olympics
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Angel Reese Tried To Recruit Gabby Williams to Chicago Sky And This Is What Happened
Reese took to social media to use her power of persuasion.
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The Most Beautiful Black Women Track Stars at 2024 Paris Olympics
While Team USA racked up in medals, the real winners of the Olympics were all the beautiful, badass Black women!
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Why Black Folks Believe Australian ‘Breaking Professor’ and the Entire Olympic Competition Mocked the Black Art Form
The Black community expressed disappointment in the competition and wished it better represented a breaking style of dance that was created by Black people.
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14 Musicians Who Told Trump To Stop Playing Their Music, Drake Drops 100 Gigs of Unreleased Content, Serena Williams Get Turned Away From Paris Restaurant, Amber Rose Says Kamala Harris Panders To Black People And More
A roundup of the Root's best entertainment stories of the week.
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Breakdancing Just Debuted at the Olympics, and Black Twitter Has All the Smoke
Although a gold medal is on the line, Black people on social media are the real winners here.
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Noah Lyles Didn’t Live Up to ‘Fastest Man Alive’ Claims, and Fans Have Theories Why
The Olympian was rushed off the track in a wheelchair following the race
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Did Olympics Rule Changes Ruin Sha’Carri Richardson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s Shot at Gold?
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s withdrawal from the women's 100 meters has led to some controversy about possible procedural changes.