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A Texas woman imprisoned for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election is asking Texas’ highest criminal court to overturn her conviction, in a case that could have major ramifications on the future of voting rights.

Professional athletes are notorious for their pre-game rituals.Read more...

It’s been a busy year for the Wilsons—as if having their third child amid a pandemic and after what Ciara has since admitted was her “slowest” and most uncomfortable pregnancy wasn’t challenging enough, the duo made the most of the downtime allotted by Russell’s amended season to open the Why Not You charter school, …Read more...

Donald Trump doesn’t know what crimes the people in his administration have committed, but he knows that they need to be pardoned.

Actress and Red Table Talk host Jada Pinkett Smith is set to star in a new upcoming drama, Redd Zone. According to Variety, the film will also be produced through Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios alongside Emmy-nominee Howard Burkons. More details on the plot here:Read more...

For those who have been paying attention to awards season during the COVID era, all eyes have been on the top dog of them all—the Academy Awards. From the BET Awards to the Emmys, we’ve witnessed the varied ways industry heads have had to adjust to a new type of awards show telecast. So, what about the biggest night…Read more...

Last week The Root reported that 47-year-old Robert Keegan was arrested and charged in the shooting death of 19-year-old Aidan Ellison on Nov. 23 in Ashland, Oregon. The shooting, which occurred in the parking lot of Stratford Inn, where they were both staying, allegedly followed a heated exchange between the two over…Read more...

Editor’s note: The following article contains a reference to suicide.Read more...

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Alright, LLC Twitter, this one’s for you: Nasdaq has announced plans to push for corporations to do the absolute bare minimum in ensuring diversity in their boardrooms.Read more...

Though fans of the hit football drama All American will have to wait until mid-January for its return, they can rest assured that they’ll be spared a pandemic-themed season of television.

Y’all, we all know the Department of Education under Betsy DeVos ain’t shit. The RC Cola version of Dolores Umbridge has decided that nine months into the pandemic and one month before she’s out of a job is the perfect time to start processing discrimination cases related to COVID.Read more...

It is below freezing in Pittsburgh today, with wind chills in the teens. I’ve spent much of the day indoors, shielded from the weather and protected by the central heating in our house, but inside still feels the effects of the cold. Sitting next to a window, for instance, feels like sitting next to a deep freezer. To…Read more...

White people have continually proven that their response to being asked to not be racist is to simply be more racist. A small town in Wisconsin has been a perfect example of this, as multiple racist incidents have occurred after a teacher mentioned Black Lives Matter in a lesson about racism.Read more...

In today’s episode of No Shit Republican Sherlock, Fox News host Sean Hannity told his viewers plainly that he doesn’t actually fact check the things he says while on air.Read more...

First, you have to understand how the law works: Remember when those white boys chased down Ahmaud Arbery and shot him for not burglarizing a home? Technically, they were “concerned citizens” chasing a “suspected burglar” to make a citizen’s arrest. According to police, Breonna Taylor was a “suspected drug…Read more...

Thanksgiving can be a complicated time for folks, even in non-pandemic circumstances. Sure, there’s fellowship and football, but also fraught family dynamics, ever-encroaching pressure to make good on sales and BUY ALL THE THINGS, plus the whole bullshit Pilgrim mythology.Read more...

Being one of the greatest performers in the history of your sport might afford you plenty of privileges, but at the end of the day, Formula One superstar Lewis Hamilton has learned that while he can run circles around just about anyone, he’s no match for the coronavirus.Read more...

Watchmen star Regina King has revealed a potential future career move that may or may not surprise you: Broadway. Speaking to WSJ magazine, King admitted that while previous opportunities to secure a spot in a stage play came a bit early, (her son Ian was still in school at the time), it’s something she feels more…Read more...

President Trump is becoming the PT Barnum of his day, and the crazy conspiracy theories and racist rants he pushes to his legions of sycophants is his circus.

Students For Fair Admissions—the crusaders for white opportunity in a country built on the American dream of opportunity exclusively for white people—is continuing its fight against affirmative action in college admissions with hopes that the Supreme Court is finally conservative and Trump-supporter-y enough to hand…Read more...

In an Instagram post that’s STILL UP for whatever reason, DJ Funkmaster Flex gave his fans and followers an up-close and personal look at the latest step in his weight loss journey, and honestly, I wish he hadn’t. But unfortunately for you, because I had to see this video, so do you.

Somewhere out there in social media, there is a hearty debate going on over whether Rihanna’s current beau is her longtime friend and sometime collaborator A$AP Rocky, a rumor fueled by a Monday afternoon report by People. To catch you up, the two have publicly been in each other’s orbit since the rapper opened for…Read more...

