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Is This Your King?
It’s a privilege to play in the NFL, and while there are plenty of talented players deserving of such a prestigious honor, Tim Tebow has proven time and time and time again that he’s not one of them.Read more...
Tampa Bay Lightning Makes NHL History by Starting an All-Black Forward Line
Toward the end of his legendary standup special Never Scared, Chris Rock goes into a bit about the history of slavery and how slave masters used breeding to try to create “super slaves” and how that continues to affect America today.
The Risky Business of the Golden Globes—HFPA Makes Statement Following NBC Canceling 2022 Ceremony
Hollywood is known as the place where the streets are paved with gold. However, the Golden Globe has been quite tarnished in the past several weeks. It definitely doesn’t shine the way it did back in the day—or perhaps its shine was always an illusion.Read more...
Orange Is the New Red Carpet: Laverne Cox Is E!'s New Red Carpet Host
If there’s one thing Laverne Cox knows how to do, it’s work a red carpet. On Monday, it was announced that the primetime Emmy-nominated and Daytime Emmy-winning actress-activist-producer best known for her breakout role in Orange Is the New Black will soon be working the red carpet for E!, as the network’s newest host…Read more...
On Bob Baffert's Kentucky Derby Scoreboard, Cancel Culture Edges Out Accountability In a Spectacular Photo Finish
We have another victim, y’all.Read more...
White Fragility Results in 2 Black Boys Being Pulled from Class at Their Oklahoma Elementary Schools for Wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’ Shirts
It’s incredibly frustrating seeing white people spin a statement as innocuous as “Black Lives Matter” as politics. It’s not political; it’s literally just a more concise way of saying “the color of our skin shouldn’t dictate the way we’re treated.” Of course, facts have never gotten in the way of white feelings, and…Read more...
Mask Off: Dr. Fauci Says CDC Guidance on Indoor Mask Wearing Will Loosen as More People Get Vaccinated
I’ve been all about masks during the pandemic. Honestly, wearing my mask and glasses is the closest thing I’ll ever have to a secret identity, so I’ve had some fun with it. That said, now that I’m fully vaccinated and back to doing hoodrat shit with my friends (within reason, of course), I’m looking forward to when…Read more...
Pink Friday: Nicki Minaj Teases New Music, Makes Grand Return to Instagram
Barbz—ASSEMBLE!Read more...
A Black Department of Defense Worker Was Pulled Over for Not Having Her Taillights On. So Why Was She Dragged From Her Car and Arrested?
Racism.
Oprah and Prince Harry Team Up for Multipart Mental Health Documentary for Apple TV+
As you may or may not know, the month of May is nationally recognized as Mental Health Awareness month.
Andrew Brown Jr.'s Family Asks District Attorney to Recuse Himself From Prosecuting Coworkers
Attorneys for the family of a North Carolina man who was killed by law enforcement officers have asked the district’s top law enforcement officer to recuse himself from investigating and charging his coworkers because...did you even read the sentence?Read more...
Open Up Shop: A Posthumous DMX Album With New Material Is Coming
As we continue to celebrate the life and legacy of the late Earl “DMX” Simmons, one of the primary ways he will live on is through his music.Read more...
De La Soul's Classic Album De La Soul Is Dead Is Turning 30. It Was The First Album I Fell In Love With
You never forget your first love.
John Oliver Tackles the Importance of Black Hair on Last Week Tonight—And He Does a Surprisingly Decent Job
Whether it’s a debate about “good hair” versus “bad hair” or whether or not braids are an appropriate birthday hairstyle (yes, that happened), Black hair never ceases to be a wildly popular topic of conversation.Read more...
Internal Probe Found Officers Shouldn’t Have Fired Their Guns in Breonna Taylor Shooting: Report
It wasn’t just the public that thought the officers who shot Breonna Taylor were in the wrong; apparently a couple investigators in the Louisville Metro Police Department felt the same as well. A recently released report revealed that the investigators determined that the officers involved in the shooting shouldn’t…Read more...
Symone Sanders Tackled a Protester to Save Biden and Still Didn’t Get the Press Secretary Gig. She’s Got a Right to Be Upset
Symone Sanders, a senior adviser to Vice President Harris, put her reputation and her life on the line trying to propel then-candidate Joe Biden into the White House, so the least he could’ve done was throw her the White House press secretary job. But that job ended up going to a white woman, Jen Psaki, with no…Read more...
Questlove Reveals What Makes Jay-Z So Successful on Debut Episode of Fader Uncovered
Mark Ronson, a human cheat code who’s more commonly known as “Your Favorite Producer’s Favorite Producer,” has joined forces with The FADER to bless us all with a new podcast, FADER Uncovered.Read more...
