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NAACP LDF Head: Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Challenge Is a Danger to Black Americans

The Root spoke with the president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund on what Black Americans should brace for ahead of the Supreme Court’s case on birthright citizenship.

Black NJ Congresswoman Speaks On Facing 17 Years in Prison for Visiting ICE Detainees

Inside the Unnecessary Renovations Trump Is Making to the White House

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‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Dish on What It Takes to be True Bad Boys

Samuel L. Jackson, John David and Malcolm Washington on ‘The Piano Lesson,’ Family and Legacy

Wayne Brady and Maile Brady Tell Us Who Choreographs Their Fun TikTok Dances

Morris Chestnut Tells Us What Song Always Gets Him to the Dance Floor and What You Better Not Bring to a Party at His House

3 Ways to Think Like a Businessman, According to Executive Walter Davis

Why ‘Paradise’ Season Two Finale Has Fans So Shook!

The season two finale of Sterling K. Brown’s ‘Paradise’ has folks all over social media talking—and for good reason. Let’s get into it!

What it Cost My Family to Find My Cousin in a Country That Often Forgets Black Women

NBA Player Fired Over Anti-LGBTQ Pride Month Comments Sparks Free Speech Debate

Amber Rose Wants White People to Be Able to Say the N-Word Without Consequence…Here’s Why

Florida’s Rooney Rule Challenge is Rooted in White Supremacy – and Legal Fiction

Entertainment

Brandy Says She Had a Relationship With a Boyz II Men Star When She was 16

Brandy Norwood is finally opening up about the relationship she shared with Boyz II Men member Wanya Morris. And the details are as eye-opening as you’d expect!

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The Highs and Messy Lows of R&B Group En Vogue

Inside FKA Twigs, Shia LaBeouf’s Relationship Drama

Why ‘Paradise’ Season Two Finale Has Fans So Shook!

The Ultimate Nipsey Hussle Playlist

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America Still Produces NBA Superstars. But the World Produces MVPs.

The shift isn’t about skill. It’s about how the game is being taught.

By Lawrence Ware

Brandy Says She Had a Relationship With a Boyz II Men Star When She was 16

By Shanelle Genai

White Influencer’s Bizarre Defense After She Was Caught Editing Her Face on Black Model’s Photo

By Angela Wilson

Inside the Unnecessary Renovations Trump Is Making to the White House

By Phenix S Halley

Olandria’s New Sports Illustrated Feature & Red Carpet Slayings Prove She’s Here to Stay!

By Shanelle Genai

Culture

New Study Links ‘Everywhere Chemicals’ Found in Plastics to 2 Million Premature Births

NBA Player Fired Over Anti-LGBTQ Pride Month Comments Sparks Free Speech Debate

Black Virginia Family Finds Army Discharge Papers That Unlock a Mother’s Secret WWII Legacy

The Four Black Women Coaches Who Took Their Teams to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Women’s Tournament

Opinion

America Still Produces NBA Superstars. But the World Produces MVPs.

What it Cost My Family to Find My Cousin in a Country That Often Forgets Black Women

Florida’s Rooney Rule Challenge is Rooted in White Supremacy – and Legal Fiction

Professor: The Tiger Woods Crash Is Exactly Why Rich Black Men Need Drivers

Beauty/Style

The Best Black Fashion at The iHeartRadio Music Awards

The Freshest Sneakers You Need in Your Shoe Collection Now

Oscars 2026: The Best-Dressed Black Celeb Red Carpet Looks of All Time

North West’s Best Fashion Looks

Viral Stories

What We Know About Usher, Justin Bieber’s Confrontation at Beyonce’s Oscar Party

Tammi Terrell: The Ivy League Scholar Who Deserved Better than Motown’s Saddest Ending

New Clues To What Jay-Z is Up To

The Most Exciting Tours From Black Artists in 2026!