OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome Thoughts5 Ways Black People Can Find a Path to Unity During Trump's PresidencyNot gon’ lie, pham...it doesn’t look good. But we’ve made a way out of no way before. We can do it again.ByMadison J. GrayPublishedNovember 14, 2024
CultureCultureCultureCultureCelebs Who Have Left X Since Elon Musk's TakeoverFrom Don Lemon to Whoopi Goldberg, stars abandoned the popular app and for good reason.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedNovember 14, 2024
EntertainmentHot TeaEntertainmentHot TeaWhoopi Goldberg Suggested a Bakery Refused to Make Her a Birthday Cake Because of Her 'Politics.' Here's the Baker's ResponseThe owner of the Staten Island bakery responded telling a completely different story.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedNovember 14, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsResurfaced Video Shows Trump Outlining Plans to Give 'Reparations'...But There's a Big CatchIs President-Elect Donald Trump is considering reparations for white people who are "victims" of racial…ByAlyse MartinPublishedNovember 14, 2024
CultureCultureCultureCultureBlack Folks Are Asking Is It Time To Leave Black Twitter For Real Now That Elon Musk, Trump Are Working TogetherTrump announced that Musk would co-lead the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedNovember 13, 2024
EventsThe Root 100EventsThe Root 100The Most Influential African Americans of 2024: The Root 100Kamala Harris, Wes Moore and Snoop Dogg are among this year’s truly spectacular crop of Root 100 honorees.ByStephanie Holland, Candace McDuffie, Phenix S Halley, Angela Johnson, Noah A. McGee, Kalyn Womack, and Shanelle GenaiPublishedNovember 13, 2024
CultureMediaCultureMediaNo She Didn't! Eternal Karen Megyn Kelly Comes For Joy Reid's Hair in New RantKelly's latest rant on her podcast about the MSNBC host is wishful thinking.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedNovember 13, 2024
EventsThe Root 100Where Are They Now?EventsThe Root 100Where Are They Now?The Root 100: Where Are They Now?Everyone from politicians like Jasmine Crockett and music artist like Megan Thee Stallion got a major glow up in…ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 12, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsWait... What? Folks In Red States Google Searched 'How To Change My Vote' In Droves After Trump's VictoryIowa had the highest number of people searching how to change their votes.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedNovember 12, 2024
CultureCultureCultureCultureA Powerful Black Plan to Counter Project 2025 is Exploding on Tiktok. Here's All the Tea!Black people are already in formation to create a Black Project 2025 that puts our community first.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedNovember 12, 2024
NewsNewsPolls: Jewish Voters Overwhelming Stuck with Kamala Harris, But What about Muslims?American Jews have a long history of supporting Black Americans as they pushed for an end to segregation and for…ByWayne WashingtonUpdatedNovember 12, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsThe 4 Scariest Parts of Project 2025 For Black FolksMany fear that Trump is gearing up to execute strategies in the infamous plan.ByAlyse MartinPublishedNovember 11, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPeople Are Asking 'Can Slavery Come Back Under Trump?' One Popular Expert's Answer Will Blow...Your... MindDr. David Johns weighs in on how slavery would even be possible 160 years after its Constitutional abolishment.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedNovember 11, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPrinceton Professor Eddie Glaude Jr. Lets a White MSNBC Host Know the Real Reason Kamala LostThe intense moment happened during Friday’s edition of The 11th Hour.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedNovember 11, 2024
CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersBlack Women's Reactions to the Blue Bracelets White Women Are Wearing to Mourn Trump Win—Are Nothing Less Than BrilliantThe blue bracelets reportedly symbolize a "safe space" after VP Harris' election loss.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedNovember 11, 2024
NewsNewsBlack Women Are Done With White Women, Nikole Hannah-Jones Says Black Folks and POC are Not the Same, Stephen A. Smith Criticizes Oprah and Michelle Obama, the Obamas' 'Go High' Statement and Other Black Responses to the Presidential ElectionHere are the stories from the week regarding our response to the election results.ByDustin J. SeibertPublishedNovember 10, 2024
OpinionThe CalloutOpinionThe CalloutOPINION: Trump Wiped the Floor With Kamala...And It's All Biden's FaultThe president didn't make enough room, in enough time, for the vice president to secure her victory.ByLaw WarePublishedNovember 10, 2024
EntertainmentEntertainmentJamie Foxx Said Diddy Was Behind His Health Scare, Quincy Jones' Brutal Opinion of Diddy Resurfaced, What Diddy's Birthday Looked like Behind Bars and More Diddy News From the WeekWas Diddy behind the arrest of former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries? The internet speculates.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 9, 2024
NewsNewsOhio Cop Says He Won't Help Kamala Voters, Black Women Are Done With White Women Post-Election, Diddy's Kids Keep Trying To Protect His Reputation, Black Singer Gets Shot By Audience Member And MoreThe Root's most notable news stories from the week.PublishedNovember 9, 2024
CultureCulturePeek Inside Shemar Moore's LA Home, Richest Black Girl in America, Olympic Breakdancer Raygun Announces Retirement, Five Ways To Cope With Post-Election Stress, Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid's Latest Scandal And MoreThe Root's most notable culture stories that had everyone talking.PublishedNovember 8, 2024