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I Know That’s Right: E! to Kick Off Season 2 of True Hollywood Story With 'Up' Rapper Cardi B
It looks like things are continuing to go up for Cardi B these days.
BLM Responds to Demand From Mike Brown Sr. and Ferguson Organizer for $20 Million to the Site of 2014 Uprisings
The management and distribution of funds held by the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, the umbrella organization driving a mission first introduced to the world in a viral hashtag, continues to be a topic of discussion.
'I’m Ready to Talk': As CBS Drops Another Tease of Meghan and Oprah's Conversation, the UK Goes on the Offensive
Where will you be on Sunday, March 7 at 7 p.m. ET? I, an unabashed royal watcher (by profession and proclivity) will be tuned into CBS, to see what the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have to say about their experience in the British royal family. You know, where people stop being polite—and start getting real.Read more...
Lil Nas X Has the Horses and Receipts in the Back in Response to Tekashi69's Homophobia
Lil Nas X could teach a master class on how to effectively navigate social media.Read more...
Free Games Galore in This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
It’s Friday night, and we just got paid. I mean, I didn’t, but you might have! Hold on to those coins though, because this week’s list is all about those free games.
Lifetime and A+E to Debut New Docuseries on the Life and Career of Janet Jackson
Fans and followers of Janet Jackson will be getting a closer look into the life of their favorite artist soon, thanks to Lifetime and A+E.Read more...
Hop in Royals, We’re Headed Back to Zamunda For This Week’s Virtual Events
Happy Black Herstory Month! (or Women’s History Month, as it’s also known.) We’re back with another edition of virtual events, this time spanning across various genres in arts, entrepreneurship and entertainment. I know we’re nothing but four days in, but this month feels like it’s gonna be a good one. How do I know?…Read more...
Predictably Florida: White Men Caught on Video Shouting Racial Slurs at Black Fisherman
Proving once more that Florida is always going to Florida, a group of white men was caught on camera yelling racial and homophobic slurs at a Black man just trying to fish.
Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Is Under Scrutiny for What Advocates Say Has Been Years of Unfair Sentencing for Black and Brown People in Arizona
Living in Arizona is odd, to say the very least. Folks with some of the most progressive politics live side-by-side with people who read about the days of segregation and think “more of that, please.” Unfortunately, a lot of those people go on to hold public office, and we wind up with situations like the one in the…Read more...
Ex-New York Times Writer Bari Weiss Begins New Job as Whitest Woman Ever. Let Me Explain
Bari Weiss was an editor and staff writer for the New York Times until she resigned last year after she said she was victimized by an “illiberal environment” at the Times that “made me the subject of constant bullying by colleagues who disagree with my views.”Read more...
Researchers Decry Declining Births in America, But What Incentives Are There for People to Have Babies?
The pandemic has helped usher in a decline in new babies being born in America, continuing a trend of diminishing birth rates that threatens the replacement levels of the country’s population.
Yes, University of Texas Officials Forced Players to Stay on the Field During Racist Fight Song to Appease Donors
Well, shit. Where do we start?Read more...
Black Man Arrested After Complaining About Workplace Racism; New Report Details the ‘Deeply Flawed’ Police Work Responsible
“Back the blue” enthusiasts—as well as a lot of media outlets—often make the mistake of taking things at face value because they’re in a police report or because law enforcement officials said it themselves. “If a cop said it then it must be true” represents a mentality that needs to die and one that is never more…Read more...
PageTurners: Traversing the Literary Worlds Holding Us Down
You know that feeling when you pick up a book for the first time and think, “yeah, I’m going to read this in all of two seconds” because of how quickly the storyline sucks you in? Well, the books released in just the first week of March will reel you in faster than you can say “literary, literally.”Read more...
The 10 Most Significant Black Cultural Institutions or Entities That Never Actually Existed, Ranked
Ever since Ricky Baker caught a few 12-gauge shells to the legs and back in 1991's Boyz N The Hood—holy shit it turns 30 this year!!!!!!—and moved on up to that deluxe apartment in the sky, he’s been part of the Black consciousness.Read more...
Carl Lewis and Usain Bolt Are Cool, But It Was Wyomia Tyus Who 1st Won Consecutive Olympic 100m Gold Medals
When you control the narrative, you create the rules. And when it comes to Olympic sprinter Wyomia Tyus, it should come as no surprise that history has tried its best to cast yet another Black woman aside.
Coming 2 America: Now Y'all Know We Had to Take Black Ass Game on the Road to Zamunda!
