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Michelle Obama and Kamala Harris Prove That Black Women Aren’t Here For the Shenanigans in 2025

Both women have made a clear statement without saying a word.

By

Lawrence Ware

Published

January 18, 2025
Politics

Kamala Refuses To Be Fake With JD Vance, Nancy Mace Spars With Jasmine Crockett At House Meeting, Michelle Obama’s Reason For Not Attending Trump Inauguration, The Scary Things Trump Vowed To Do On ‘Day 1’ And More

The Root's most powerful political articles from the week.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 18, 2025
Politics, Politics

Welp! Kamala, Like Michelle Obama, Refuses to Be Fake When it Comes to JD Vance’s Transition

Several Democratic and Republican sources shared news of a hangup in transition.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 16, 2025
Politics, Politics

Michelle Obama’s Reason For Not Attending Trump’s Inauguration is Shady in the Best Way

“You’ll see her when she has a project or cause to promote but she doesn’t feel the need to be a public figure anymore," a source said.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

January 16, 2025
Very Smart Brothas

In Laughing it Up With Trump During the Carter Funeral, Was Obama Playing In Our Faces?

The optics of the two former presidents acting like old friends left a sour taste in our mouths.

By

Mikol L. Clarke

Published

January 15, 2025
Politics, Politics

Don Lemon Goes Off On Obama For Exchanging Pleasantries With Trump At Carter’s Funeral

The former CNN host did not mince words as he went off on this country's first Black president.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 13, 2025
Politics

Lip Reader Decodes What Trump And Obama Discussed At President Carter’s Funeral, Internet Drags Husband Of GOP Senator Who Disrespected VP Harris, Trump Plans To Rename Gulf Of Mexico, Black America Reacts To Trump’s ‘Hush Money’ Case Sentencing And More

The Root's most politically charged stories from the week.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 11, 2025
Politics, Politics

Updated: Lip Reader Claims Trump Said This to Obama at President Carter’s Funeral, And Here’s Our Take. You Decide.

We don't have any audio from the event, so we had lots of fun guessing what the two were talking about.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

January 10, 2025
Politics

Trump, Obama Seen Laughing Together At Jimmy Carter’s Funeral, and the Internet is More Than Confused About it

After birth certificate conspiracies and years of name-calling, the two former presidents were able to put differences aside.

By

Phenix S Halley

Published

January 9, 2025
News

Black America’s Reaction to Former President Jimmy Carter’s Death, Carter’s Complicated Relationship With Black America, A Collection of Photos of Carter’s Impact on the Black Community, The Former President is Related to What Black Music Mogul?

As the nation pauses for a National Day of Mourning for its oldest living president, "The Root" looks at Jimmy Carter's relationship to the Black community.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

January 9, 2025