PoliticsLawsuits, Pushback Against Trump's Frenzied Effort to Remake the GovernmentAs of Feb. 11, at least 45 lawsuits have been filed against the Trump administration.Phenix S Halley
PoliticsMAGA Leaders Mad Because Kendrick Lamar's Blackety-Black Super Bowl Message Went Over Their HeadsSome of Donald Trump's biggest supporters shared their frustrations on social media.Candace McDuffie
PoliticsThis Is How Donald Trump's Tariffs Will Affect Black PeopleEven though Trump claimed that his tariffs will be paid by other countries, that claim is untrue.Candace McDuffie
PoliticsRep. Jasmine Crockett Drags Trump For Filth, RFK Jr. Makes Shocking Claims About Black People, Bakari Sellers Explains Why ‘Superman’ Isn’t ...The Root's most powerful political stories from the week.
PoliticsMAGA Leaders Mad Because Kendrick Lamar's Blackety-Black Super Bowl Message Went Over Their HeadsSome of Donald Trump's biggest supporters shared their frustrations on social media.Candace McDuffie
PoliticsThis Is How Donald Trump's Tariffs Will Affect Black PeopleEven though Trump claimed that his tariffs will be paid by other countries, that claim is untrue.Candace McDuffie
PoliticsFive Ridiculously Petty Things That Have Happened Since Trump Took OfficeMany entities have followed Trump's lead in making their workspaces feel...less inclusive.Candace McDuffie
PoliticsRep. Jasmine Crockett Once Again Drags Trump For Filth, Using This Spicy Word to Describe POTUSThe outspoken congresswoman held nothing back in regards to Trump.Candace McDuffie
The National InterestAnd Just Like That, Black Folks Mobilized For Kamala, Raising Millions Into the NightAfrican Americans hit the ground running to rally voters, donate money and push delegates toward Harris.Yanick Rice Lamb
The National InterestTrump Always Had a Plan To Eliminate 'Black Jobs' and Here it Is...While boasting about Black employment, Trump is targeting ‘good government jobs’ in doomsday plan.Joy Rice
The National InterestNot All Black Folks are Fully Behind ReparationsThe President of NAACP San Francisco urged the city to reevaluate its plan to pay Black residents $5 million in reparations.Kalyn Womack
The National InterestGirl, Shut Up! Nikki Haley Says Florida's Ron DeSantis "Don't Say Gay" Bill Doesn't Go Far EnoughThe delusional 2024 Republican presidential contender has doubled down on a dangerous message.Candace McDuffie
EducationAfter Supreme Court Banned Affirmative Action, Something Shocking Has HappenedEnrollment from these groups at prestigious schools have decreased.Candace McDuffie
Environmental JusticeWait, What? Air Quality in South Louisiana's Majority Black 'Cancer Alley' May Be 1,000 Times More Toxic Than We ThoughtResearchers found the carcinogenic gas levels in Donaldsonville, Louisiana or "Cancer Alley" are much higher than previously discovered.Kalyn Womack
Environmental JusticeThe U.S. Released A New Climate Assessment. It's Not Good News for Black Americans.The Fifth National Climate Assessment found that Black communities nationwide will bear a disproportionate share of future flood damage.Jessica Washington
Environmental JusticeEarth day 2023: Cancer Alley Should Never Happen Again; Can Biden Really Fix it?President Joe Biden to sign an executive order to advance environmental justice. Three things to know.Jessica Washington
Environmental JusticeAt Least 26 Dead in Black Mississippi Town Devastated by Deadly StormIn Rolling Fork, Miss., poverty and extreme weather created a deadly combination.Jessica Washington
Gentrification & HousingCalifornia Beachfront Property Taken From Black Couple Nearly 100 Years Returned to DescendantsGov. Gavin Newsom signs new law returning Bruce's Beach to the descendants of Willa and Charles Bruce.Terrell Jermaine Starr
MusicYou Probably Won't Expect How Much Kendrick Made From His Super Bowl Performance?Lamar is seeing a huge increase in his streams across his entire catalog after his explosive performance at the Super Bowl.Noah A. McGee
