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Peek Inside The Childhood Home Of Nina Simone

A look through the recently restored childhood home of the High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone.

Wise Words From Nelson Mandela That Hit Harder Than Ever, In Honor of His Death Anniversary

The 5 Greatest Moments from the 2025 The Root 100 Party

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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

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.

We all have an assignment. But finding it will not be the same for everyone.

Grandmother Shares Difficult Update on Baby After Brain-Dead Mother Was Kept Alive Under Georgia Law

The <i>Real</i> Reason Star Boxer Terence Crawford Was Stripped Of His WBC Title

The Real Reason Star Boxer Terence Crawford Was Stripped Of His WBC Title

The Heartbreaking Reason a Florida Man Allegedly Murdered a Man as He Was Having His Hair Braided

After AT&T Pens Letter to Trump Ending DEI, Black Internet Is More Than Pissed

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GloRilla Gives Update on Friendship With Young Thug Months After Viral Negative Tweets

Rapper Young Thug made waves on social media in September when he bashed GloRilla’s looks. And now there’s an update on where they stand now!

The Pros <i>and</i> Cons For Your Favorite Black Shows When Netflix Buys Warner Bros. Discovery

The Pros and Cons For Your Favorite Black Shows When Netflix Buys Warner Bros. Discovery

3 Things to Know About Megan Thee Stallion’s Defamation Case Against Milagro Gramz

Omarion Breaking Silence on His Alleged Connection to Solange Has Everyone Saying ‘What?!?’

‘Law & Order’ Star Responds to Getting Dragged to the Moon Over Viral Racist Post

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GloRilla Gives Update on Friendship With Young Thug Months After Viral Negative Tweets

Rapper Young Thug made waves on social media in September when he bashed GloRilla’s looks. And now there’s an update on where they stand now!

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Even More Crazy Events No One Could Have Predicted in 2025

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A Peek Inside The Root 100 Party’s Swag Bag

By Angela Johnson

The Pros and Cons For Your Favorite Black Shows When Netflix Buys Warner Bros. Discovery

By Shanelle Genai

Peek Inside The Childhood Home Of Nina Simone

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Culture

Wise Words From Nelson Mandela That Hit Harder Than Ever, In Honor of His Death Anniversary

Meghan Markle’s Holiday Netflix Special is Just the Kind of Self-Care Black Folks Need Right Now

Why the Netflix Diddy Doc Has Everyone Furious at This Black Woman Juror From the Trial

Halle Berry Trashes the Idea of Gavin Newsom as President For One Crucial Reason

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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.

Professor: Ray J Might Be Messy, But Here’s Why You Can’t Blame His Mother

The Black Panther Party Didn’t Disappear— Here’s Where The Revolutionary Activists Are Today

Professor: Black Folks Who Won’t Let Their Food Touch Are Annoying, But They’re Also Right

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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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Kid Cudi Makes This Unthinkable Comment About Michael Jackson and Gets Dragged Online for It

The Story of Vanity, Prince’s True Love Who Couldn’t Escape a Tragic End

Have You Heard the Story of Betty Davis, a Sexy, Explicit Funk Singer Who Was Ahead of Her Time?

Why Paris Jackson is Still Beefing With Michael Jackson’s $464M Estate in Legal Fight That Just Exploded

Peek Inside The Childhood Home Of Nina Simone

A look through the recently restored childhood home of the High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone.

Why Supreme Court’s MAGA-Friendly Redistricting Ruling Could Change Everything For Jasmine Crockett, Other Texas Dems

Under the Supreme Court temporarily ruling in favor of Trump, but where does it leave the Democrats, who are more than outnumbered.

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