Everything to Know About Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat on His 65th Birthday
Navy SEALs Who Harassed Black Teammate With Racist ‘Slave’ and ‘Monkey’ Memes Finally ‘Disciplined’
Michelle Obama On How That Famous 2008 New Yorker ‘Fist Bump’ Magazine Cover Changed Everything
Atlanta Nightlife Insiders Respond to 21 Savage’s Claim That the City’s Club Scene ‘Grooms’ Children
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The Internet Reacts To Bronny James Joining Dad LeBron on the Lakers and It’s Not All Good
It’s not everday that we see Black nepotism at work in this way, but when we do, you already know folks have something to say about it.
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WATCH: Oprah Winfrey Moved to Tears When Discussing This Sensitive Part of Her Past
The media maven opens up about the revelation she had in 2023.
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The Creators of ‘Jools TV’ on The Good Fight For Black Education and Representation
EXCLUSIVE: Justin and Patrice Brim sat down with The Root to share how they’re championing diversity.
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Did New Lakers Coach JJ Redick Call a Black Woman the N-Word to Her Face? Black Twitter Responds
Redick has denied the allegation, with a spokesperson for the Lakers coach saying, “No, it never happened.”
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Amid Constant Attacks From Conservatives, the Black Woman-Led Fearless Fund Experiences Another Loss
“If the courts are going to sideline our best practices, we need to design and implement alternatives,” said the Fearless Fund co-founder and COO Ayana Parsons
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Chase and United Airlines Are Investing in Pilot Education to Break Barriers in the Sky
To strengthen the pilot talent pipeline, the United Gateway Card from Chase is helping fund training for aspiring pilots at United Aviate Academy.
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How Trump Went from Hip Hop’s Favorite Wealth Icon to the Culture’s Supervillain
As far back as 1989, rappers have name-checked this convicted felon with a penchant for bankruptcy filings
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Black Excellence! 16-Year-Old Quincy Wilson May Become the Youngest Male Ever to Achieve This Olympic Goal
“I’m running with the big dogs now,” Wilson recently said.
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50 Cent Creating Black Hollywood? Black Celebs Share Diets, Why Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark Will Make WNBA History and More
A collection of The Root’s best posts of the week in culture