A popular e-cigarette exploded in a New York City man’s pants, resulting in second- and third-degree burns on his…
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No matter what the circumstance in America, black culture (and people) will always reveal its genius.
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The Root staff is hacking the holidays, but in a great way.
President-elect Donald Trump has galvanized conservatives with his promise to defund Planned Parenthood Federation…
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. Yes, you receive gifts during Christmas, and Easter was great…
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I have a complicated relationship with Thanksgiving. It has historically been framed as a day, every year, when we…
Police in Texas are searching for a babysitter by the name of Antoine Allen Gorman after a child he was babysitting…
President-elect Donald Trump, who spent his entire campaign spouting white nationalist rhetoric, has once again…
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is reported to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
If you’re black and work for the federal government, you were among a small, but very anxious, crowd of election…
A 2013 Supreme Court decision hung ominously over the 2016 presidential election as Congress left for the campaign…
Do you wonder how our culture influences how and what we eat? For a large part of the world’s nearly 170 million…