If you’ve been following The Root, you’re probably familiar with our popular Black Ass Game, which we’ve hosted here for forever and a day. Speaking of forever and a day, it’s been 33 years since the debut of Coming to America and now, in this year of our Lord, 2021...we’re getting an aptly titled sequel, Coming 2…Read more...
WWE Superstar Big E Is Bringing the Power of Positivity to Black History With Our Heroes Rock!
Ettore Ewen, a.k.a WWE Superstar Big E, is a lot of things. He’s a 10-time WWE tag team champion, the current intercontinental champion, a podcaster, a voice actor, an author, and in my brief time talking to him, I learned he’s also a man with a sincere passion for Black history.
So I Guess Square, Inc. Had Dinner With Jay-Z and Is Now Acquiring a Majority Stake in Tidal
Yes, I’m about to make an “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man” lyric reference in a lede about Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter yet again—and no, you cannot stop me. I mean, my editor can, but I digress. (Editor’s note: Go forth and prosper...like Jay-Z.)Read more...
Mississippi School Asks Students to ‘Pretend’ to Be Slaves and Write Letters About Their ‘Journey’ to ‘Family Back in Africa’
I just…Read more...
House Passes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, Republicans Predictably Reject Proposed Reforms
On Wednesday, the House passed a comprehensive police reform bill named in honor of George Floyd, the 46-year-old Black man whose brutal death after being restrained under the knee of a Minneapolis cop helped spur a nationwide movement against racism and unjust police practices in 2o2o.
Biden Narrows Stimulus Eligibility Ensuring Some 12 Million Won’t Receive Payments Because He’s a Punk
President Joe Biden promised America $2,000 stimulus payments as soon as he got into office. Shortly after Georgia voters came out in force and helped turn the red state blue, ensuring that Biden would be playing to a Democratic Senate, Biden noted that $1,400 was on the way. Then, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin began…Read more...
Renee Montgomery Windmill Dunks on Kelly Loeffler, Becomes First Former Player to Be Owner, Executive of WNBA Franchise
When former Atlanta Dream guard Renee Montgomery decided to sit out during the 2020 WNBA season in order to focus on social justice issues, it was the officer-related death of George Floyd that compelled her to act. But little did she know that this tragedy would also serve as a catalyst for a series of events that…Read more...
Replacing My Makeup Bag With Drugstore Brands Was Surprisingly Easy, and Now I'm Ashamed at How Much I Spend on Beauty Products
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Thursday's Best Deals: iPad Air, TaoTronics Massage Gun, Hitman 3, 2021 Moto Phones, Samsung Powerbot, Xbox Live Gold, Better Love Pixie Wand, and More
Apple’s iPad Air and a TaoTronics massage gun lead Thursday’s best deals.
Meghan Markle Puts It Plain: Royal Family Is Playing an 'Active Role In Perpetuating Falsehoods' About Her and Harry
The primetime plot thickens!Read more...
Racial Segregation and Concentrated Poverty: The History of Housing in Black America
On Jan. 26, 2021, President Joe Biden signed four executive orders designed to address racial equity in the United States. With one particular action, Biden hopes to right the historical wrongs Black folks have faced when it comes to housing and homeownership in this country.
Powerbot's R7040 Robot Vacuum Is 50% off at Samsung so Leave the Cleaning to It
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Get a Year of PlayStation Plus for $27 So You Can Absolutely Wreck Me in Destiny 2 for 12 Months
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The Gospel According to André: Amid an Eviction Dispute, the Fashion Legend Says He Is 'Healthy in Mind and Spirit'—and Doesn't Need Crowdfunding
Ahh, fashion...one day you’re in, the next day you’re out—but for those concerned about André Leon Talley being thrown out of his longtime home in White Plains, N.Y., the icon assures us he’s just fine, thankyouverymuch.Read more...
Fight Breaks Out After Oklahoma High School Students Engage in 'Racist Taunting' of Black Basketball Players on Opposing Team
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: A lot of people need to get it out of their heads that racism will go away once older generations of white people die off.Read more...
Did Queen Aoleon Joffer and Cleo McDowell Eventually Bone?
In anticipation of the upcoming Coming to America sequel, we decided to devote a week to some observations, questions, and theories we’ve always had about the iconic original.
No Charges Filed Against Man Who Flew KKK Flag Near Black Woman’s Home
A Michigan prosecutor has declined to file charges against a man who hung a KKK flag near a Black woman’s home.Read more...
