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The Most Shocking Black Celeb Deaths of 2025

2025 gave us more than a handful of losses this year and a lot of our favorite celebs sadly didn’t make it. Let’s take a look back in remembrance.

The Story of This Black Florida Chef Saving the Life Of His Longtime Customer Will Have You in Tears!

Fiercest Looks Black Stylists Wayman + Micah Have Curated This Year

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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

Carl Carlton and Other Black Celebs We Lost In 2025

We are recognizing the Black celebs who left us in 2025.

Y’all Wanna Make Sherrone Moore About White Women…at the Expense of Black Women

TikTok’s Brenay Montague Breaks Her Silence on the $1.7M Cheating Scandal— And Fans Are Gagging

How ‘Owning Manhattan’ Has Everyone Talking About Black Women’s Struggle in Corporate America

Professor: Why Have Black Women Stayed Silent About Diddy, Other Men For So Long?

Entertainment

The Most Shocking Black Celeb Deaths of 2025

2025 gave us more than a handful of losses this year and a lot of our favorite celebs sadly didn’t make it. Let’s take a look back in remembrance.

Kimora Lee Simmons Blasting Ex-husband Russell Simmons

Michelle Obama Explains Her Eerie Connection to the Late Rob Reiner

Mathew Knowles Says There’s Only One Reason Why He’s Been Overlooked in the Music Industry

How ‘Owning Manhattan’ Has Everyone Talking About Black Women’s Struggle in Corporate America

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Why Rob Reiner’s Death Devastates Black America

Acclaimed filmmaker Rob Reiner was a passionate political activist and advocate for progressive causes.

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Black Georgia U.S. Army Vet and 50-Year U.S. Resident Facing Deportation For This Wild Reason

By Asheea Smith

Culture

Black Georgia U.S. Army Vet and 50-Year U.S. Resident Facing Deportation For This Wild Reason

Who is NYC’s Black Heiress and Lifestyle Influencer, Hannah Bronfman?

Inside the Explosive Delineation Debate Picking Apart Black Folk’s Identity, History, and Who ‘Belongs’

Carl Carlton and Other Black Celebs We Lost In 2025

Opinion

Professor: Why Have Black Women Stayed Silent About Diddy, Other Men For So Long?

What Blueface's Tweet About Having Sex With His Mother Actually Says <i>About</i> Black Mothers...

What Blueface’s Tweet About Having Sex With His Mother Actually Says About Black Mothers…

Why the Netflix Diddy Doc Participants Are Also Terrible Humans

The New Owner Of <i>The Root</i> Asked A Question We All Must Answer: 'What Is Your Assignment?' Don't Have An Answer? Here's Some Help.

The New Owner Of The Root Asked A Question We All Must Answer: ‘What Is Your Assignment?’ Don’t Have An Answer? Here’s Some Help.

Beauty/Style

Black Celebs’ Most Iconic Giorgio Armani Fashion Moments

The Evolution of A$AP Rocky’s Style

Historic Black Facts Behind The Controversial Ralph Lauren Oak Bluffs Collection

Black Celebs Showed Out at Paris Fashion Week

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The Flyest Fashions From Brandy and Monica’s ‘The Boy Is Mine’ Tour!

13 Hip-Hop, R&B Remixes That Are <i>Way</i> Better Than the Original

13 Hip-Hop, R&B Remixes That Are Way Better Than the Original

<i>The Root's</i> Best Albums By Black Artists in 2025

The Root’s Best Albums By Black Artists in 2025

Everything You Never Knew About Prince’s Childhood Home — Including What’s Next For It

Kimora Lee Simmons Blasting Ex-husband Russell Simmons

After getting wind of an interview, Russell Simmons immediately went on the defense. But Kimora isn’t backing down, in fact she’s doubling down! Let’s get into it!

Fiercest Looks Black Stylists Wayman + Micah Have Curated This Year

Black styling duo Wayman + Micah were responsible for some of the hottest red carpet looks in 2025. We’re looking back at some of our favorites.

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