We are a full 20 years—almost 21!—past the future Prince envisioned when he wrote his double album (and hit single) 1999. And in a year that gave his fans a long-awaited memoir in Prince: The Beautiful Ones, yet another take-home tribute to the iconic musician is taking place. In conjunction with the deluxe reissue of …Read more...

The Associated Press just confirmed what we already knew: Serena Williams is the greatest of all time. On Saturday, the news org named Williams the AP Female Athlete of the Decade after a vote by AP beat writers and member sports editors.Read more...

On Aug. 26, 2017, Damon Grimes died after succumbing to injuries from a fatal all-terrain vehicle accident. But since we’re The Root, you know we’ve uncovered more to the story.Read more...

Either there is an equal amount of scummy people taking a new Gallup poll or Russians have hacked the results to inflate President Trump’s ego, as he has allegedly tied former President Barack Obama as the most admired man of 2019.

We’re coming to the end of a year (and decade) and it’s time for Barack Obama’s tradition of sharing his faves!Read more...

Lawmakers and activists around the country voiced their support for longtime Congressman John Lewis after he announced Sunday that he is battling Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The 79-year-old civil rights icon and Georgia representative said he plans to continue serving his district while undergoing treatment for the…Read more...

Even us anti-capitalists recognize that economic freedom is power in the good ole US of A. And as it relates to Kwanzaa, on this fourth day, we celebrate Ujamaa (ooh-jaa-mah), meaning cooperative economics and also, “shared wealth and work”, “economic self-reliance” and “obligation of generosity.”

When I was a younger man, I had a bad habit of continuing to argue a point even after I long realized I was wrong. After a while, it becomes a matter of pride and resentment of having to concede.Read more...

“With The Total Push of Other Ways Of Living…Let’s All Please Remember We All Come From This Right Here... No Disrespect 2 No One But Let’s Push This More N 2020.”Read more...

Police in Asheville, N.C., are investigating a truly heinous crime. The most abominable of offenses. The most dastardly of evil deeds. Some Nazi bigot vandal has spray-painted an off-brand “swastika” over a mural of none other than legendary “Queen Of Rock and Roll” Tina Turner.

A 55" Roku-powered Hisense TV, eufy doorbell camera, 8-week Washington Post subscription, and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle lead off Sundays’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

The Rev. Al Sharpton has defended Christianity Today magazine for its editorial supporting Trump’s removal from office, while also criticizing the evangelical Christians who continue to stand in support of the embattled U.S. president.Read more...

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As the 2020 run for the White House kicks into high gear, Michael Moore is calling out white folks who voted for Donald Trump.Read more...

Oh Tiffany Haddish.Read more...

Fair Fight Action, a voting rights group founded by Stacy Abrams to address voter suppression, lead a noble effort to restore 98,000 voters who were removed from the state’s voter rolls due to non participation in any recent elections. Unfortunately, they were unsuccessful.Read more...

On today, the third day of Kwanzaa, we celebrate the principle Ujima, or collective work and responsibility.Read more...

If Le’Veon Bell really sticks to his guns, the NFL may have better luck getting the blood of Yeezus.Read more...

There’s an adage that said that “when you live by the sword, you die by the sword.”Read more...

When George Bush Sr. died, I posted to Facebook, “R.I.P. George... Jefferson.” I have a number of witty, inappropriate jokes saved in my phone for when David Duke or Eric Cartman’s absentee father, Rush Limbaugh, kick the bucket. I feel no obligation to be kind or respectful to bigots or those who have done harm to my…Read more...

A huge spotlight has recently been put on the Capital City Country Club, in Tallahassee, Fla., after it was discovered that the seventh fairway of its golf course sits on top of at least 40 graves of long-deceased victims of American slavery.Read more...

It’s all about the money — or schmoney — for Cardi B and she doesn’t mind spending it.Read more...

Another day, another thwarted attempt at voter suppression from the Republican party.

Billionaire, former New York City mayor and stop and frisk advocate Mike Bloomberg is currently making a long shot bid at buying the presidency. Apparently, he was exploiting prison labor to do so which is just so on brand.Read more...

You just really have to admire the NFL’s dedication to clownery. What else can explain Antonio Brown’s possible return to the league?Read more...

