Throughout the course of his NBA career, Michael Jordan was the ultimate competitor. As such, his only rapport with…

Thanks to a global pandemic crashing the party, 2020 was a year unlike any other. And for those curious about how…

Wow.

Look, I’m not a fan of violence.

Well, hello there. My name is Jay Connor.

Dismissing the severity of COVID-19 is a dangerous game.

At first glance, Forrest Hill Academy might look like just about every other high school in Atlanta. That is, until…

Athletes love to tell you that they don’t fear anything but God and taxes, but there are two words that strike fear…

It’s been a long-ass season for Steph Curry.

In the immediate aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake last August, the Milwaukee Bucks refused to take…

Aside from being the daughter of one of the greatest defensive players the NBA has ever seen—sorry, Draymond—Trinity…

On Saturday, frenemies Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks made history as the first Black women to go head-to-head in a…

As Kyrie Irving made abundantly clear this weekend, the n-word isn’t for everybody.

While this pandemic has deprived us of plenty, it’s also provided us with all the time in the world to devote…

In case you haven’t heard, Wrestlemania is back in business; both literally and figuratively, considering that’s the…

On Thursday, we reported that ex-NFL player Phillip Adams took his own life after allegedly gunning down five…

I don’t pride myself on a lot of things, but aside from my mutant ability to consume an extraordinarily high volume…

There isn’t a dance floor, wedding, cookout, or Black person alive who isn’t familiar with The Gap Band’s signature…

These are the exact type of stories I hate to hear about, let alone report on, but since The Root is in the business…

Kevin Durant, who was last seen getting fined $50,000 for calling some attention-starved white boy a “pale pasty cum…