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Reesa Teesa, Shannon Sharpe, Kevin Garnett Bring Black History Month to an End With Lots of Drama

More from our most popular posts and videos from this the week in Black culture.

By

The Root Bot

Published

March 2, 2024
Culture, Culture

Kevin Garnett, You Doing Too Much, Proclaiming LeBron James On That ‘New Juice’

LeBron James has never failed a drug test during his 21-year NBA career, but KG suggested that LeBron is using steroids

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Criss Partee

Published

February 28, 2024
Black Love, Culture

Aside from Steve Harvey and Cedric, Here are Other Black Celebrity Bromances in Hollywood

Katt Williams put one of the most well-known Black bromances on front street during his viral interview with Shannon Sharpe. Here are some others.

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

January 7, 2024
Culture, Sports

Tiger Woods, Other Black Athletes With Weird But Successful Sports Rituals

Patrick Mahomes, Kevin Garnett, and Tiger Woods are other athletes with unique rituals to help them perform at a high level.

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Noah A. McGee

Published

December 30, 2023
Entertainment

Rooting for Everybody Black at the U.S. Open

From the Obamas to Pusha T, these are all of the Black familiar faces in New York to play and watch some of the biggest matches of the year.

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Amira Castilla

Published

August 29, 2023
Entertainment, Movies

Tubi’s Murder City Beautifully Portrays Black Love as a ‘Gift’

Mike Colter spoke to The Root about serving as both leading man and executive producer in the latest Tubi Original.

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VeAnnah Smith

Published

June 27, 2023
Entertainment, Movies

Real Hot Girl Actress? Meg Thee Stallion in Talks to Star in New Movie With Adam Sandler

The upcoming film is being produced by the creative team behind Uncut Gems.

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Shanelle Genai

Published

March 31, 2023
Culture, Sports

Emotions Fill the Arena as Kobe Bryant and Others are Inducted Into the 2020 Class of the Basketball Hall of Fame

It’s been going on a year and a half since NBA superstar Kobe Bryant’s devastating death on Jan. 26, 2020. Over the weekend, the sports world celebrated Bryant’s life and achievements as the “Black Mamba” was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. From the Washington Post: Basketball’s biggest names converged on the Mohegan Sun…

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Zack Linly

Published

May 16, 2021
Culture, Sports

Michael Jordan Is the Perfect Choice to Present Kobe Bryant at His Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony

Throughout the course of his NBA career, Michael Jordan was the ultimate competitor. As such, his only rapport with most players began and ended with abusing his opponents on the basketball court. But Kobe Bryant was different. “If you just watched them interact in a game, Kobe always was like a magnet going toward Michael,”…

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Jay Connor

Published

April 16, 2021
Culture, Sports

NBA Reveals When Kobe Bryant Will Finally Be Inducted In Basketball Hall of Fame

It feels like we’ve been waiting for an eternity, but three of the greatest players in the history of the NBA—Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan—will finally be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2021. The festivities were originally scheduled to take place back in August, but because COVID-19…

By

Jay Connor

Published

November 30, 2020