Gardendale, Ala., is an interesting place.Read more...

For the last mailbag of 2019, we chose an email, a tweet, a DM and a comment that all ask the same question:

For the first time, Kevin Hart’s wife, Eniko Parrish, publicly opens up about his cheating scandal in the new Netflix docuseries, Kevin Hart: Don’t F—k This Up, which premieres today on the streaming service.

While Kanye West may have salvaged his relationship with King Jesus this year, the same cannot be said about his tenuous agreement with EMI, the record label that has owned the publishing rights to West’s music since 2003.Read more...

Beginning Jan. 27, students in seventh through 12th grades in Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia will be excused one absence every school year to participate in “civic engagement activities,” says school system spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell.Read more...

Amber Guyger is a murderer.

Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency is extraordinary, and for a host of distinct, tangible reasons. There’s a shot of Alfre Woodard, as prison warden Bernadine Williams who oversees executions at her facility, that lingers unbroken for over three-and-a-half minutes: A close-up of her face as her soul is practically draining…Read more...

Have you heard the fable about the hare and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)?

On the second day of Kwanzaa, the black nationalists gave to me…a hard-ass word to pronounce! But in fact, Kujichagulia (pronounced: koo-gi—as in Coogi sweater—cha–goo–lee-ah—as in Aaliyah) is probably my favorite principle in the Kwanzaa pantheon.Read more...

She’s Muslim, an icon of modest fashion, and one of the models of the moment. Now, Halima Aden is also the first model to wear hijab on the cover of Essence, giving us all-pink-everything glamour for the magazine’s January/February 2020 issue, the first in celebration of its 50th(!) year.Read more...

On Thursday, New York City Police detained a 14-year-old they suspect took part in the murder of 18-year-old Barnard College student Tessa Majors, who was stabbed to death in a Harlem park earlier this month.Read more...

Winter Mega Sale | Crane & Canopy

She did it. AGAIN. Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time, is now the 2019 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year. We ain’t surprised.

We’d like to welcome you to the fifth annual Wypipo Awards.

Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Dame Dash has been pummeled with lawsuit after lawsuit throughout the years, but his latest might be the most shocking yet.Read more...

The morning after Christmas is typically a nice one for me. I spent mine playing some of the games I copped on Xbox over Christmas, eating leftovers and chilling with my dog. It was a pleasant morning, all things considered. Apparently, the same cannot be said for the President who spent his morning being pissed the…Read more...

Today in news that is inexplicably going to piss off a particular segment of people, a new study has shown that transgender kids may have an understanding of their gender identity at a young age.Read more...

Last week, former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin came under fire for a series of pardons he granted before leaving office. Among those pardoned was one Micah Schoettle, a man who only served 19 months of a 23-year sentence. His crime? Raping a 9-year-old girl he was related to.Read more...

Since John Witherspoon’s untimely passing in October, fans have wondered how some of his most iconic characters will continue on in their respective film and television franchises. Jenifer Lewis has volunteered to fill in for Grandpa in Aaron McGruder’s forthcoming The Boondocks revival, but we have yet to get any…Read more...

On Christmas Day, Rev. Jackson Jackson Sr. posted the bonds of a handful of inmates at Cook County Jail in Chicago so they could spend the holiday with loved ones.Read more...

It’s been quite a decade for the Kardashian-West clan, but it seems they’ll continue giving us head-scratching moments for the foreseeable future. On Christmas Day, Kanye blessed his fans with his latest gospel-fueled offering, Jesus Is Born, and, as Complex reports, this Christmas, he and wife Kim Kardashian West…Read more...

Cyntoia Brown-Long, freed in August after spending half her life behind bars for killing the man who had trafficked her for sex, vowed upon her release to work on behalf of other survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation. In the months since, Brown-Long has been a fierce public advocate for these women and girls,…Read more...

See, Colin Kaepernick isn’t the only kindhearted, good-natured professional football player in the world.Read more...

I want to be explicitly clear: There is nothing consensual about a grown-ass adult engaging in any form of sexual impropriety with a minor. Ever.Read more...

A photo posted to Instagram on Sunday showed Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan of New Mexico flashing what appeared to be a white nationalist hand sign.