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Updated 2025-09-18 21:32
Trump’s Impeachment Defense, Day 3: John Bolton’s Booketh Got Them Shooketh
Maybe former national security adviser John Bolton wasn’t just a publicity thot who took his five minutes of infamy to hawk a book. Maybe John Bolton had a secret plan. Who knows? Maybe he’s not Johnmorosa after all.
Guess Who? BBC Debuts Its First Black Doctor Who, Jo Martin
BBC’s hit sci-fi show Doctor Who is known for having more than a few tricks up its sleeve, but this past Sunday night, the TV series had a history-making surprise for its viewers: its first black Doctor.Read more...
Trump Is Looking to Make Housing Discrimination Easier and It’s Not Just Because He’s Racist
Continuing his legacy of desecrating the highest office in the land and undoing all of former President Obama’s good work, the Trump administration is looking to change rules enacted to fight housing discrimination.
Kobe Bryant to be Inducted Into the Basketball Hall of Fame as Gianna Becomes an Honorary UConn Husky
As people are still coming to grips with the sudden and untimely deaths of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, who died Sunday in a helicopter crash that killed seven others, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the University of Connecticut will honor them in the wake of tragedy.Read more...
Nicki Minaj’s Brother Jelani Maraj Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Sexually Assaulting 11-Year-Old Girl
Nicki Minaj’s brother’s legal case has reached a conclusion.Read more...
Since Shutting Up Doesn’t Pay as Much as America's Got Talent, Terry Crews Continues to Be Loud and Wrong
Best advice I’ve heard, as of late? “You should’ve just sat there and flexed your pecs” (h/t Thickey Smiley, via Twitter). Hopefully, Terry Crews heard it too, because the perpetual pec-flexer might’ve been better off sticking to his guns regularly programmed shtick than continuing to weigh in on the self-created…Read more...
Tuesday's Best Deals: Anker Projector, Heated Jackets, Elgato Capture Cards, and More
A huge Anker sale, computer Gold Box and stainless steel coffee mugs lead of Tuesday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...
Why Your Presidential Candidate Is Trash (Yes, Yours Too)
I fondly remember the days when I was “in the tank” for Bernie Sanders.Read more...
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Supreme Court Allows White Supremacy to Infect Immigration Law With 'Public Charge' Ruling
Should Trump be removed or voted out of office this year, the insidious effects of his Presidency will long be felt through the courts and in rulings like these.Read more...
Lakers to Postpone Their Tuesday Game Against the Clippers
The sudden and tragic death of Kobe Bryant has cast a pall over the city of Los Angeles and the sports world at large.Read more...
Pete Holmes Tells Heckler to 'Shut the F—k Up.' Turns Out It Was Malia Obama
Most of the time when a comedian calls out a heckler or someone just being disruptive in the audience it leads to laugh, maybe some applause and generally ends with getting the audience behind you. That wasn’t quite the case with what happened to Pete Holmes.Read more...
Tributes to Kobe and Gianna Bryant Pop Up Worldwide
I’m still in disbelief that I live in a world without Kobe Bryant. He started playing when I was 4-years-old, he’s been a fixture of basketball for pretty much my entire life. If he wasn’t playing the sport then he was on ESPN talking it. I wasn’t even a huge Lakers fan growing up but this shit still hurts. The…Read more...
When Foxes Attack: Watch Fox News Anchor Christopher Wallace Destroy Pro-Trump Pundit
Every now again miraculous things happen: It snows in Florida, I use my wife’s car and it has gas in it, and a Fox News anchor goes Hamilton on another Fox News anchor.
Michigan Woman Who Says She Was Sexually Assaulted on Spirit Airlines Criticizes Company for Its Response
Tia Jackson wasn’t long from landing. A 22-year-old student at Eastern Michigan University, Jackson was on a Spirit Airlines flight from Atlanta to Detroit that had been uneventful. Until, while sleeping in her middle seat, a male passenger sexually assaulted her, she says.Read more...
Trump’s Defense Lawyers Pick Up Where They Left Off, and By ‘Pick Up’ I Mean They Just Continue Lying
On Monday, President Trump’s loose group of arthritic knees and questionable morals banded together to expand on their brief opening statements from Saturday to make their case as to why the president of the United States isn’t the real Joanne the Scammer.
