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Culture

15 TikTok Conspiracies About 2025 That Will Make Your Head Spin

Military-controlled weather? Baba Vanga's premonitions? Updated Doomsday clock? This is all just TOO much.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

February 1, 2025
Politics

Lori Lightfoot’s Probe Into “Super Mayor” Tiffany Henyard, Why Trump’s Attempt To Overturn The 14th Amendment Should Scare Everyone, Steve Bannon Goes After Elon Musk, The Latest Update About Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze And More

Our most important political stories from the week.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 31, 2025
Black History Month, Culture

The Most Unforgettable Moments In Black History

Black History Month 2025: From the Selma March to Obama's inauguration, these moments have shaped us as a whole.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 31, 2025
Criminal Justice

Wendy Williams Guardianship Outrage May Help New York, What Happened At A$AP Rocky’s Gun Trial, MLK’s Family Reacts to Trump Releasing Assassination Files, Kemba Smith Pradia Gets A Second Chance And More

The Root's most important and viral stories from the week.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 24, 2025
Legal, News

Justice Department Freezes Its Civil Rights Division. Here’s What That Means …

This decision may place finalized police reform agreements in jeopardy.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 24, 2025
Politics, Politics

Trump Goes After Black Federal Employees By Pulling This Shocking Move

The president's attack on diversity, equity and inclusion progresses.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 23, 2025
Criminal Justice, Social Justice

President Biden’s Record-Breaking Pardons Gives Kemba Smith Pradia a Second Chance

"This incredible act of grace reaffirms the belief that our past does not define our future," Smith said on Instagram.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

January 22, 2025
Politics, Politics

Trump Is Firing Black People En Masse As ‘DEI Employees’

The president has wasted no time going after diversity within the federal government.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 22, 2025
Politics

Here’s Trump’s Most Worrisome Executive Orders … and Yes, They’re Worst Than You Can Imagine

On his first day back in the Oval Office, the president signed a historic amount of executive orders.

By

Phenix S Halley

Published

January 22, 2025
Culture

Black Professor Defines ‘Oligarchy’ And What Makes It Dangerous to America

Biden set the Internet on fire When he mentioned "Oligarchy." This is what it means and how, if America becomes one, it will impact Black Folks

By

Lawrence Ware

Published

January 21, 2025