Iowa Teacher Who Wore Blackface Cries Whitest Tears Ever
Blaming her decision to wear blackface on ignorance and the media while offering up her own albino child as an excuse,…
Little First Lady: Michelle Obama's Littlest Fan Gave Her Big Love on Halloween
We’ve been absolutely overwhelmed with the incredible Halloween costumes we saw this week, but this one stole our…
Halloween's Champion: Beyoncé's 2nd Costume Paid Tribute to an American Hero
We called it. Proving, once again, that too much is never enough when it comes to Halloween, Beyoncé debuted a second…
Halloween, Celebrity Style: Beyoncé Goes Braxton, Al Roker Claps Back and More
Who doesn’t love Halloween? Okay, plenty of people—including The Root’s beloved editor-in-chief, Danielle Belton (she…
The Best Part of Halloween? Stealing Candy From Your Kids and Using It to Extort Them
I have never been a big Halloween person. As a kid, I went trick-or-treating because that what everyone else and also…
Missouri Nurse Fired for Blackface ‘Beyoncé’ Costume
As we’ve covered here at The Root before (just yesterday, in fact), it’s that time of year when a certain class of…
Hair Salon Owner Claims She Didn’t Know Blackface Was a ‘Thing’ After Employee Gets Caught in Racist Michael Jackson Costume
’Tis the season. The Jack-o-Lanterns are glowing on porches; the smell of hot apple cider wafts through the crisp fall…
For the Culture: 2018's Pop Culture Becomes Halloween's Most Popular Costumes
Fun fact: I’ve been low-key lobbying for us, just once, to turn The Root 100 into a costume party, where all of the…
Iowa Teacher Under Investigation For Wearing Blackface to Halloween Party
It’s almost Halloween, the time of year when sadists pretend that candy corn is not Satan’s butt plug and masochists…
This Is Scary: Megyn Kelly Says ‘Blackface Was OK’ for Halloween in Her Childhood [Updated]
Can somebody keep Megyn Kelly from weighing in on holidays? After all, this is the woman who, while an anchor at Fox…
The Disrespect: GOP Street Artist Replaces Michael Myers With Maxine Waters on a Halloween Billboard
The latest iteration of Halloween is in theaters right now, and billboards advertising the film are spread across…
Halloween Theme Park Says It's Sorry (Kind of) for 'Zero Tolerance With Somalis' Policy
Scream Town, a Halloween-themed park outside of Chaska, Minn., is backtracking after sending their employees a scarily…
This Is Not a Drill: If You Act Now, Black Panther Designer Ruth E. Carter Could Costume You for Halloween!
I don’t know about you, but I found the costumes in the blockbuster film Black Panther as enthralling as the action and…
Trick or Treat or Asshole for a Dad? Donald Trump Jr. Tweets About Taking Candy From Daughter to Teach About ‘Socialism’
Donald Trump Jr. continues to display that he, much like others in his family, is truly the worst, “joking” on Twitter…
FDA Warns That You Can ‘Overdose’ on Black Licorice, but Who the Hell Is Eating That Shit Anyway?
Usually when it comes to Halloween and terrible candy/snackage, candy corn, which can really only be the work of the…
‘Who Does That?’ Man Sparks Controversy After Wearing Masked-Gunman Costume, Complete With Toy Rifle, to Neb. Malls
An Omaha, Neb., man is now at the center of a heated debate after he wore a costume that some are calling inappropriate…
White Students at Baltimore Private Schools Caught Wearing Inmate and ‘Freddie Gray’ Costumes
Allegedly, racism is the purview of po’ white trash. You know, those uneducated bastards who love monster trucking,…
Why Are People Letting Their Kids Near Donald Trump?
Tonight the White House will be turning into a true house of horrors as throngs of kids descend upon the pearly gates…
Here Are Some Pictures of Black Kids in Halloween Costumes. You’re Welcome
This weekend, kids all across the country knocked on doors, begging for candy and threatening neighbors with “tricks”…
The Caucasian’s Guide to Halloween Costumes
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in “White-People Quarterly.” For a subscription, please consult your…