Hot TeaCardi B Reveals Shocking Deportation News About Family Member. Was It ICE?The 'Up' rapper was recently spotted at the 2025 Super Bowl.Shanelle Genai
PoliticsLawsuits, Pushback Against Trump's Frenzied Effort to Remake the GovernmentAs of Feb. 11, at least 45 lawsuits have been filed against the Trump administration.Phenix S Halley
LGBTQLBGTQ Groups Voice Their Disgust Over Herschel Walker's Transphobic Campaign AdThe Republican Senate candidate released the 30-second ad two days after a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado.Murjani Rawls
Now playing 02:27LGBTQAnother Anti-Trans Policy Forced Virginia Students to Walk Out in DrovesThroughout the country, Republican lawmakers have made trans kids and what they do with their bodies a central tenet of their politics.Jessica Washington and Adriano Contreras
LGBTQCrazy-Ass Florida School Board Refuses to Recognize LGBTQ Month. Are We Really Surprised?The vote against it comes as a result of the Parental Rights in Education law.Kalyn Womack
LGBTQWisconsin School District Bars Employees from Pride Flags and Preferred PronounsNow teachers and administrators can’t be their authentic selves in the classroom because it’s too “political.”Kalyn Womack
MusicThe Complete Breakdown of the Symbolism, References in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime PerformanceEvery part of the Compton MC’s show had a more significant meaning than what was shown.Noah A. McGee
FashionWomen Love Kendrick Lamar's Bootleg Jeans, But Men Are Radio SilentEveryone can agree that the "Not Like Us" destroyed Drake during his Super Bowl half time performance. But not everyone is in agreement about his jeans.Angela Johnson
SportsWhy Super Bowl Star Jalen Hurts, With His $255 Million Contract, Rents a Modest Philly ApartmentThe Eagles quarterback reportedly rents out a $2,000 apartment despite his multi-million dollar contract.Phenix S Halley
EntertainmentStephan A. Smith Has Thoughts on Serena Williams' Super Bowl Dance Break... and the Internet Has No Time for His IshThe world was shocked when the tennis star was seen crip-walking to "Not Like Us" on stage.Phenix S Halley
Criminal JusticeHuge Development In the Case of That Phoenix Man Who Set Girlfriend on Fire and Left Her Baby in a Car SeatAntwaun Ware is sentenced to life in prison for murdering his girlfriend and abandoning their baby.Kalyn Womack
Black History Month#HillmanTok: The New TikTok Trend That Has Thousands of Users Learning From Black Educators...For Free!The space created by Black people, for Black people, is home to lessons on everything from Black history to artificial intelligence.Angela Johnson
EntertainmentHere's the Real Story Behind Serena Williams Crip Walking With Kendrick at the 2025 Super Bowl...and it's MessyThe lore behind the Olympic tennis champion special moment goes back more than a decade.Shanelle Genai
Criminal JusticeThis Man Who Killed an Atlanta Black Woman in a Murder-For-Hire Plot Just Got Surprising News About His FutureCleveland Clark was taken off death row and handed a life sentence for the brutal killing of Sparkle Rai.Kalyn Womack
Hot TeaAfter That 3-Day Rant on X, Kanye West's Toxic Foolishness Has Been Shut Down...Sort ofWe won't be hearing much from Kanye on X after his account was deactivated.Phenix S Halley
OpinionBlack Folks Have Been Calling for A Boycott and It's Happening on February 28th. Here's The TeaIncensed by DEI Rollback, Black folks started calling for boycotts of Walmart and others.Lawrence Ware
Black History Month'Dirty South' Georgia Lawmakers Want to Do What to Cornbread!?Apparently, another bill by Dems proposes the state make collard greens the official state greensPhenix S Halley
MoviesIconic Black Films, TV Shows That Turn 30, Including 'Waiting to Exhale, 'Bad Boys' And MoreFrom 'Friday' to 'The Wayans Brothers,' these are a handful of our beloved films and series celebrating a major milestone.Shanelle Genai