On Processing My Messy Feelings About Kobe Bryant’s Myth, Life and Death
The first time I saw Kobe Bryant play live was at the McDonald’s All-American Basketball Game in 1996. The game was played in Pittsburgh that year, and I went to the Civic Arena downtown to watch it. I’d already had a relationship with the idea of him. He was the top high school basketball player in the country that…Read more...
Because Opportunity Shouldn’t Be a Luxury, Gucci Announces Its Inaugural Changemaker Grants
When it comes to diversifying the fashion industry, “change” is more than a buzzword; it’s a moral imperative if the historically exclusive arena is to evolve. Last year, Gucci, along with many other luxury brands, was forced to confront its own missteps in creating “diversity and inclusion,” both by hiring a dynamic…Read more...
Sundance 2020: Zola, the Theatrical Twitter Story of How She and ‘This Bitch Here Fell Out’ Is Wild AF
You know how folks will typically amp themselves up for a night out at the club by exclaiming, “This about to be a movie” and it is never an actual cinematic experience? Well, that is certainly not the case for one of the best Black Twitter threads in the history of the social media platform. That shit was most…Read more...
The Show Must Go On: On a Dark Day, the Grammys Red Carpet Proved a Welcome Distraction
Grief isn’t typically a rational emotion; it’s a raw one. And while many of us sat shellshocked by the deaths of Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and the seven other lives (including three children) tragically lost in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., on Sunday morning, there was the very rational…Read more...
How Did So Many People Get the Kobe Story So Wrong?
If you were a Kobe fan as much as I was, then you know that both he and Michael Jordan often repeated the now-famous Phil Jackson quote that characterized their superstar careers:Read more...
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Ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton Can’t Testify, But He Sure Knows How to Promote a Book
President Donald Trump began his Monday the way he always does: He ate the remains of a baby goat that was leftover from the weekend, slogged around the White House looking for his pig’s blood and cilantro smoothie and then locked himself in his private bathroom where he rage tweeted about ex-national security adviser…Read more...
Can Vallejo Police Be Trusted to Investigate an Officer-Involved Shooting?
When an officer shoots and kills someone, whether on-duty or off, there is usually an investigation into the shooting to determine whether there was any wrongdoing on the part of the officer involved.Read more...
Investigators Probing Fatal Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash Focusing on Weather Conditions and Mechanical Issues; All Victims Identified
Multiple federal agencies have joined local authorities investigating what caused the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other passengers in Los Angeles County on Sunday. Currently, officials are focusing on foggy weather conditions in the area that day as well as potential…Read more...
Save Up to 30% Off Gear and Apparel During Backcountry's Winter Whiteout Sale
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2020 Grammys: A Subdued Celebration as Lizzo, Alicia Keys and Others Pay Tribute to Kobe, Prince and Nipsey Hussle
A tragic pall was cast over the 62nd annual Grammy Awards Sunday night as news broke earlier in the day of Kobe Bryant’s untimely death. The fact that the awards were held in the Staples Center, the arena Kobe called home for the majority of his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers only added to the mournful…Read more...
YG Released On Bond After Being Arrested On Robbery Charges Two Days Before Nipsey Hussle Grammy Tribute
Just two days before being scheduled to perform at the much-anticipated Grammys tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle, YG was arrested on robbery charges.Read more...
Tulsa Hires First Black Police Chief, Criminal Justice Reform Advocates See More of the Same
It was a decision that Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum called “one of the most important” he could make during his tenure: appointing the next chief of the Tulsa Police. The department has been beleaguered with claims of racism since long before the high-profile 2016 killing of Terence Crutcher at the hands of then-Tulsa cop…Read more...
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Clive Davis Plans to Undo Damage of Other Whitney Houston Documentaries with a New Film of His Own
Clive Davis plans on getting the last word when it comes to the legacy of Whitney Houston.Read more...
Forever Mamba: The Life and Legacy of Kobe Bean Bryant
Los Angeles Lakers great and five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant was among nine killed in a deadly helicopter crash in California on Sunday. The smooth shooting guard and perennial NBA All-Star who was one of the league’s most prolific scorers was with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, when the plane crashed near…Read more...
Everyone Is Reeling From the Shocking Death of NBA Star Kobe Bryant
As news broke about the tragic and untimely death of NBA icon Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday, an outpouring of condolences flooded social media platforms as fans, celebrities, athletes and coaches around the world reacted in shock and disbelief.Read more...
