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Kamala Refuses To Be Fake With JD Vance, Nancy Mace Spars With Jasmine Crockett At House Meeting, Michelle Obama’s Reason For Not Attending Trump Inauguration, The Scary Things Trump Vowed To Do On ‘Day 1’ And More

The Root’s most powerful political articles from the week.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 18, 2025
Opinion, Opinion

Black Folks Are Furious That Snoop Dogg is Performing at a Pre-Inauguration Event, But They Shouldn’t Be Surprised

We hope that the check he gets is worth the price of his soul.

By

Lawrence Ware

Published

January 17, 2025
Politics, Politics

Here’s All The Scary Things Donald Trump Vowed He’ll Do ‘Day One’ Of Presidency

President-elect Donald Trump says he will immediately pardon Jan. 6 rioters on numerous occasions despite their attack on the U.S. Capitol.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 17, 2025
Politics, Politics

Welp! Kamala, Like Michelle Obama, Refuses to Be Fake When it Comes to JD Vance’s Transition

Several Democratic and Republican sources shared news of a hangup in transition.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 16, 2025
Politics

Lip Reader Decodes What Trump And Obama Discussed At President Carter’s Funeral, Internet Drags Husband Of GOP Senator Who Disrespected VP Harris, Trump Plans To Rename Gulf Of Mexico, Black America Reacts To Trump’s ‘Hush Money’ Case Sentencing And More

The Root’s most politically charged stories from the week.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 11, 2025
Politics, Politics

Updated: Lip Reader Claims Trump Said This to Obama at President Carter’s Funeral, And Here’s Our Take. You Decide.

We don’t have any audio from the event, so we had lots of fun guessing what the two were talking about.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

January 10, 2025
Entertainment

The Childhood Homes Of The Biggest Celebs: From Michael Jackson to Viola Davis

Here are the humble beginnings for several notable stars.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 10, 2025
Politics, Politics

Was Biden’s Presidency Bad Or Good For Black America? Here’s the Tea

As America bids farewell to the Biden administration, The Root takes a look at what it accomplished.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 10, 2025
Politics

Trump, Obama Seen Laughing Together At Jimmy Carter’s Funeral, and the Internet is More Than Confused About it

After birth certificate conspiracies and years of name-calling, the two former presidents were able to put differences aside.

By

Phenix S Halley

Published

January 9, 2025
Politics, Politics

This New Move By Biden Will Have Black Folks’ Credit Scores Looking a Lot Better

VP Kamala Harris announced Tuesday that $49 billion would be removed from credit reports.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 8, 2025