‘Hey Google’ and Other Voice Assistants Are Terrifying Children and Confusing Bemused Parents
Take a Peek Inside Diddy’s $50 Million Miami Mansion He Offered Up As Collateral
Flint’s Water Crisis Ends With A Major Development
Seven Singers That Black People Swear Can Sing, But We Know They Can’t
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5 Historic Black Landmarks for Your Must-See List
Learn more about our storied past at these remarkable museums and monuments
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Charlottesville City Council Votes to Finally Remove 2 Confederate Statues From Local Parks
Who knew it would only take 4 years and a whole race riot?
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Becomes 2nd Fastest Woman of All-Time After Running Fastest 100m Since Florence Griffith Joyner
Usain Bolt is cool and all, but it's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce who's got the juice.
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How We Do: Get on the (Gift) Request Line
To celebrate the start of wedding season, The Root has launched “ How We Do,” a two-week series centering Black love stories, commitment and nuptial style.
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Pharrell Williams to Open New Network of Private Schools for Low-Income Families in Virginia
The entertainer and entrepreneur hopes to improve education with an experimental model.
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No Harden, No Problem; Brooklyn Nets Take 2-0 Series Lead After 39-Point Drubbing
Mondays are for blowouts. It's in the Bible somewhere.
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Fox News Blocks the Blue, Refuses to Air Ad Featuring Police Officers Condemning Capitol Riot
Fox News, the outlet that has perhaps been most instrumental in orchestrating the Back the Blue campaign, refused to air an ad that featured Capitol police officers criticizing the Republican politicians who have tried to downplay the events of Jan. 6. According to Newsweek, the minute-long ad featured multiple Capitol police officers recounting their experiences…
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Misery Loves Company. Unfortunately for the Los Angeles Lakers, It Just Won't Be the Clippers Joining Them—Yet
For the second consecutive season, the Los Angeles Temecula Clippers have laid waste to the Dallas Mavericks in the opening round of the playoffs. Last year, during the unprecedented gauntlet that was the NBA Bubble, it was unsurprising. This postseason, however, their triumph has served as a statement to the rest of the league that the…