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Updated 2025-07-11 13:46
Criminal Charges Against Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend Kenneth Walker Permanently Dropped
Nearly a year to the date that Louisville Metro Police Department officers entered 26-year-old Breonna Taylor’s home in a raid that ended with them shooting and killing the young woman, charges have finally been permanently dropped against her boyfriend Kenneth Walker.
Black Farmers Finally Get Plentiful Harvest as COVID-19 Bill Includes $5 Billion in Relief
It’s a miracle that Black farmers have made it this long when you consider that for over 100 years, they’ve faced discrimination from the US Department of Agriculture and were largely excluded from federal loans and farm improvement initiatives.
With Journacy, Jeff Johnson Is Encouraging Black Fathers to Enjoy the Journey
Black History Month provided us all with the perfect opportunity to reflect on the achievements of Black fathers throughout the course of history. Jeff Johnson also wants to ensure that the everyday dads who hold it down for their families—and who might never be immortalized by history books—have an advocate, too.Read more...
The Journal for America's Largest Medical Association Tweeted: 'No Physician Is Racist.' The Lie Detector Determined...
While everyone is applauding the scientists who figured out how to trick our immune systems into murdering coronaviruses, one of the biggest medical breakthroughs in history has gone undetected by many.
Relax Your Muscles With a TaoTronics Massage Gun, Down to $70
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Capitol Insurrectionist Suspect Flees to Kenya, Is Deported Back to America to Face Justice
The arrogance of white people never ceases to amaze me.
Brandy Set to Star Alongside Eve, Naturi Naughton in Upcoming ABC Drama Pilot Queens
Have you ever wanted to see Brandy star in a musical drama with Eve and Naturi Naughton? Well if you answered yes, then boy have I got news for you!
FBI Report Finds That White Supremacists Seek to Join Armed Forces and Law Enforcement
In news that is absolutely shocking to no one who’s been paying attention, an internal report distributed by the FBI to various law enforcement agencies finds that white supremacists seek to infiltrate law enforcement and the armed forces in an effort to further their racist-ass agenda.Read more...
On Its 30th Anniversary, New Jack City Is Still the Hardest Crime Drama in the Game
Once I reached middle school, my mom’s policy on R-rated movies got a little...racial? For instance, I wasn’t allowed to watch Shaun of the Dead when it came out for its rating, but she bought a ticket for me to go see Blade: Trinity when it opened that same year. At home, she’d begun showing movies like Do The Right…Read more...
Stop Trying to Make Mint String Happen. Have Your Kids Try Water Flossing Instead
Top Product: Waterpik Water Flosser for Kids| $58 | Amazon
FX Orders Pilot for Series Adapted From Octavia E. Butler's Kindred
Octavia E. Butler is forever—and we’re here for her work to be highlighted in every single medium.
6 International Female-Owned Businesses to Support on International Women's Day
Thinking about the promising signs of spring? Feeling the annual need to re-up your space and wardrobe? Looking for ways to support Black women today? As it is International Women’s Day, we look across the globe, and particularly across the African diaspora, for ways to build up women and the brands they’ve created.Read more...
PageTurners: We're Talking Literary Icons on International Women's Day
In celebrating women’s history this month, we should be putting special emphasis on the women who pioneered the literary world, both nationally and internationally. There is no greater way to understand history than exploring stories detailing the experiences of women around the world. March 8 is International Women’s…Read more...
Elijah McClain Organizers Facing Attempted Kidnapping Charges and Decades of Prison Time for Protesting Aurora, Colo., Police
There are still separate justice systems in America, as has been evidenced by the continuing dearth of criminal consequences for police officers who’ve caused the death of numerous Americans—even in light of last year’s uprisings against high-profile cases of police violence.
Received Your Covid Vaccine? Great! Here’s What the CDC Says You Can Safely Do Now
There’s some good news today for anyone who has received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released guidelines on what activities those who have been fully vaccinated can safely engage in.Read more...
Nike Celebrates Black Women With Social Media Campaign, Pitch Competition and New Film 'We Play Real'
“Black women are rarely recognized for the hard work they put in. It’s not just magic, they are the real thing.”Read more...
Jury Selection Postponed in Derek Chauvin Trial as Potential Third-Degree Murder Charge Still in Question
Jury selection in the murder trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin did not go through as planned on Monday, as prosecutors and the defense continue to battle over whether an additional charge of third-degree murder should be added to the case against Chauvin.
