Wait…Is ‘The Color Purple’ a Black Film?
This year marks 40 years since the “The Color Purple” hit theaters. Two writers from “The Root” debate whether you can call the Oscar-nominated picture a “Black film.”
The Most Outrageous Car Transformations From MTVs ‘Pimp My Ride’
Take a look at 13 of the craziest transformations seen on MTV’s classic “reality” show
Why Jeff Bezos Ex MacKenzie Scott’s Multi-Million-Dollar HBCU Donations Couldn’t Come at a Better Time
Over the past five years, billionaire MacKenzie Scott has reportedly donated $1.3 billion to HBCUs.
Why Idris Elba’s New Wax Figure Might Be the Most Realistic Ever Created!
Madame Tussauds just revealed the wax figure for celebrity heartthrob, Idris Elba. Let’s just say,
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After Wife’s Bad Day Working at McDonalds, NC Pastor Shows Up Ready to Literally Fry Some Heads
It seems this North Carolina pastor had free smoke for whoever messed with his wife.
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New Years Eve Nightmare: Fatal Sacramento Shooting Involved Two 10-Year-Old boys
A 10-year-old boy was killed by another 10-year-old who retrieved his father’s gun.
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Harvard University President Claudine Gay Is Out. Here’s How We Got Here
Harvard’s First Black President has resigned. Here’s how everything went down.
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SMH: What’s the Man Charged in Tupac Shakur’s Murder Accused of Doing This Time?
Duane Davis is accused of plotting to kill off a witness who may testify against him.
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Really?! Popular Black ESPN Reporter Racially Profiled at a California Store?
Marc Spears was allegedly told to use the bathroom at a police station instead of a store in Healdsburg, Calif.
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T.D. Jakes, Scary White Historical Figures, Black Celebs Who Died and More News
A collection of The Root’s best posts of the week in news