While the punk-ass president continues to desecrate the highest office in the land, black America’s forever president…
He’s best known for hit songs, industry independence, entrepreneurship and philanthropy, but the ever charismatic…
The rapper, designer and superhero whose resumé for a post-Thanos substitute Avenger claims his “Make America Great…
As the resident Chicagoan on The Root’s staff, it’s safe to say I keep an eye on the city’s resident talents—including…
On Friday afternoon, after a day of deliberation, a Cook County jury found Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke guilty…
As a 12-person jury continues deliberations in the trial of Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago cop who shot and killed…
Closing arguments are scheduled for Thursday in the shooting death of a Chicago teen, Laquan McDonald, who died at the…
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Nearly four years after Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke unloaded 16 bullets into Laquan McDonald, his murder…
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced in a press conference Tuesday morning that he will not seek re-election for a…
It took a Cook County, Ill., jury less than three hours to find Kenneth Williams guilty on all charges related to the…
You can now add media mogul to Chance’s formidable resume.
Thanks to a recent push on social media, the organizers of a monument to trailblazing journalist and civil rights…
Yes, this is yet another story of a sorry white person calling the police on a black person for something trivial —his…
A South Side Chicago neighborhood was the site of violent clashes between police and residents of a community where an…
While you’re probably familiar with the phenomenon of “driving while black,” a new investigation on Chicago police…
A 16-year-old Wisconsin girl who was missing for over a month has finally been tracked down.
Chance the Rapper took a chance and is now engaged to longtime girlfriend Kirsten Corley.
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