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On Thursday, rapper Young Thug announced that he would be donating all the proceeds from his concert at Terminal 5…

On the heels of Jay Z and the Weinstein Co. telling the story of Kalief Browder, the two are now teaming up to bring…

Actor and comedian Faizon Love is not here for the fuck shit. On Tuesday, Love was arrested after he reportedly laid…

Whether they were showing us how magical black women can be, making political statements, paying homage to a GOAT or…

Editor’s note: We, here at The Root, are fully aware that this photo has been photoshopped. We are also aware that…

Anthony Anderson got a little too candid for Conan O’Brien this week when he divulged that his mother was the one…

George Lopez, a man I usually describe as the Mexican Steve Harvey, went off on a black woman during his Phoenix…

Jessica Williams is anything but average. And her mother made her realize that a long time ago after she stopped…

Mary J. Blige had a few words about President HWSRN at a Sundance press junket for her upcoming film Mudbound.

Unlike Chrisette Michele, Kanye West was not invited to perform at this week’s inauguration. And the spokesperson…

First lady Michelle Obama strutted her stuff one last time through the White House with her dogs Sunny and Bo.

It would be much easier if people would just admit they need the extra money when it comes to performing at this…

I’m going to play this forever. Call that orange man your president if you want. I never will.

Because you might just get your ass escorted out.

Waka Flocka once said he would run for president, though that was before his foray into reality television with his…

Two Oklahoma State University students decided that the best way to celebrate not having classes because of Martin…

I hate public transportation, especially the subway systems of New York City and Washington, D.C. Even Amtrak gets…

T.I. is no longer bitter about Donald Trump’s election win. Now he’s just trying to get “better.”

If you’ve been obsessed with Netflix’s The Crown like the rest of us, you know how far the British royal family has…

So apparently this little Star Wars movie that Donald Glover is set to appear in is more important than FX’s Atlanta—…