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The Root 100: Kizzmekia Corbett, Who Helped Develop the Moderna Vaccine, Tops Our 2021 List of Most Influential African-Americans
She joins a stellar list of Black leaders that includes Nikole Hannah-Jones, Cori Bush, Ibram X. Kendi, Renee Montgomery and Megan Thee Stallion.
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Derek Chauvin Pleads Not Guilty to Violating Black Teen’s Rights
The former Minneapolis officer convicted in the murder of George Floyd now deals with a similar case from 2017 involving the brutal arrest of a teenage boy.
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Michael K. Williams, Star of The Wire, Dead at 54
The five-time Emmy nominee was also known for his roles in Boardwalk Empire and Lovecraft Country.
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Former Officer in Shooting Death of Daunte Wright Facing More Serious Charges
Kim Porter is now also facing first-degree manslaughter charges after a review by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office.
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Man Who Confronted Reporter During Live Shot Taken Into Custody by U.S. Marshals
Benjamin Eugene Dagley faces two counts of simple assault, one count of disturbing the peace and one count of violating an emergency curfew.
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The Stories We've Told: A Look at the Tulsa Race Massacre From The Root Archives
The first time most (white) Americans likely heard about the Tulsa Race Massacre was when HBO’s Watchmen opened its first episode—aired on October 20, 2019—with the devastating reenactment of the death and destruction that took place on May 31-June 1 in Greenwood, the Black neighborhood known as “Black Wall Street.” Or if they missed that,…
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Tampa Bay Lightning Makes NHL History by Starting an All-Black Forward Line
Toward the end of his legendary standup special Never Scared, Chris Rock goes into a bit about the history of slavery and how slave masters used breeding to try to create “super slaves” and how that continues to affect America today. “This is why Black people dominate every physical activity in the United States of…
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Charlie Murphy Never Lied: Late Comedian Goes Viral on Twitter After Video of Prince Shooting Hoops Mid-Concert Reemerges
One of the all-time greatest skits—in a show filled with great skits—is “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories” on Chappelle’s Show, in which the comedian retells the story of how he, his brother Eddie and their friends got their asses whooped by Prince and his blouse-wearing crew in a game of basketball. As hilarious and outlandish…
