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Politics, Politics

Trump Wants to Change the Gulf Of Mexico to the ‘Gulf Of America,’ But Can He Actually Do That??

The President-elect floated the idea around at a news conference Tuesday.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 7, 2025
News, Obituary

Jimmy Carter’s Strange and Complicated Legacy With Black America

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Sunday in Plains, Georgia. He was 100.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

December 29, 2024
Culture, Race Matters

Barefoot Angelina Jolie, Barefaced Pamela Anderson, Other White Celebs Doing Things Black Celebs Could Never Do

Angelina Jolie can show up to an televised interview barefoot, but oh, let a Black person do the same thing...

By

Phenix S Halley

Published

December 23, 2024
Culture, Technology

ChatGPT Predicts Emerging Trends for Black America in 2025

Before you dive head first into the new year, take a look at key predictions on core Black issues.

By

Phenix S Halley

Published

December 19, 2024
Politics

Black Twitter Goes Off On TIME Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year,’ How Bad Things Will Get For Black People During the Next Four Years? Biden Made a Huge Number of Black Women Judges and More Political News

A collection of the Root's best posts of the week in politics

By

Tatsha Robertson

Published

December 15, 2024
Politics

Trump Named TIME Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year,’ and Boy Does Black Twitter Have Thoughts…

This year marks the second time the president-elect has been awarded the honor.

By

Phenix S Halley

Published

December 12, 2024
Politics, Politics

Boom! Biden Just Made a Huge Number of Black Women Judges During Final Days As President

Biden has fulfilled his promise to diversify the federal judiciary.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

December 12, 2024
Entertainment

A Look at Jay-Z, Diddy’s BFF Relationship Before The Bombshell Lawsuits

Sean Combs and Shawn Carter may not be "BFF's" but they sure weren't enemies.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

December 11, 2024
Beauty + Style, Fashion

The Evolution of A$AP Rocky’s Style

The "Fashion Killa" rapper describes his style as "quiet luxury" since becoming a dad.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

December 5, 2024
Events, The Root 100

Celebs Attending ‘The Root 100’ Awards Show

The 2024 Root 100 will be a night you absolutely don't want to miss out on!

By

Phenix S Halley

Published

November 27, 2024