The Most Influential Black Leaders and Celebs Share 100 Life-Changing Lessons
Candace Owens Trashes the MAGA-Friendly Kid Rock Super Bowl Halftime Show, and It’s Not Pretty
A Black Man in Virginia Purchased a House, Later Realizing His Ancestors Were Once Enslaved on the Property
White Olympic Figure Skater Praised For a Dangerous Backflip — That a Black Woman Was Penalized For Decades Ago
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70 Years After Brown V. Board of Education, Little Rock Nine Reflect on Their Sacrifice
“We were willing to stay there because it was important to be there,” said Terrence Roberts
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Three Things We’ll Remember About MLK’s Ally, the Late Rev. William Lawson
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church Pastor Reverend William Lawson died at age 95
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President Joe Biden Shouted Out a Graduating Black Teen Who Landed This Unbelievable Amount of Scholarship Money!
Madison Crowell set out to inspire other young people from rural parts of the South.
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Black Chicago Girl Who Went to College at 10 Just Earned Another Amazing Feat
The Chicago teen is the youngest student to earn a doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health from ASU.
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Angel Reese Gave the Slickest Response to Critics Mad She Attended Met Gala Before a Game
The Chicago Sky rookie isn’t worried about critics, plans ‘to keep being me.’
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Daughter Posts Mom Yelling on TikTok, And the Internet Quickly Chooses Sides
The Tiktoker who posted the viral clip has since deleted the video, but the internet is forever, and we sure hope they made up in time for Mother’s Day.
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Oprah Wants Your Forgiveness For Helping to Start a Dangerous Habit in America. Will You Forgive Her?
The mogul acknowledges that her role in diet culture was irresponsible — and at times dangerous.
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Shaq Responds to Ex-wife Shaunie Henderson’s Diss, Law Roach’s Gorgeous New Muse Shook the Met Gala, Black Twitter Reacts to Keith Lee’s Crazy Response To Tart Collard Greens and More
A collection of The Root’s best posts of the week in culture
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Songs for Mama: The Root’s Ultimate Mother’s Day Playlist
We’ve rounded up some of our favorite songs about our favorite lady
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A Look Inside Russell Wilson and Ciara’s $31 Million Washington Mansion
The power couple recently sold the massive property for $31 million.