Critic’s Choice Awards 2021: Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Kaluuya, John Boyega Among Winners
On Sunday night, the 26th Annual Critic’s Choice Awards ceremony aired live on the CW. Hosted by All American’s Taye Diggs, the evening kicked off with some expected wins but y’all know how we roll over here— so let’s get to a few of the Blackity-black highlights.Read more...
Everything You Need to Know About Your Stimmy
Because there has been so much fuckshit involving the latest stimulus relief bill, let me get you up to speed as quickly as possible.Read more...
Put Some Respect On Her Name: Claressa Shields Becomes Boxing's 1st Ever Two-Division, Undisputed World Champ (And That Includes Men, Too)
Throughout the course of her illustrious boxing career, Claressa Shields has made it a point to call herself “The G.W.O.A.T.”—an abbreviation for The Greatest Woman of All Time. And after beating the breaks off of Marie-Eve Dicaire on Saturday night, who the hell is brave enough to tell her otherwise?
Cancel Culture Doesn’t Exist, But Even If It Did...Maaaaaan, I Know Conservatives Ain’t Talkin'
First of all…Read more...
Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Dismantling of a Fairy Tale
Trigger Warning: This story contains instances of suicidal ideation.Read more...
2 More Women Accuse Andrew Cuomo of Sexual Harassment, and He Still Won’t Resign
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo apparently has trouble reading the room.
NBA All-Star Weekend Was a Love Letter to HBCUs
Where shall we begin?Read more...
Bake Your Heart out with Two Nordic Ware Sheet Pans for $28
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Gun Store Owner Orders Customer to Leave Store Over 'Marxist' and 'Fascist' Black Lives Matter Face Mask
Years ago, I wrote a lengthy essay for the Washington Post in which I explained that I see no value in expending even a drop of energy or emotional/ intellectual labor on arguing with wilfully obtuse white people about systemic racism, Black Lives Matter or literally anything else related to social justice. Nearly…Read more...
Tucker Carlson Says QAnon-ified Capitol Rioters Aren't Terrorists, They're 'Gentle People Waving American Flags'
The above photo is a live shot of Fox News host Tucker Carlson taking a dump. No, seriously, because that’s exactly what’s going on whenever he opens up the septic tank that is his mouth about literally anything.Read more...
Inauguration Poet Amanda Gorman Tweets About Recent Racial Profiling Experience With Security Guard Outside her Apartment
National Youth Poet Laureate, inauguration show-stealer and 2019 honoree for The Root’s Young Futurists (yes, that was a humble brag) Amanda Gorman knows that her new-found fame won’t protect her from the ramifications of being Black in America. What’s the old saying? “Perform for the new president on Monday, earn a…Read more...
Sunday's Best Deals: Quility Weighted Blankets, Westinghouse Curved Gaming Monitor, Dermalogy by Neogen Skincare, Insignia Dash Cam, and More
A sale on weighted blankets and Dermalogy by Neogen products lead Sunday’s best deals.Read more...
Black Middle School Student Allegedly Shot With BB Guns, Called Racial Slurs and Made to Drink Urine During Texas Sleepover
Police officials and the Plano Independent School District of Plano, Texas, are investigating allegations made by a Black middle school student and his family involving bullying, racism and unbelievable cruelty. The family alleges that a group of students at Haggard Middle School invited 13-year-old SeMarion Humphrey…Read more...
3 Black Men Released From New York Prison After 24 Years. Judge Determined That Prosecutors Withheld Evidence of Their Innocence
It seems like not more than a few weeks ever passes before The Root covers another story about wrongly convicted Black men being released from prison after spending years and even decades behind bars for crimes they did not commit due to the wilful negligence and indifference of law enforcement and courts.Read more...
3 Black Men Detained in High-End Retail Store for Hours by San Francisco Police Over False Claim That One of Them Brandished a Gun
Being young and Black in America is a full-time job. It feels like every minute of your life, you’re on the clock, and your job is to be aware. You have to be aware at all times of your surroundings, your demeanor and how you’re being perceived, lest you be blindsided with instant criminalization while in the midst of…Read more...
Best Buy Rewards Members Can Snag a Sony 55-inch 4K TV for $80 off Right Now
Sony 55" LED 4K UHD Smart Android TV | $520 | Best BuyRead more...
Washington State Sheriff's Captain Suspended Over Facebook Post Calling Black Teens 'Animals'
One thing about cops, they want to be treated like they’re someone special in society, but a lot of them don’t want to be held to a higher standard than the civilians they protect, serve and sometimes have to arrest.
Former Trump State Department Employee Arrested in Relation to Capitol Attack
Though Congress failed to hold Trump legally accountable for his role in fomenting the Jan. 6 Capitol debacle, connections to the former president keep showing up as federal investigations continue.