Get Your Money, Black Man: Mississippi Judge Orders State to Pay Curtis Flowers $500,000 for Wrongful Conviction
The last two decades and some change have been an arduous journey for Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi man who spent over 22 years in prison for a crime he was wrongfully convicted of. In 2019, the Supreme Court finally granted Flowers his freedom, and two years later, a judge has ordered the state to finally run Flowers…Read more...
Capitol Police Says Militia Planning March 4 Attack; General Says Pentagon Took 3 Hours to Approve National Guard to Subdue Insurrection
There’s still a lot being unpacked regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, and it doesn’t help that white supremacist militia groups are apparently planning another attack in Washington, D.C., tomorrow.Read more...
Andrew Cuomo Vows Not to Leave Office Because He’s a Toxic Man
When you are a man and you’ve fucked up, the manly thing to do is own up to it, apologize, and if the situation requires it, you step down.
Texas and Mississippi Lift Mask Mandate, Once Again Proving the GOP Is Truly the Anti-Life Party
As we reach the first anniversary of the start of our year-long, COVID-induced Netflix binge, there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon. Vaccinations, while having a tumultuous rollout, have steadily continued, and nationwide case numbers and hospitalizations have been trending downward. While these are positive…Read more...
HBCUs, Communities of Color Impacted by COVID-19 Will Be the Real Winners During NBA All-Star Weekend
We’re mere days away from NBA All-Star Weekend, and while it’s not exactly the brightest idea to host an event that will draw thousands of people to Atlanta in the middle of a global pandemic, that doesn’t mean there isn’t at least some good that can come from the festivities.Read more...
Judge in Derek Chauvin Trial Says Only One of George Floyd’s Family Members Can Be in Court; Other Stories Come Out About Cop’s Use of Force
The presiding judge in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis cop captured on video kneeling on George Floyd’s neck until he died last year, has ruled that only one of the victim’s family members can attend the trial proceedings.
This Woman's Work: Candace Parker Schools Shaq on Modern Basketball Since He Apparently Missed the Memo
Shaq has a lot on his plate.
Here's Why Your Favorite Coming to America Characters Are Not That 'Fun' for Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall to Play
When it comes to comedic royalty, Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall are the kings of the multi-performance. With an array of beloved Coming to America characters between them—including but not limited to Prince Akeem, Randy Watson, Semmi and Baba—you never know which of the many faces you’ll see these two actors don next.Read more...
Houston Woman Accused of Spending $3.6 Million in COVID-19 Relief Money on Luxury Homes, Cars and Other Items
People will never disappoint you as long as you expect people to be disappointing.Read more...
Creighton's Greg McDermott Told His Team to 'Stay on the Plantation' Like That's a Normal Thing People Say and I Can't Stop Laughing About It
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL I WILL NEVER NOT BE BOTH HORRIFIED AND TICKLED—TICKLEFIED—BY WHITE PEOPLE’S COMMITMENT TO INVENTING AND DISCOVERING NEW RACISMS LIKE HOW WAZE DISCOVERS NEW ROUTES…Read more...
'I Was Quite Literally Fighting for My Life': Solange Reflects on New Criterion Collection Pick, When I Get Home
Solange Knowles is reflecting on the past two years—specifically, the day she released her fourth studio album, When I Get Home.
Just Hold On, the Stimmy Is Coming. I Repeat, the Stimmy Is Coming!
Now that Mercury is out of Gatorade and we are still in a panorama, I’m happy to report that the stimmy is on the way.
Wednesday's Best Deals: Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War, Vankyo Mini Projector, Bath Towels, LEGO Statue of Liberty, Molekule Air Mini, Roborock Robot Vacuums, and More
Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War and a Vankyo mini projector lead Wednesday’s best deals.
Biden: There’ll Be Enough Vaccines for Every Adult By the End of May
You have to give the Biden administration credit—as it appears the new president is doing his very best to pull the country out of the pandemic that, for nearly a year, has kept us locked in and mourning the deaths of loved ones killed by the coronavirus.
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Pandemic Be Damned, Here's Who'll Be Competing in the 2021 NBA Slam Dunk Contest
It’s probably not the brightest idea to proceed with NBA All-Star Weekend considering we’re in the middle of a global pandemic. But since cash “fan engagement” takes precedence, according to NBA commissioner Adam Silver, we’re only a few days away from a basketball extravaganza that nobody asked for. Hell, even its…Read more...
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