NewsWhite Georgia Teacher Writes the N-Word on Whiteboard in Front of His Class, Messes Around and Finds OutThe viral video got the teacher in some trouble he likely wasn't anticipating.B. Kadijat Towolawi
NewsSad Update on Beloved Washington D.C. Broadcaster's 2024 On-Air Health ScareAfter a terrifying on-air incident during a Thanksgiving 2024 broadcast, Leon Harris has been out of the spotlight.Angela Johnson
Criminal JusticeAn Illegal BBL Operation in Miami Led to This Tragic Result For a Las Vegas Mother, But Now How You ThinkThe 28-year-old's fate wasn't determined on the surgical bed, authorities say.Kalyn Womack
Race MattersH&M Responds to Viral Video of Manager Karen Kicking Two Black Girls Out of New Mexico Store For...No Good ReasonVideo of the incident has gone viral and prompted a response from H&M corporate.Kalyn Womack
Criminal JusticeAn Illegal BBL Operation in Miami Led to This Tragic Result For a Las Vegas Mother, But Now How You ThinkThe 28-year-old's fate wasn't determined on the surgical bed, authorities say.Kalyn Womack
Criminal JusticeThis Ohio High School Staffer Gave Her Student How Much to Kill Her Ex-Husband?!Stephanie Demetrius is facing a felony for asking her student for a wild favor.Kalyn Womack
Criminal JusticeThere's a Promising New Development in a Slain Black Woman's Decades-Old Cold Case, But There's a CatchAuthorities are one step closer to answers after this major breakthrough pertaining to a 1996 homicide.Kalyn Womack
Criminal JusticeThe Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Really Tried Our Nerves With This Latest RequestPayton Gendron is trying once again to get around the ultimate punishment.Kalyn Womack
LegalThought the Jeezy-Jeannie Mai Divorce Drama Was Done? Here's Some New Mess!The Atlanta rapper reportedly has a new, contentious request for Mai.Noah A. McGee
LegalMan Accused of Tupac’s Murder Speaks Out for the First Time Since Being ChargedDuane “Keefe D” Davis claims he’s innocent and alleged he was paid to lie about his role in Shakur’s murder.Noah A. McGee
LegalWait, What? Did Fired Twerking Flight Attendant Just Pull out The Race Card?Nelle Diala claims Alaska Airlines only fired her because of her “urban” dance moves.Kalyn Womack
LegalHow Jay-Z is Seeking Vengeance Toward the Woman Who Sued Him For Sexual AssaultThe Roc Nation founder filed a complaint against the anonymous woman who claimed he raped her when she was a teen.Kalyn Womack
Law EnforcementNew Development in Case of Mother, Toddler Detained by Detroit PoliceThe city of Detroit didn’t admit any wrongdoing in the incident but they did agree to a hefty payout.Kalyn Womack
Law EnforcementHuge Development for Two California Cops In Fatal Shooting of Double AmputeeAnthony Lowe was shot 11 times by Huntington Park police officers two years ago.Kalyn Womack
Law EnforcementRacist, Sexist, Homophobic Los Angeles Police Recordings Just Went Public...They’re Worse Than You Can ImagineA complaint filed with the department featured tons of recorded conversations between LAPD cops.Kalyn Womack
Law EnforcementWhat Really Happened When a Denver Deputy Killed a Man? Lawyer Disputes Police ClaimsAn attorney says the fatal shooting of a man by a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy was NOT justified.Kalyn Womack
Race MattersH&M Responds to Viral Video of Manager Karen Kicking Two Black Girls Out of New Mexico Store For...No Good ReasonVideo of the incident has gone viral and prompted a response from H&M corporate.Kalyn Womack
Race MattersMichigan School Superintendent Karen Allegedly Dropped N-Word in Front of Black Staff Several Times, But That's Not All...A Black elementary school principal is putting her foot down against what she considers to be racial discrimination.Kalyn Womack
Race MattersL.A.-Area Latino Whole Foods Manager Goes Viral For Accusing Black Man of Shoplifting, Forcing Him to Return $200 in Items That He Paid For The internet is outraged after a man is apparently racially profiled at the Culver City, Calif. store.Angela Johnson
Race MattersWhy Trump Might Be to Blame For Nasty Threats Directed at Black Baltimore Bookstore OwnerTia Hamilton says the harassment she's been receiving started last month.Candace McDuffie
EducationTexas Teachers Who Allegedly Submitted a Disabled Student to In-Class Torture Messed Around and Found OutThree Texas teachers are facing criminal charges for allegedly forcing a student into a cruel punishment that went on for hours.Kalyn Womack
EducationThis Black Chick-Fil-A Employee Got Shortchanged For Her Company Scholarship, Then Something Amazing HappenedWhile several employees were awarded $2,500 checks, J’Da Bacon, the only Black employee pictured, was given a check for $1,000.Noah A. McGee
EducationThe Issue of Black Men Attending College Is Even Worse Than You ThinkBlack male HBCU students is the lowest it's been since 1976, but the issue runs deeper than just HBCUs.Phenix S Halley
EducationThree Scary Ways Trump's Destruction Of the Ed Department Will Impact Black StudentsFrom financial aid to critical funding for public schools, these are some of the ways the President's plan could impact Black students.Angela Johnson
CoronavirusFamous Black Figures Who Died From COVID-19With it being five years since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic, we revisit the Black figures we lost to the disease.Noah A. McGee
CoronavirusDr. Drew Airs Wildly Irresponsible Jamie Foxx Health ClaimsThe talk show host brought on an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist who linked the actor's health problems to the COVID-19 vaccine.Jessica Washington
CoronavirusThe COVID-19 National Emergency Is Ending Early, Will Black Americans Feel The Impact?Biden just signed a bill ending the COVID-19 national emergency , here's what that means for Black AmericansJessica Washington
Covid in Black AmericaNew Campaign Encourages Black Americans to Get Updated COVID VaccinesThe Department of Health and Human Services aims to increase the number of updated COVID vaccinations in our communities.Angela Johnson
ObituaryThe Root Remembers One of Our Own: Stephanie HollandThe talented and prolific writer leaves behind a positive legacy and plethora of fans.Shanelle Genai
ObituaryJimmy Carter's Strange and Complicated Legacy With Black AmericaJimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Sunday in Plains, Georgia. He was 100.Jessica Washington
ObituaryTo Quincy Jones, Black American Music Will Forever Owe a Debt"Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labor great or small, do it well or not at all," Jones once said.Phenix S Halley
ObituaryBlack Celebs We Lost in 2024We recognize the Black celebrities who have left us in 2024.Root Staff
OpinionD.C. Insider: 'It’s Going to Get Bad Folks, Especially If You’re Black.'Can Black folks expect to be targeted with increased oppression, suppression, incarceration and injustice over the next four years? Yes.Antjuan Seawright
OpinionA Fake Assassination Attempt?! Black Folks, Really? Even When It Comes To Trump, Everything Is Not a ConspiracyDespite evidence that the shooting involving Trump was an assassination attempt, Black folks everywhere are reluctant to believe it.Wayne Washington
Some ThoughtsBlack Folks Already Know: Racist Ole Miss Frat Bros Happened Because of Trump's AmericaAnti-Black hatred is on the rise and dangerous if it goes unchecked.Nigel Roberts
Now playing 02:14OpinionRep. Barbara Lee On What She Admires About AOC & 'The Squad' & Other Progressives In PowerRep. Lee, who will retire at the end of her term, spoke to us about the changes in the political landscape within the Congress since she started.Jessica Washington and Adriano Contreras