Netflix Will Not Be Chilling With the HFPA Until 'More Meaningful Changes Are Made' [Updated: NBC Won't Be Airing 2022 Golden Globes]
A lot has happened in Hollywood in the past few days, folks! The folks behind the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), recently announced their reform plan, following the—I really cannot put this any other way—PR nightmare of news surrounding the organizations reported diversity and inclusion…Read more...
Serena Williams' Olympic Reign Is in Serious Jeopardy
Serena Williams is easily one of the greatest athletes of all time, and in serving double duty as one of the most decorated Olympians ever—her four medals (all gold) are eclipsed by only her sister Venus and Kathleen McKane Godfree, who each have five—it was a foregone conclusion that despite being 39 years old, she…Read more...
Exclusive Clip: Reform L.A. Jails Wants to Reinvest the $1.6 Million for School Overpolicing Into the Community
“Education, not incarceration.”
Rep. Jim Clyburn Is Out of His Goddamn Mind If He Really Thinks Qualified Immunity Doesn’t Have to Be Part of Policing Reform Bill
Rep. Jim Clyburn is a political juggernaut.
Oklahoma Governor Signs Anti-Critical Race Theory Bill Into Law, Activists Call for His Removal From Tulsa Race Massacre Commission
During Black History Month, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt tweeted, “We can never forget the tragedy that happened 100 years ago,” in reference to the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Okla.Read more...
15-Year-Old Allegedly Confesses to Shooting Pop Smoke. 20-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty, Could Face Death Penalty if Convicted
New details have emerged regarding the senseless killing of 20-year-old rapper Pop Smoke. Last July, The Root reported that four suspects were charged with murdering the rapper, whose real name is Bashar Jackson, during a home invasion in Los Angeles. On Friday, a detective testified that the youngest among those who…Read more...
2 Oregon Police Officers Charged in Incident Involving Home With Black Lives Matter Flag Being Vandalized
Cops be like: “Follow the law or pay the consequences! But also, if you hurt my feelings, I’m definitely going to break the law.”Read more...
Mitch McConnell's Own Alma Mater Knows He Doesn't Know WTF He's Talking About When it Comes to The 1619 Project
By now, you must be aware of what I call the Republican war on blackness in education. GOPropagandists with GOPoor critical thinking skills have been GOPushing white fragility bills across the nation that would bar institutions of learning from implementing Critical Race Theory and/or The 1619 Project from being…Read more...
'New Central Park Karen' Swipes Black Woman's Charger, Tells Cops She's Being 'Threatened' and 'Beaten.' Video Shows She Lied
First, let me just say that I refuse to call this one a “Karen.” The internet has already dubbed her the “New Central Park Karen”—meaning she’s the uninspired sequel to Amy “Central Park Karen” Cooper that nobody asked for—but in this America where Black people have managed to force a spotlight on systemic racism in…Read more...
Ending Black Mothers’ Cycles of Grief
I want Mother’s Day to mean that Black mothers can have joy without the ever-present fear of violence and harm.
Kansas Baseball Coach Suspended, Facing Termination Over Allegations That He Told a Black Student to Turn Off His 'N-Word Music'
Another day, another mediocre white man joins the “You Bout to Lose Your Job” chorus line because he couldn’t keep his racism to himself.Read more...
#FreeBlackMamas: This Mother’s Day, Let’s Build a System of Deep Care
In a just world, Mother’s Day would be a time when every person could freely choose how to express gratitude for the mothers, caregivers and the maternal figures in their lives. I imagine many people would choose to celebrate in different ways, from delicious meals, extra-long embraces and words that communicate how…Read more...
Alaska Teacher Caught on Video Victim Blaming George Floyd, Telling Students That Dressing Like a 'Thug' Attracts Cops
Booooy, when I tell you these white “educators” are going to learn to keep the names of Black victims of police violence out of their mouths.Read more...
William Tate IV Becomes 1st Black President in the History of the SEC: 'We Set About to Find a Great Leader, and We Found One'
The SEC might boast some of the most powerful programs in all of collegiate sports, but until Thursday, not a single school in the conference had ever had a Black president.Read more...
Black Homeowner in Indiana Files Discrimination Complaint When Appraisal of Home Increases by $100,000 After Removing Black Identifiers From Home
We talk about redlining like it’s a thing of the past, but like most of America’s racist systems it hasn’t really gone away—it’s just simply evolved. A Black homeowner in Indianapolis has filed a discrimination complaint after an appraisal on her house increased by $100,000.Read more...
Jeezy Offers His Best Advice on the Keys to Success, Resurgence of Black Lives Matter Movement
Some great advice can go a long way, so building off of this premise, Spotify’s latest podcast, Best Advice, features both up-and-coming artists and legacy acts opening up about their successes and missteps throughout their careers. On each episode, guests reflect on the advice that they’ve received from mentors,…Read more...
