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AOC is “Confident” That Her Ethics Committee Investigation Will be Dismissed [UPDATE]
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, according to a statement from the ethics committee.
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![Oh Brotha. Van Jones, Voice of The “Community,” is Back With Some Clarifications [UPDATE]](https://assets-server.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/29131015/b29577b08755b31ddd9040bcebeda6c4-1024x683.jpg)
Oh Brotha. Van Jones, Voice of The “Community,” is Back With Some Clarifications [UPDATE]
Van Jones said “we” as a Black community failed to call-out Kanye West for his nonsense. My question is, who is we?
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Vice President Kamala Harris Will Swear-In New L.A. Mayor Karen Bass
In a moment bursting with historical significance, the VP will be swearing in Karen Bass, the first Black woman elected as Mayor of Los Angeles.
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Ava DuVernay is The First Black Woman To Have Her Face on Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
It’s no secret that we all love Ava DuVernay, and now we get to try her new directorial debut, a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor.
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Jan. 6th Committee Will Hand Down Criminal Referrals, Says Chairman
Folks in Trump world better look out. On Tuesday, the January 6th committee chairman said the committee will be issuing criminal referrals.
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Shannon Sharpe Dissed HBCUs And Black Twitter Clapped All the Way Back
The Undisputed host and former-NFL player said that if “I had the grades coming out of HS. I wouldn’t have chosen an HBCU.”
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![Why Alvin Bragg Denounced Murder Charges Against Tracy McCarter, But Kept After Her [UPDATE]](https://assets-server.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/29130946/33e5884ffe7f7663e1d70bf2cbdeb809-1024x576.jpg)
Why Alvin Bragg Denounced Murder Charges Against Tracy McCarter, But Kept After Her [UPDATE]
Tracy McCarter, a domestic violence survivor accused of killing her abuser, is now free, but why did it take Alvin Bragg nearly a year to halt his prosecution?
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![Tracy McCarter, Who Was Charged with Killing her Abusive Husband, Will Walk Free: Here’s how it Happened [UPDATE]](https://assets-server.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/29130945/968cd18144bb29e48a21be651358e904-1024x683.jpg)
Tracy McCarter, Who Was Charged with Killing her Abusive Husband, Will Walk Free: Here’s how it Happened [UPDATE]
Part 1 in a new series, The Root, tells the story of a Black survivor accused of murdering her alleged abuser, and the district attorney who held her fate.
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Keke Palmer Reminisces with Her On-Screen Mama Angela Bassett
It’s been 16 years since they starred in “Akeelah and the Bee.” Here’s what this on screen mother-daughter duo have learned from each other.
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Rev. Al Sharpton: Is Governor DeSantis A “Junior Version of Trump?”
“You got to really wonder if DeSantis is an alternative to Trump or just a junior version,” Reverend Al Sharpton told The Root.
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
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Oh Brotha. Van Jones, Voice of The “Community,” is Back With Some Clarifications [UPDATE]
Van Jones said “we” as a Black community failed to call-out Kanye West for his nonsense. My question is, who is we?
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Vice President Kamala Harris Will Swear-In New L.A. Mayor Karen Bass
In a moment bursting with historical significance, the VP will be swearing in Karen Bass, the first Black woman elected as Mayor of Los Angeles.
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Ava DuVernay is The First Black Woman To Have Her Face on Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
It’s no secret that we all love Ava DuVernay, and now we get to try her new directorial debut, a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor.
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Jan. 6th Committee Will Hand Down Criminal Referrals, Says Chairman
Folks in Trump world better look out. On Tuesday, the January 6th committee chairman said the committee will be issuing criminal referrals.
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Shannon Sharpe Dissed HBCUs And Black Twitter Clapped All the Way Back
The Undisputed host and former-NFL player said that if “I had the grades coming out of HS. I wouldn’t have chosen an HBCU.”
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Why Alvin Bragg Denounced Murder Charges Against Tracy McCarter, But Kept After Her [UPDATE]
Tracy McCarter, a domestic violence survivor accused of killing her abuser, is now free, but why did it take Alvin Bragg nearly a year to halt his prosecution?
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Tracy McCarter, Who Was Charged with Killing her Abusive Husband, Will Walk Free: Here’s how it Happened [UPDATE]
Part 1 in a new series, The Root, tells the story of a Black survivor accused of murdering her alleged abuser, and the district attorney who held her fate.
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Keke Palmer Reminisces with Her On-Screen Mama Angela Bassett
It’s been 16 years since they starred in “Akeelah and the Bee.” Here’s what this on screen mother-daughter duo have learned from each other.
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Rev. Al Sharpton: Is Governor DeSantis A “Junior Version of Trump?”
“You got to really wonder if DeSantis is an alternative to Trump or just a junior version,” Reverend Al Sharpton told The Root.
