-
If Stress Is Blocking Your Chi, How About Giving Acupuncture a Try?
April is National Minority Health Month, and through this campaign, the nation turns its attention to improving the health and well-being of minorities. At The Root, we salute National Minority Health Month with a three-part video series focusing on alternative health practices: acupuncture, yoga and meditation. And the videos specifically feature black practitioners. First up:…
-
Kerry Washington Reveals How She Crafted Scandal’s Stellar Presence on Social Media
Who knew that a little exposure to how political campaigns get press would equip someone with the social media savvy to get a network-television show off the ground and trending? That’s what Kerry Washington said during a recent interview with Adweek. She’d been a surrogate for then-Sen. Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency and saw…
-
5 Takeaways From Beyoncé’s Elle Interview, Including Her Thoughts on Pain
Beyoncé answered press questions that were likely prescreened, but hey, it’s a start after practically a three-year hiatus. Yep, she conducted a full-on interview with Elle magazine to promote her new “athleisure” collection, Ivy Park. The clothing line is a co-partnership deal with Topshop. We haven’t heard much from Queen Bey in a few years, so…
-
Duane Martin and Tisha Campbell-Martin File for Bankruptcy, Cite $15,000,000 Worth of Debt
Duane Martin and Tisha Campbell-Martin—one of Hollywood’s most beloved black power couples since the 1990s—recently revealed that they filed for bankruptcy at the top of this year, Rolling Out reports. Their financial situation appears bleak. According to court papers, the Martins are a little over $15 million in debt, and the money they’ve got coming…
-
It’s Bent; Is It Broken?
Dear Drs. Lewis and Gail Wyatt: I am a 24-year-old woman dating a 31-year-old man. I like him, he likes me, and we have a chance for a long-term relationship because we get along and the sex is great! There is one strange thing about him, and it is his penis: It’s really crooked. I…
-
Black Girls Rock! Because, Yeah, We’re Awesome
“The minute you learn to love yourself, you will not want to be anyone else,” said Rihanna at BET’s 2016 Black Girls Rock! awards show, which took place April 1 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. And the superstar was in good company. This year marks 10 years of the Black Girls…
-
Chicago Pastor Accused of Sexually Abusing Underage Girl
A South Side Chicago pastor remains in his pulpit despite evidence that he behaved inappropriately and may have sexually molested a girl in his office over the course of several years, reports the Daily Beast. The Rev. George Waddles Sr., pastor of the 200-member Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church for the last 29 years, has…
-
$250,000,000 HBCU Innovation Fund Act Introduced to Congress
Rep. Alma S. Adams of the 12th Congressional District of North Carolina this week introduced the HBCU Innovation Fund Act, or H.R. 4857, HBCU Buzz reports. The legislation would create the HBCU Innovation Fund, which would make $250 million in competitive grants available to historically black colleges and universities across the country and allow for the…
-
UNC, Villanova Advance to NCAA Championship
As March Madness ends, two teams have emerged as victors heading into the 2016 NCAA championship game: Villanova University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. On Saturday, both teams played in top form at NRG Stadium in Houston, a 70,000-plus seat venue. Villanova handily destroyed a No. 2-seeded Oklahoma 95-51 in the…
-
2 SC Residents Sue City of Aiken for Illegal Cavity Search
The suit alleges that an officer said to Pontoon, “There is something right here between your legs.” Elijah Pontoon and Lakey Hicks, who have children together, filed the lawsuit last September. It was moved to federal court in November. According to the lawsuit, Pontoon and Hicks say they were illegally stopped by officers for driving…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