Dr. Seuss Books Are Selling Like Green Eggs and Hotcakes Amid Non-Troversy Over Ditching of 'Racist' Books
So, conservatives across the country got their Cat in the Hat themed Underoos all in a bunch over imaginary cancel culture that only had imaginary things to do with Dr. Seuss Enterprises making its own damn decision to discontinue six books—most of which, like, nine people total have read—from publication over what it…Read more...
And the Category Is...Grand Closing: FX's Pose 3rd and Final Season Will Debut in May
Much like the song that became Candy’s (portrayed by The Root 100 honoree Angelica Ross) theme song, “Never Knew Love Like This Before” by Stephanie Mills, we never knew joy quite like Pose gave us. The breakout FX series is special.Read more...
Apparently Human Scrabble Is a Thing, and a Group of White Teachers in Missouri Have Managed to Make It Racist
Oh boy, y’all. Today I learned that human Scrabble is apparently a thing people do, and leave it to a group of white teachers in Missouri to find a way to make it racist.
It’s Time for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Resign
Not only is New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo knee deep in a sexual harassment scandal that includes three women claiming that the embattled old man was mad inappropriate, but now a scathing report by the New York Times claims that Cuomo’s aides altered a state Health Department report to obscure the actual number of state…Read more...
Maia Chaka Becomes NFL's 1st Black Female Offical: 'I've Just Been Grinding for So Long at This'
Seven years ago, Maia Chaka was handpicked to participate in the NFL’s Officiating Development Program. And because Black women are resilient, magical beings, she’s now making history as the first Black woman to join the league’s officiating roster.Read more...
A Florida School Decided to Confront Complaints of Racism...Until a Diversity Curriculum Caused 'Angst'
It’s called the “Caucasian Corollary.”Read more...
Bill That Would Make It a Crime to Insult and Taunt Police Officers Advances Through Kentucky State Senate
A new bill advanced out of a Kentucky state Senate committee Thursday, and if it passes into law, it would serve as the state’s (and possibly the nation’s) first blue fragility bill. What’s “blue fragility,” you ask? Well, it’s like white fragility, only you add a gun, badge and a massive ego that can’t take an insult…Read more...
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Blacker the Content, the Whiter the Tears
The Clapback Mailbag was never supposed to be about me.Read more...
Creighton Basketball Coach Greg McDermott Suspended for Telling Players to 'Stay on the Plantation'
It’s often said that pain and laughter have a symbiotic relationship. And if anybody knows about using humor to anesthetize the bullshit we endure on a daily basis, it’s Black folks.
United Nations Human Rights Officials Release Report Calling for an End to the Environmental Racism of Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
The more I learn about how horrific the nooks and crannies of this country are, the less I understand how anyone can proudly declare we’re the best in the world. If this country is best at anything, it’s managing to embed racism in just about every facet of American life, including the goddamn environment. A report…Read more...
From Shreveport to Jackson, Water Woes Reveal Infrastructure and Racism Inextricably Linked
Many residents in Jackson, Miss., are closing out their third week without clean water after record-breaking freezing temperatures froze plant equipment and burst much of the city’s water pipe systems in the state’s largest city.
Sen. Ron Johnson Forced Senate Staffers to Read All 628 Pages of the COVID Bill Out Loud and It Backfired
In what can only be called the pettiest of petty bullshit, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) forced Senate staffers to read the entire 628-page COVID bill aloud on the Senate floor, Thursday, delaying the debate and vote on the bill.
'We Are the Daughters': The Root Presents It's Lit! and Salamishah Tillet Go In Search of The Color Purple
They say never meet your heroes...but given the chance to meet Alice Walker, the 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple, we’d wager most of the writers we’ve featured on The Root Presents: It’s Lit! would choose to meet her. Since we launched last September, Walker has been the most influential writer…Read more...
Exclusive Clip: The Largest Armed Black Militia in the U.S. Uphold Their 2nd Amendment Rights in Season 2 Launch of Showtime's VICE
As Black folks, we are constantly given sobering reminders that we can’t actually depend on a national organization designed (in theory) to serve and protect us when that very organization is founded on white supremacy and is consistently terrorizing us to this very day. Nah, we just have to protect our damn selves.Read more...
Damian Lillard Reveals the Unspeakable Tragedies He's Been Playing Through: 'People Have No Idea'
Without question, this past year has been unlike anything any of us have faced before. But each day, we try our best to put those feelings of fear and uncertainty aside in order to trudge forward and provide for our families.Read more...
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