Michelle Obama on Why She Spoke Out After Derek Chauvin’s Murder Conviction: ‘True Justice Is About Much More than a Single Verdict in a Single Trial’
Shortly after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the holder of Satan’s aux cord during long drives, was convicted in April for murdering George Floyd, Barack and Michelle Obama issued a joint statement noting, “Today a jury in Minneapolis did the right thing.”
Mic Drop: It's Friday...You Know, the Freakin' Weekend
Friday. The freakin’ weekend. The day that we all wake up looking forward to the moment our eyes open on Monday morning. As it gets warmer and we shift into a new season, the week’s music releases have been too good to wait until Monday. So I’ll be putting you onto the weekly hits to propel you through the weekend.Read more...
Attorney Says Capitol Rioter Suffered From 'Foxitus' and 'Foxmania' From Watching Too Much Fox News
Can you imagine being an attorney for any of the hundreds of people who have been arrested for their participation in the melanin-not MAGA meltdown at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6? Imagine being tasked with finding clever, polite and professional ways to tell a judge that your client is a fucking idiot who believed…Read more...
This Is an American Lawsuit: Rapper Kidd Wes Files Copyright Infringement Against Childish Gambino
This is America...and it’s a litigious country.Read more...
Danielle Young Tells Auntie Unfiltered Her Best Tips for Making Big Career Moves on Your Own
“You are an individual. You are you because you are you,” The Root alum Danielle Young told Auntie Unfiltered. You should never want to try to recreate or emulate what someone has done.”Read more...
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Stupidity Is a Pandemic
I think it was the Apostle Paul who said: “There are no stupid questions, just stupid people.”Read more...
'The Most Positively Challenging Rollercoaster You'll Ever Be On': Here's How These Three Women Are Experiencing First-Time Motherhood
Keara James and her husband were long distance for three years when she got pregnant in October 2019.Read more...
MLB Legend Willie Mays Finally Gets His Flowers With New HBO Documentary on the Way
At 90 years young, Willie Mays, the oldest living Hall of Famer, has lived a life that others can only dream to have experienced. He’s set multiple MLB records, collected a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and has inspired millions with both his play and resilience. He’s the perfect choice for a documentary, and because…Read more...
How the Coronavirus Has Impacted Vice President Kamala Harris’ Family in India
On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks at the State Department in which she will declare the United States’ solidarity with the people of India and the struggle they face battling COVID-19.
'There Is a Space Where Activism and Art Collide': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Talks Narrating a Black Experience With Jasmine Mans
Jasmine Mans may be best known for her viral poem, Footnotes for Kanye, but her latest volume of poetry, Black Girl, Call Home, is more than pop cultural phenomenon; “It is a conjuring. It is a request. It is a calling. It’s a poem,” Mans tells us on this week’s episode of The Root Presents: It’s Lit!Read more...
Family Demands Answers in Death Mikayla Miller, the Black Teen Whose Body Was Found in the Woods in Massachusetts
On the morning of April 18, a jogger found the body of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller up against a tree in the woods near a walking trail in Hopkinton, Mass. The day before her body was discovered, Mikayla’s mother complained to authorities that the teen had been jumped by other teens and punched in the face. So far, no…Read more...
Behind the Smile: How a Healthy Mouth Can Mean a Healthier You
With all the discussion about teeth whitening on TV, on the internet, in your dentist’s office, and in magazines, people often forget there is more in your mouth to be concerned with besides the color of your teeth. You must not ignore your gums.
The Heartbreaking Story Behind the 70-Year-Old Black Man Who Inspired Daft Punk's Biggest Hit
Daft Punk’s biggest single ever, “One More Time” is all about encouraging us that it’s “time to celebrate” and to not “stop the dancing.” Personally, I’m always happy to hear the song as it reminds me of jamming to it with my niece, who is probably the biggest fan of theirs that I know.Read more...
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Derek Chauvin and 3 Other Ex-Cops on Civil Rights Violations
Seeing actions actually have consequences for cops is a continually bizarre experience. A federal grand jury has indicted Derek Chauvin and the three other officers involved in the death of George Floyd on U.S. civil rights charges.Read more...
Adventure Through a Galaxy Far, Far Away in This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
May the, uh, seventh be with you? If you weren’t aware, May 4 is considered Star Wars day, and as a result, just about every digital marketplace still has several Star Wars games on sale. While I’ve talked about EA’s Star Wars games ad nauseum, I thought it would be fun to take a trip back and put you on some…Read more...
This Ain't What Jesus Died For
“A wise man told me, ‘Don’t argue with fools’
Tending Each Other's Gardens: Growing Into Authenticity and Identity as My Mother's Child
Throughout my life, my mother always had a habit of asking me to evaluate her parenting. For years, to avoid uncomfortable conversations I’d say, “Yes, you’re a great mom,” and “Yes, I had a fine childhood,” thinking I was doing what was right to protect us both from a lot of arguing and heartache. I thought allowing…Read more...
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