How much did nationwide school closures impact students’ academic progress this past spring? A new study hints at answers—but what may be most telling is what we do not see.

Rudy Giuliani is guilty.

Professional athletes love to pretend like personal slights or social media chatter doesn’t phase them, but we all know that’s a bold-faced lie. Kevin Durant had a whole-ass secret burner account; LeBron is notorious for clapping back at critics and going off the grid during the playoffs, and Seattle Seahawks receiver…Read more...

The president has done a lot of stupid shit since taking office.

During the wave of anti-police-violence protests and civil unrest that took place over the summer, Portland, Ore. took center stage as one of three cities that saw so much chaos that the Department of Justice declared it an “anarchist jurisdiction.” But as activists, media outlets and even some officials have pointed…Read more...

Hypebeasts know that when it comes to this sneaker shit, Jordan Brand has been wearing the crown for almost 40 years. Since its debut in 1984 with the Air Jordan 1, Nike has been flooding the streets with some of the coldest footwear to ever touch the market. And eager to challenge its reign and compete for a piece of…Read more...

Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s (R-Ga.) incessant attacks on her Senate opponent, Rev. Raphael Warnock, can all be condensed to Republican red-meat talking points: Radical ideology is dangerous. People who twist the word of God to further an extremist agenda should be condemned. Government handouts are terrible because America…Read more...

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You know, instead of dunking on white mess, why don’t we feel good and focus on some Black positivity instead? For example, a Black man in Atlanta has been working to give underprivileged kids access to essential hygiene products.

According to my friends with kids and my friend who teaches, distance learning is a less than ideal experience. It’s super impersonal, occasionally chaotic and unsurprisingly, super vulnerable to hackers. Baltimore County Public Schools has learned that last part the hard way, as its schools are all currently shut…Read more...

The WNBA has been the standard-bearer for athlete activism in recent years, and the role they played in this year’s Georgia senate races could serve as a blueprint for years to come.Read more...

When it comes to the subject of police misconduct, one thing we don’t talk about enough is how often cops are able to get fired from one job only to go to another department and get hired again. On Sunday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made it clear that he’s looking to close the “bureaucratic loopholes” in his state…Read more...

And so the holidaze begins. As we all search for gifts for ourselves and loved ones for the plethora of holidays we’ll be celebrating throughout the month of December, it might be easier to find lifestyle Cyber Monday deals all in one place. That’s where I come in. I’ve compiled all the best Cyber Monday deals to get…Read more...

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It feels like we’ve been waiting for an eternity, but three of the greatest players in the history of the NBA—Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan—will finally be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2021.Read more...

So...did you get some R&R over the holiday weekend? If you’re like most of us here at The Root, you may need more than a long holiday to get yourself back to center, especially after the collective trauma of 2020. If this year has taught us anything, it’s that paying attention to our personal wellness—whether physical…Read more...

The Black Lives Matter movement may have started in the U.S., but anyone who thinks police brutality and systemic racism in policing are uniquely American phenomena need only look to France to dispel that notion. On Monday, four Paris police officers were charged with beating a Black music producer on Nov. 21.Read more...

Back in July, Black firefighters in Winston-Salem, N.C., protested outside Station 1 firehouse, demanding the termination of the current chief of the fire department and asking the city to seriously address years of racial and sexual harassment claims in the department.Read more...

There was football this weekend? Oh.Read more...

You know, you would think betraying your country and getting bodied for it hundreds of years ago would be enough to stop people from sympathizing with the Confederacy, but no. Instead, we’re in the year 2020, where a man in Georgia feels the need to file a lawsuit preventing the removal of two ugly-ass Confederate…Read more...

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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced their all-female communications team Sunday, including two women who are familiar with the musical stylings and cultural relevance of Salt-N-Pepa.

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Over the weekend, Democratic Senate runoff candidate Jon Ossoff visited Black-owned vegan restaurant Slutty Vegan in Atlanta during a tour to support small businesses. Despite the fact that Republicans often champion themselves as fighters for small businesses, current Georgia Sen. David Perdue’s campaign decided it…Read more...

More than three weeks after Democrats’ disappointing showing on Election Day, party leadership is still arguing over what went wrong. Beyond winning the White House—and activists argue that had it not been for their activism and street-level organizing, Democrats would have lost that race, too—there aren’t too many…Read more...

After a stressful year that’s oftentimes felt like a nightmare, Saturday night felt like a dream come true.Read more...

It’s hard to let go of the past.