The Root

There's been a lot of talk about how the new crop of popular women rappers-Sexyy Red; Ice Spice; GloRilla; and Megan Thee Stallion-are all too sexual. We see comments on the internet about how they show too much skin, talk about sex too much in their music and are setting a bad example for young women. There are also...Read more...

The University of Virginia has come under fire for suspending campus tours that acknowledged founder Thomas Jefferson's history of owning slaves. According to NBC News, the tours-which were completed by University Guide Services-have been riddled by a lack of consistency" in content, school officials have stated.Read more...

With so many celebrities beefing for most of the year, it's nice to see two of them show their maturity and rekindle a relationship after years of feuding.Read more...

With New York Fashion Week creeping up, we at The Root felt it would be the perfect time to rehash some of the worst celebrity fashion moments of the year... so far. From award shows to the Met Gala, these celebs did not put their best fashion foot forward.

It's official. A South Carolina prison director just confirmed the execution methods of America's past we thought were dead and gone are now an option again for a death row inmate slated to be executed next month.

Ice T is not here for the Law & Order" complaints. The rapper and actor responded to criticism that the long-running Dick Wolf series has gone woke" and needs to go back to normal" in a series of tweets, as Complex reported.Read more...

Lee Daniels' latest Netflix project, The Deliverance, boasts an all-star cast that includes Glenn Close, Andra Day, Mo'Nique and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. But you may not know that the supernatural thriller is based on a real-life story of strange circumstances after a woman moved her mother and three children into a...Read more...

The 2024 Paris Olympics may be over, but that doesn't mean the excitement has completely dwindled. Many fans, including famous ones like Flavor Flav are already looking ahead to the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The Public Enemy legend is making it clear he wants to be one of the torchbearers for the next Summer Olympics.

Donald Trump's desperation to become president for a second time has led to his complete and total degradation of Black people. It was already bad when his initial opponent for the upcoming election was President Joe Biden, but he's only dialed it up since his primary competitor for the Oval Office is now a Black...Read more...

Not many successful prosecutors with government experience at both the state and federal levels list their summer jobs in high school and college on their CVs. That's because, at a certain point in your career, it doesn't matter anymore - especially when, like Kamala Harris, you can call yourself the country's first Bl...Read more...

The attorney for the elderly white man accused in the shooting and injury of a Black teen who accidentally knocked on his door last Spring has made yet another argument in favor of stifling the legal process against his client.

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The Year of Hate continues, as Yung Miami and Joe Budden become the next pair of media personalities to air their grievances with each other in a very public - and very petty - manner.Read more...

Tyra Banks has been through multiple career evolutions. She's gone from supermodel, to TV host, to entrepreneur. Now, she's returning to her roots. On Wednesday, she was joined by fellow model Gigi Hadid in a clip announcing the 2024 return of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. She dropped a call back to another one...Read more...

Another day, another cringey attempt from the Trump campaign to court Black voters. When the former president isn't slinging shoes at Sneaker Con or giving a downright offensive speech at the Black Conservative Federation, he is recruiting Black women to speak on his behalf.Read more...

Even though O.J. Simpson died more than four months ago, it doesn't mean that he can escape the debts he owes, and they aren't cheap.Read more...

We're nearing the finish line, and it's getting hot in the presidential kitchen! In what CNN interviewer Dana Bash called the shortest campaign in modern American history, Vice President Kamala Harris has been putting on the jets to ignite American voters and go toe to toe with former President Donald Trump.

There's no better time than fall to think about redecorating your home. But even if you don't have the budget to hire an interior designer or do a complete overhaul, you can still refresh your space by adding a fresh coat of paint or introducing colorful furniture pieces and accessories to the items you already have.Read more...

In June, Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio was shot to death at his own birthday party in Tampa, Fla. The incident occurred at an address where Foolio advertised an air bnb pool party" to his more than 1 million Instagram followers on June 14. He instructed his followers to message him for the address.Read more...

Meghan Markle knows her impact. The Duchess of Sussex recently spoke to The New York Times, breaking down her process of finding little-known brands to support, whether by wearing them and or by contributing financially.Read more...

It's been four years since we lost the three-time Grammy Award winner, Bill Withers. The singer-songwriter was famous for his timeless hits like Ain't No Sunshine" and Lovely Day," and up until the end of his life, Withers was able to enjoy the fruits of his musical successes comfortably in his Hollywood Hills home.Read more...

One of the Mississippi Goon Squad" officers who are responsible for the racist attack and torture of two Black men is attempting to have his sentence reduced.Read more...

James Brown, also heralded as The Godfather of Soul" and The Hardest Working Man in Show Business," left an extraordinary legacy after his passing in 2006. With a colorful and extravagant persona, Brown's larger-than-life style still appears in the home he lived in prior to his death. Born in Barnwell SC, his...Read more...

Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is once again embroiled in a legal controversy, and this time RICO allegations are involved. According to the Miami Herald, Leonard Sulaymanov, owner of online retailer LenZo & Co, is alleging that Mayweather owes him nearly $4 million for a three-year-old luxury jewelry purchase.

First, the National Federation of Republican Assemblies insisted that Vice President Kamala Harris can't run for President because of the defunct and racist 1857 Dred Scott Supreme Court decision that said slaves weren't citizens (a decision that has long been overturned, by the way). Most important, she's not a slave.

