NFL Player Damar Hamlin In Critical Condition After Frightening Monday Night Football Incident [Updated]The league finally suspended the game after a lengthy pause.ByKeith ReedUpdatedJanuary 3, 2023
If You're Mad About Condoleeza Rice's Role In Hiring The Denver Broncos Next Coach, Cry MoreRice won't be the first non-expert with a spot on a big-time hiring committee. Your boss is also probably one.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 28, 2022
Deion Is Gone. Ed Reed is SWAC NowThe legendary former Ravens safety is the latest retired NFL player to take over an HBCU program.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 28, 2022
Texas' Trifling Gov. Was Wrong to do that to Kamala and Those ImmigrantsGov. Greg Abbott won re-election last month. To celebrate, he did a most un-Christ-like thing to 130 people on…ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 26, 2022
Flint Water Crisis Prosecution Headed For Michigan Supreme CourtRemember what happened in Flint? It's been nearly a decade, but justice is still being sought.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 23, 2022
The Black Census Project Needs Your Input, Like Right NowBefore 2022 winds down, veteran activist Alicia Garza hopes to gather intel from 250,00 Black folks in the U.S. on…ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 22, 2022
Super Bowl Champion, Former Denver Broncos Star Ronnie Hillman Dead At 31Hillman was part of the Broncos' last championship run with Peyton Manning.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 22, 2022
Here's What Some Newly-Elected Black Mayors Want From The White HouseThe Root spoke with several mayors who traveled to DC last week seeking funds to help their cities.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 22, 2022
A Brief Remembrance Of The Immaculate Franco HarrisThe NFL Hall of Famer died at age 72, just days before a planned celebration of his most historic play.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 21, 2022
A New Interview With NYC's Most Controversial Bishop That You (May) Never SeeI asked Bishop Lamor Whitehead about his robbery, his mental health and his lawsuits. Then the video mysteriously…ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 20, 2022
If the Phoenix Suns Sale Goes Through Without Including Any Non-White Partners, The NBA's Gotten It All WrongRooting out racism in sports starts at the top. Robert Sarver was all the proof the Association needed.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 20, 2022
Former NFL Player Willie McGinest Charged With Assault and We Want to Know Who Thought Fighting Him Was A Good IdeaThis guy made his living crushing people. Why risk it?ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 19, 2022
Will Trump Finally Face Accountability For Jan. 6 After Criminal Referral?The House committee that's looking into Trump's role in the deadly riots has officially asked the Justice Department…ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 19, 2022
Brooklyn's Best-Dressed Bishop Arrested By FedsThe arrest of Bishop Lamor Whitehead comes days after his sit down with The Root.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 19, 2022
Will Having A Black Woman President Change Harvard?After launching a $100 million effort to address its role in slavery and systemic marginalization, the world's…ByKeith ReedUpdatedDecember 18, 2022
NFL Exec Troy Vincent Calls Out Owners Over 'Slave auction' CombineIt may be the first time ever a Black man in their employ told the NFL's white ownership that the combine looks like…ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 16, 2022
Southern California City Hit With Consent Order Over Racist Eviction PolicyWhat happened in Hesperia underscores why reparations could soon be a thing in California.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 14, 2022
Jackson State University Names New Football Coach As Details Of Deion Sanders' Contract Are RevealedSanders unexpectedly left his former position for a more lucrative offering at the University of Colorado.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 14, 2022
Charles Barkley, Kevin Durant Make Big Donations To HBCUsTheir contributions add to a running conversation about the relationship between Black colleges and Black athletesByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 13, 2022
Supreme Court To Hear Second Challenge To Student Aid ReliefThe justices will hear two cases in February 2023 that may influence whether student loan forgiveness will be a…ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 12, 2022