NBA Legend Kobe Bryant and 13-Year-Old Daughter Killed in Helicopter Crash [Updated]
Updated 1/26/19, 6:10 p.m.: Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva confirmed to the L.A. Times that there were nine people on the aircraft—a pilot and eight passengers, and he wouldn’t confirm who had died in the crash until the next-of-kin were notified.Read more...
Coco Gauff Had a Good Run, Y'all. But She's Out After Australian Open Defeat
At 15-years old, Coco Gauff is the youngest pro-tennis player to beat a reigning title holder at a Grand Slam tournament since 1991 and is the youngest to reach the last 16 at the Australian Open since Martina Hingis in 1996, according to ABC.Read more...
Obama Called Trump a 'Fascist' on Phone Call During Hillary Clinton's 2016 Run for The White House
They say that “a dog who brings a bone will carry a bone.”Read more...
Howard University is WINNING After Receiving Largest Donation in Its History
Good news for HBCU’s comes as Howard University receives its largest donation in the college’s 153-year history.Read more...
Death Row Inmate Keith Tharpe Died in Prison Before Execution. Here's Why His Story Leaves Me Conflicted
The curious case of Keith Tharpe, a story that spans nearly 3 decades, has finally come to its end; although, not the way many expected.Read more...
Deathstreaming: U.S. Army Vet Whose Son Was Killed on Facebook Live Says ‘Violence Has to Stop’
Could you imagine how it feels to have served in the military and then work a quarter of a century for the Department of Corrections to learn one day that your son has been murdered while broadcasting on social media—of all places?Read more...
Chance the Rapper Tapped for New Streaming, 'Mobile First' Version of Punk'd
Three-time Grammy Award winner Chance the Rapper has been tapped to host a reboot of Punk’d — the hidden-camera, celebrity-driven prank show that was wildly popular in the early aughts.Read more...
Sometimes Romantic Fairy Tales End Early: Lena Waithe and Alana Mayo Done After Two Months of Marriage
Actress, producer and screenwriter Lena Waithe has enjoyed a pretty damn successful last few years career wise. She’s the creator of the hit Showtime series The Chi and writer of the hit film Queen & Slim. And in 2017, she became the first black woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a…Read more...
Number of Children in Foster Care Rises and Tennessee Passes Bill Allowing Agencies to Deny LGBTQ Adoption
According the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on any given day, over 437,000 children are living in the U.S. foster care system and the number has been rising. In 2019 only around 61,000 children were adopted and 26% of that number weren’t adopted until they were at 9-years or older. 17,844 (7%) aged out…Read more...
Betsy DeVos Compares Abortion to Slavery, Ayanna Pressley Invites Her to 'Say It to My Face'
Secretary of Education and Cruella DeVille stunt double Betsy DeVos has shown us time and time again that she isn’t the brightest crayon in the box. We’ve seen her struggle to answer the most basic questions about education and even declared that she does not “intentionally visited schools that are underperforming,”…Read more...
Saturday's Best Deals: Jachs Henleys, Philips Norelco, Best-Selling Magazines, and More
A deal on Jachs henleys and crewnecks, a $7 Philips Norelco Nose Hair Trimmer, and a Best-Sellers Magazine Gold Box lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...
Lawyer-Turned-Label Chief James McMillan Overcomes Drug Felony to Prove It Gets Greater Later
James McMillan has come a long way since his drug-dealing days at an HBCU.Read more...
Trump Now Says He's Open to Cut Entitlements
Another day, another installment in the ongoing saga that is “y’alls President is a lying ass liar.” Our subject for tonight’s episode is entitlements.Read more...
Nazi Tears: Christopher Cantwell Arrested by FBI
The “Unite the Right” rally was one of the darkest moments in our countries recent history. The white nationalist rally took the life of 32-year-old Heather Heyer and left countless others injured and scarred. In some good news, one of the key figures behind that rally has been arrested.Read more...
Applebee’s Employee Believes She Was Fired for Kicking Racists Out of Restaurant
You know, I’m not gonna lie. The fact that this story went down in Applebee’s in New Jersey just makes all the sense in the world.Read more...
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: A Racist In the Sun
In 1951, the great American poet Langston Hughes, in his poem, “Harlem,” asked:Read more...
Megan Thee Stallion Is Letting Y’all Know That She Is, Indeed, That ‘B.I.T.C.H.’ With a New Single
Megan Thee Stallion, a.k.a Ms. My Knees Don’t Quit (I made that up. It was either going to be that or “Twerkocalypse Now,”) has just gifted the world with a new track produced by none other than the legendary duo The Neptunes.Read more...
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