Successful and controversial music producer Irv Gotti has been going through some health troubles amid some concerning allegations against him.Read more...

A disciplinary hearing at a Toronto police department revealed a shocking discovery about the city's first Black officer of the highest ranks. Now, the title she worked so hard for is in jeopardy.

During the Democratic National Convention last week, the son of Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Cole, gave virtual remarks about how much he loved his father. Cole also discussed the role Vice President Kamala Harris has played in their lives.Read more...

Blue Ivy Carter is all grown up! Beyonce and Jay-Z's first-born daughter was recently spotted in Los Angeles, with fans reacting all over the internet with takes on how grown the Grammy winner has gotten.

For the most part Disney+ has found success with its Star Wars" series. However, its most recent project, The Acolyte," proved to be the most controversial title in its new crop. It ventured away from the familiar confines of the Skywalker Saga and set the story 100 years before the events of Star Wars Episode I:...Read more...

Fathers. We all have them, but all too often, parental dynamics don't go as smooth as we want them to. Last Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris gave the most important speech of her career thus far as she accepted the Democratic nomination for president. But there was one person noticeably absent from the speech,...Read more...

On August 28, 2014, former President Barack Obama got his Republican haters all up in their feelings during a press briefing on the United States' military response to ISIS. But the controversy was less about what he said, We don't have a strategy yet," and more about what he wore. President Obama's tan suit got...Read more...

For the past three months, Memphis law enforcement were trying to track down a shooting suspect. The manhunt finally came to a close this week when the suspect fell right in the hands of police officials. Literally, fell. Let us explain.

Indiana law enforcement said last week they received a disturbing call from a white woman admitting to unleashing her violent Karen tantrum on her neighbor. However, the condition of victim made matters even more concerning.

Even as she navigates one of the hardest periods any human can endure - the end of her marriage to Ben Affleck - Jennifer Lopez has remained under fire from her many detractors on social media, many of whom are enjoying seeing Jenny From The Block lose her latest great love."Read more...

There may be questions about the status of The Fugees reunion tour, but Ms. Lauryn Hill definitely has time to hang out with another group of old friends. The Grammy winner recently popped up for a surprise performance at her high school reunion.

Author Robin DiAngelo's 2018 book White Fragility: Why It's So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism" became a New York Times bestseller shortly after its release and saw a renewed buzz a couple years later amid the George Floyd protests. She has since enjoyed a career as a diversity consultant" who encourages...Read more...

Last week, we told you about the viral demure" trend that had everyone from Khloe Kardashian to RuPaul showing fans how to be very mindful" and very cutesy" while doing - everything.

Wednesday marks four years since Chadwick Boseman lost his four-year-long battle with colon cancer.Read more...

Zahara Marley Jolie, daughter to A-list stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, is continuing to enjoy her time as a member of the Mu Pi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.Read more...

To let mainstream media tell it, Black dads are missing in action-leaving countless Black kids to be raised without the presence of a male role model. But according to a National Health Statistics Report released by the Centers for Disease Control, Black fathers are more involved than some may think - often even more...Read more...

With a heatwave sweeping the U.S., the words stay hydrated" have taken on a new meaning. Now, popular rapper Ludacris is taking that phrase to another level. On Monday, while in Alaska for a show, the Get Back" artist posted an Instagram video of himself drinking water fresh from a glacier.

On Saturday, 38-year-old Kirk Walker and his cousin, 40-year-old Robert McLaurin, were driving down the Henry Hudson Parkway in New York City in a Dodge Challenger. Walker was a groom-to-be who was scheduled to get married to his fiance Shauntea Weaver. He and his cousin were out for his bachelor party.

Lizzo just updated her fans on social media, revealing her plans to take a gap year" while also showing off her body transformation.

A South Carolina deputy was arrested by the department he used to work for after a speed chase gone horribly wrong.Authorities from the Florence County Sheriff's Office say 29-year-old Treyvon Sellers went rogue on May 26.Read more...

Queens, New York prosecutors have accused a Rikers correction officer of pretending to be a television producer to sexually assault a 20-year-old woman, according to NBC News.Read more...

The start of the 2024 U.S. Open means many of our favorite tennis stars are beginning their quests to win the final Grand Slam tournament of the season. Naomi Osaka opened her competition on Tuesday with a big 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 10 ranked player Jelena Ostapenko - and she did it while rocking the No. 8 jersey of...Read more...

Exactly one month after rapper Sean Kingston and his mother Janice Turner were federally indicted on wire fraud charges, the two have now been arraigned. As previously reported by The Root, the mother-and-son duo were federally indicted with wire fraud charges stemming from accusations that they acquired more than $1...Read more...

The first Pride event that celebrates Black LGBTQ communities, Global Black Pride, debuted in the United States this week. The festival started Tuesday and will end Monday in Atlanta, boasting an array of diverse programming and is headlined by Pose" actor and singer Billy Porter.Read more...

LeBron James has openly talked about for years how much he wanted his oldest son, LeBron Bronny" James Jr., to play with him on an NBA team. While it felt like a pipe dream for years, he ended up getting what he wanted at the 2024 NBA Draft when Bronny was drafted with the 55th pick in the second round.Read more...