‘Hey Google’ and Other Voice Assistants Are Terrifying Children and Confusing Bemused Parents
Social media is buzzing about the strange reaction kids are having to smart speakers in their homes.
Take a Peek Inside Diddy’s $50 Million Miami Mansion He Offered Up As Collateral
Security allegedly ramped up at his Star Island mansion following his July 2 verdicts in
Flint’s Water Crisis Ends With A Major Development
This milestone marks a record for one of the worst water crises in the nation's
Seven Singers That Black People Swear Can Sing, But We Know They Can’t
Can we have a frank and honest conversation? It is time we told the truth.
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Two White Families Got Riled Up After Two Black Students Beat Their Kids for School Honors in Mississippi
The school now has two valedictorians and two salutatorians as a result.
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NC Plantation Cancels Juneteenth Event Where 'Massa' Would Have Waxed Poetic About the Confederacy
The mayor of Charlotte and other town and county officials have spoken out against the ill-conceived event.
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How We Do: What to Gift Your 'I Do' Crew
To celebrate the start of wedding season, The Root launched 'How We Do,' a two-week series centering Black love stories, commitment and nuptial style.
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2021 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced; Darnella Frazier Receives Special Citation [Updated]
The teenager was recognized for bravely recording the murder of George Floyd.
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Cincinnati Racist Accused of Calling Black Uber Driver Racial Slur and Vandalizing His Car Over Malfunctioning GPS
Video shows a white man verbally abusing his Black Uber Driver by calling him the n-word and saying he hopes he gets shot.