better known as the aptly-named Gift of Gab, one half of the Bay Area rap duo Blackalicious–has died at the age of 50.

Listen: You can either complain about student “indoctrination,” or you can monitor the thoughts and views of students through government decree—unless you’re Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in which case, your own hypocrisy is your greatest weapon and you can do both.Read more...

Sweet mother of everything that is holy, someone call the “in my feelings” police (but not the racist ones) because for some reason #HotGirlSummer has left the chat this week and #SadBitchSummer has entered.Read more...

We may not be completely ready to return to live theater yet, but the theater is returning to us, with Broadway productions slated to open as early as August of this year. But while we’ve all been aware of the challenges faced by the theater world in the face of the pandemic, equally difficult to navigate has been an…Read more...

As the CROWN Act slowly inches closer to becoming a national mandate (12 states down, 38 to go), an “intimate and authentic” upcoming docuseries intends to explore “the connection between Black women, beauty and identity through the lens of Black hair.”Read more...

On the latest episode of The Boardroom’s Out of Office With Rich Kleiman, superstar Kevin Durant takes a trip down memory lane and reveals that while he’s hailed for his composure on the court, things haven’t always been easy off of it—especially prior to games. NBA basketball is a demanding sport, and between the…Read more...

Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill denied Derek Chauvin a new trial shortly before sentencing him to 22.5 years in federal prison on Friday afternoon.Read more...

A Florida state trooper is under review following an incident earlier this month in which he tased a biracial teen twice after catching the teen cutting through bushes to get to his girlfriend’s house. Typically, the trooper claimed the teen looked suspicious, that he feared he might be armed, and that he didn’t…Read more...

I’m beginning to get a little worried.Read more...

Jay-Z’s damn near flawless debut album, Reasonable Doubt—arguably one of the greatest debut albums in hip-hop history—was released 25 years ago, today, on June 25, 1996.Read more...

America is running a new counterintelligence program against both Black and white people.Read more...

Each week on The Ringer’s The Bakari Sellers Podcast, the popular author and commentator draws from his vast experience as both a lawyer and politician to tackle current events and myriad other topics with high-profile guests. He’s discussed transitioning into the cannabis industry with NBA vet Al Harrington, prison…Read more...

This country is filled with some weirdos. A statue of George Floyd was unveiled in Brooklyn this month of Juneteenth, and not even a full week went by before a group of white nationalists decided to vandalize it.

I don’t know what it is about being down 0-2, but that fight-or-flight response brings out the best in the Los Angeles (formerly Temecula) Clippers. We saw it this postseason against the Dallas Mavericks; history repeated itself against the Utah Jazz, and on Thursday night, it was the Phoenix Suns’ turn to incur the…Read more...

The Justice Department announced Friday that it has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Georgia because the Peach State is one of several that are pushing new restrictive voting legislation that the department (and everyone with critical thinking capabilities) believes targets Black voters and is only being…Read more...

No one shoe should have all this power—especially not one this ugly (sorry to The Root’s resident Yeezy lover, VSB Senior Editor Panama Jackson, but I said what I said). Kanye West’s sartorial ode to the Alien franchise is yet again causing a stir, as the entertainer and fashion entrepreneur just upped the ante in an…Read more...

Many Mary J. Blige fans (including myself) often consider Blige’s catalogue at its highest when she’s singing about pain—mostly because many of us can relate. Granted, I was a smooth ten years old when her beloved second studio album My Life was released, but I sang the heart-wrenching songs like a woman who’d lived,…Read more...

Let’s make something clear off jump: I love cyberpunk...the genre.

The man who directed a film that looks like trash—whether it’s a lazy copy of Jordan Peele’s Get Out or not—is vehemently denying that his film is a direct copy of Jordan Peele’s Get Out.Read more...

Wow.

One thing about Republicans: They know how to get their people all riled up over a lie.Read more...

One of the key parts of the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan was $4 billion in funding to pay off debts for Black farmers who have historically been disadvantaged in their ability to obtain credit and federal grants. Obviously, white people don’t care about the historical context and the factors that led to…Read more...

Body camera footage was leaked last month showing the brutal, fatal beating of Ronald Greene by Louisiana State Police officers. Now, two years after the incident originally took place, the attorney for Greene’s family says federal investigators have launched an investigation into a potential pattern of racism in the…Read more...

On Thursday, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the honorees for the 2022 Governors Awards and two of them are Black AF: Danny Glover and Samuel L. Jackson!Read more...

In the weeks and months after the November 2020 election saw President Donald Trump catch a much deserved L, Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani tried their best to argue that the former president didn’t lose, actually. They filed multiple frivolous lawsuits in states that Trump lost, alleging that there was…Read more...

If you’ve yet to get your summer body-ody-ody-ody-ody where you want it (and to be clear, where you want it needn’t correlate to anyone else’s beauty standards), Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé are offering some added incentive. This week, the Grammy-winning “Savage (Remix)” collaborators each gave us a peek at their…Read more...

While many of us are vaguely familiar with the storied history of the Negro Leagues, there are plenty of folks who have no idea what they actually entailed. Case in point, what position did Jackie Robinson play for the Kansas City Monarchs? Who founded the Negro National League and is known as “the father of Black…Read more...