The Root

From the people that brought you Florida Man, Florida Man: Civil War, and of course, Flo Rida, comes the latest installment of the Florida Fuckshit Universe: Florida Woman.

When I found out that the leader of the Proud Boys was a person of color, my initial thought was, “Man, you know that dude is an opp.” I knew some haters would say that I was just making excuses for why a non-white person would be involved with a group that reportedly has ties to white nationalism while other haters…Read more...

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a bulletin flagging that there is a “heightened threat environment” across the U.S. and that in the coming weeks, extremists could carry out further violence like the kind that erupted ahead of President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

You can tell that America still isn’t quite used to the idea that white Americans can be and often are terrorists. For so long, the face of terrorism in the minds of many Americans was a scary Muslim face. (Scary to white people. Black people often have so many Muslims in the family that when we hear white folks…Read more...

I never thought I’d ever say this but I kind of miss the old Republican Party. You know the GOP that pretended like they cared about Black people and then continuously voted for policies that worked against people of color.

All she does is win, win, win no matter what.Read more...

@Read more...

I don’t know how to say this but that Capitol insurrection, that mayonnaise-laced mayhem, that unseasoned upending, that tabacky-infused tantrum, was all y’all.

If I ever say I am past being surprised by the depths of mendacity that people can exhibit, please quickly disabuse me of that motion. “Surprise” is an understatement for how I felt reading about a millionaire Canadian businessman and his actress wife who hired a private plane to fly into a small, isolated indigenous…Read more...

The Fortune 500 will soon be gaining a new CEO—and it will be a Black woman. On Tuesday, Business Insider (BI) was among several outlets to report that Starbucks Chief Operating Officer Rosalind “Roz” Brewer will soon be the new CEO of Walgreens.Read more...

In 2010, while serving as an Army combat medic, I was stationed on a former Nazi-base in Western Germany.

The early months of the pandemic were short on joy and a bit too heavy on confusion and chaos. But in July, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter—the first of her name and last of her kind—blessed us with the mind-bending Blackstravaganza that was Black Is King.Read more...

TYY Star Projector | $33 | Amazon

The sheriff’s department in Osceola County, Fla., is investigating an incident at a high school in which a school resource officer is seen on camera slamming a Black teen to the ground and, apparently, knocking her unconscious before handcuffing her while she lay motionless. While there isn’t a wealth of information…Read more...

Pastor Crockett: I would like to welcome everyone to Lovejoy’s Church of Spirits and Blessings, which, as you all know, is a Pentecostal, Baptist, Catholic, atheist, Muslim, trap house for the lord. Amen?

We have to give President Joe Biden credit. One week in office and he’s making moves towards establishing a government that defends the kind of values most of us support, the same ones the previous administration was outright hostile towards. You know, values such as racial equity, believing in science, and most…Read more...

This one hurts.

Mask Rescue Detox Pads (3-pack)| $41 | Kiss My Face | Promo code KINJA25

BET & media mogul Tyler Perry are teaming up for a news special to help address COVID-19 vaccine concerns and fears within the Black community.Read more...

This week, y’all are gonna finally meet Malcolm & Marie. Buckle up.Read more...

Up to 40% off Wearable Blanket Hoodie | Amazon Gold Box

The death cult that is the Republican party has struck again. A member of the self-proclaimed “pro-life” party has proposed a bill in Missouri that would authorize deadly force to be used against protesters on private property.Read more...

We all know music can be a useful outlet for all of the pent-up shit we deal with, whether we’re simply listening to it or actually making it—and on the subject of “making it,” this week’s music releases all had a major “come-up” vibe to them.Read more...

Despite being among those most at-risk for contracting the virus, there is still no set plan on when New York prisons will receive the COVID-19 vaccine.Read more...

Here’s a question: Why don’t cops just quit their jobs if they don’t like them?Read more...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the historic music label Philadelphia International Records.Read more...

Two CBS local television executives have been placed on administrative leave after the National Association of Black Journalists demanded they be fired because they are allegedly a couple of bigots who have “cultivated a hostile work environment” by making racist and sexist comments and by blocking the hiring and…Read more...

It’s time for the awards ceremony that takes itself the least seriously to drop its nominations! In a sea of awards shows, the Film Independent Spirit Awards is always a fun watch (and fun to attend!).Read more...

Digital blackface.Read more...

All Robert De Niro fans remember his iconic role in the 1976 film Taxi Driver—especially that legendary mirror monologue. Well, these days, it looks like he’ll be co-starring in a race car driver film with none other than John Boyega!Read more...

She stunned inaugural viewers with her original poem, “The Hill We Climb,” and now, the stunning Amanda Gorman has reportedly signed with IMG, where “she’ll be represented by the modeling agency for brand endorsements and other fashion-adjacent opportunities,” according to Business of Fashion.Read more...

Last year may not have brought an abundance of pleasures, but one of its standouts was George M. Johnson’s literary debut, All Boys Aren’t Blue. The Root 100 honoree’s “memoir-manifesto” not only became an instant bestseller and Amazon Best Book of the Year honoree but garnered a development deal with Gabrielle…Read more...

When President Trump’s senior and arguably most trusted adviser, Kellyanne Conway, leader of the undead, announced that she was leaving the Trump administration to handle issues at home, we all saw it coming.

I think we can all recall the exact moment that we learned of the tragic deaths of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gigi.Read more...

Using his pen, also known as the undoer of all things Trump, President Joe Biden is set to sign executive actions as early as Thursday that will reopen “federal marketplaces selling Affordable Care Act health plans and to lower recent barriers to joining Medicaid.”

Legendary filmmaker and director Spike Lee will be headed to a small shelf near us soon—and if you don’t understand what I mean, allow me to explain.Read more...

1. No one

The mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of former NFL player Jim Duncan are the subject of a new narrative podcast series courtesy of iHeartMedia and independent media company McClatchy.Read more...

In August of last year, a Black family was stopped by police in Aurora, Colo. Four Black girls—children and teenagers, ages 6, 12, 14 and 17—were ordered out of their vehicle at gunpoint and made to lie on the ground while officers handcuffed the 12- and 17-year-olds while they screamed and cried in terror. The cops…Read more...

In 1993, Joe Biden took to the Senate floor to warn of predators in society that needed to be taken out.

As the world waits with bated breath for Patrick Mahomes to erase Tom Brady from the face of the planet, the NFL has blessed us all with a few more details pertaining to its forthcoming Pro Bowl festivities.

Much like her characters in Lovecraft Country, Misha Green will be all about that explorer energy with her newest project.Read more...

Featured Deal: Dermstore Holiday Edit (1 Kit) | $18

Featured Deals: Buxom The Ultimate Lip Party Plumping Lip Set | $27Read more...

Several Black pastors within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) are weighing leaving the convention due to a lack of racial sensitivity from the predominately white convention.

Lauren Ashley Smith, head writer of HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, has been tapped to write and executive produce the U.S. remake of the popular British time-travel comedy, Timewasters for ABC.

You would think that “don’t drive into a crowd,” would be a pretty easy rule to follow, but for one cop in Tacoma that was just too much to ask. Protests took place in Tacoma, Wash., on Sunday night after video spread of a cop driving their car into a crowd of people and running over a person.

One thing about white people: If they don’t have anything else, they have the nerve.Read more...

Treadly | $749 | Promo Code TREDS-100

Gardner Kent Fraser killed Dominic “DJ” Broadus II but no one knows why.