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Kill the Hate…Give Dawn Staley Her Flowers This March Madness
The University of South Carolina’s head basketball coach deserves every bit of the props her detractors refuse to give her.
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Why Video of White Woman Dragged Out of Republican Event Is A Terrifying Sign For Black America
The viral video has Black folks buzzing about how it would’ve been far worse had it been a Black woman.
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Trump’s Masterful Bait and Switch Politics Have Us Distracted From His Promises To Do This and This
Trump and his MAGA Republicans could’ve been helping everyone out, but they didn’t.
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Kendrick Lamar Sent A Coded Message To Black America During Super Bowl. And We Got It
The Grammy award-winning rapper’s set was more than just another shot at Drake — it was an indictment on America’s current state of affairs.
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Where Is Obama When We Need Him??
Can we blame America’s first Black president for not saying too much right now?
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You Thought Egg Prices Would Improve…? Why Trump’s Tariffs Will Hit Black Folks Especially Hard
Thanks to Trump’s proposed tariffs, eggs, avocados and even tequila will get more expensive,
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The Untold Stories of the Sylvers, Teddy Pendergrass, the DeBarges, The LeVerts, Soul Train Dancers and Other Legendary Black Music Artist Stories For Black History Month
Here’s a roundup of untold music stories from The Root to celebrate Black History Month.
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Trump’s New Military Executive Order is Peak Transphobia…Where Have Black Folks Seen This Before?
When discrimination prevents transgender people from fighting for our country, who’s to say that more groups won’t be targeted?
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Mother Accused of Brutal Murder of Baby Daughter, Scary Allegations Against Man Accused of Shoving Ex on Subway Tracks, the Alleged New Orleans ‘Terrorist’ and Other Crime News From the Week
The Root’s crime stories from the week of Dec. 29, 2024.
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Black Twitter Reacts to Jimmy Carter’s Death, These Photos Show How Black Folks Got Down With Carter, Jimmy Carter Was the First Politician to Listen to Black Folks, and Other News About Jimmy Carter
All the news about the 39th U.S. president, who died Dec. 29 at 100



