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2015 August
8/31/2015 - How Musicians and Artists Can Be Relevant to the Social-Justice Movement
8/31/2015 - Terrence Howard Got on Twitter and Shut Down Rumors That He Divorced His Current Wife
8/31/2015 - Campaign 2016: The Angry White Man’s Last Stand
8/31/2015 - Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, ‘Mammy’ and the Best Times to Shut Up About Race
8/31/2015 - DC: REMINISCE | SATURDAY, SEP 5 || VSB LIVE | SUNDAY, SEP 20
8/31/2015 - Hulk Hogan: Getting Caught Saying N-Word Was the Best Thing to Ever Happen to Me, and Rappers Shouldn’t Use It if I Can’t
8/31/2015 - Black Utah Man Says He Is Being Terrorized by Racist Neighbors
8/31/2015 - Nigerians Showed Lauryn Hill So Much Love on Social Media When She Performed There for the 1st Time Sunday
8/31/2015 - Photos: Blackout Film Festival Draws Activist Entertainers
8/31/2015 - Witness: Calif. Hotel Owner told Gunman to ‘Kill That N--ger’ Before Homeless Man Was Slain
8/31/2015 - Straight Outta Compton Is No. 1 for 3rd Week in a Row and Now Highest-Grossing Musical Biopic—Ever
8/31/2015 - Racist Slave Trade Video Game Prompts Social Media Backlash
8/31/2015 - Nicki Minaj's "Pastor Lydia" Is The Worst Pastor Ever, And More Takeaways From The 2015 VMAs
8/31/2015 - Watch: Will Smith in Trailer for Movie About Concussions in the NFL
8/31/2015 - Wayne Dyer, Self-Help Guru, Dead at 75
8/31/2015 - ‘Fat Amy’ Actress Called Out for Joking About Police Injustice at VMAs
8/31/2015 - Lawsuit: White Fla. Teacher Fired for Having Black Boyfriend
8/31/2015 - Nicki Minaj Calls Out Miley Cyrus Onstage at the 2015 MTV VMAs
8/31/2015 - Review of Balm: 3 Who Begin New Lives After the Civil War
8/30/2015 - Because He Got High: Kanye Announces 2020 Run for President During MTV Video Music Awards in Rambling Speech
8/30/2015 - Top Journalists Reflect on Covering Hurricane Katrina 10 Years Later
8/30/2015 - The Responsible Celebrity: Actors, Filmmakers Talk About Art, Activism at Blackout Festival
8/30/2015 - Watch: Oprah Winfrey, Eddie Murphy Score Roles in Richard Pryor Biopic
8/30/2015 - Social Media Threat Against Black High School Students in Texas Spurs Mass Absences
8/30/2015 - Watch: Texas Sheriff Slams #BlackLivesMatter in Death of Deputy
8/30/2015 - Les Miserables Actor Kyle Jean-Baptiste Dies at 21
8/30/2015 - Olympic Gold-Medal Swimmer Who Almost Drowned as a Child Is Devoted to Teaching Kids How to Swim
8/30/2015 - From Raunchy Rap to a Political Awakening: The Book of Luke Tells the Tales
8/30/2015 - Shelter From the Storm: Katrina’s Impact on Houston and Atlanta
8/29/2015 - Daniele Watts Ordered to Perform Community Service After Insincere Apology to Officers
8/29/2015 - Watch: Alleged Gunman Held in Brazen Gas Station Shooting Death of Texas Sheriff’s Deputy
8/29/2015 - Black Man Held for Months Over $5 Grocery Theft Found Dead in Jail
8/29/2015 - NC Cop Who Shot Unarmed Jonathan Ferrell Will Not Be Retried After Mistrial
8/29/2015 - Fresh Dressed: 10 Reasons You Should Watch This Stylish Hip-Hop Fashion Doc
8/29/2015 - Where Are They Now? 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina, a Look Back at How 9 Key Players Responded
8/29/2015 - Follow the Money: How New Orleans’ Charter School System Influences Both Economic Development and Injustice
8/29/2015 - Before Emmett Till’s Death, Willie James Howard, 15, Was Murdered in Fla.
8/28/2015 - Don Lemon Criticizes CNN, Suggests Its Coverage of the Va. Gunman Was Slightly Homophobic
8/28/2015 - Police Pull White Chick Over. She Gets Out and Dances To Future (and Drake). Lives.
8/28/2015 - Jazmine Sullivan Uses Instagram to Reflect on Past Abusive Relationship: ‘I Would Walk Around, Crying, Just to Get Out of the House’
8/28/2015 - Watch: Ohio Cop Pulls Over Black Man for Making Direct Eye Contact
8/28/2015 - Joseline and Her ‘Steebie Jay’ Are Getting Their Own Spin-Off Show on VH1
8/28/2015 - Pancakes Vs Waffles Vs French Toast: Who Wins?
8/28/2015 - Kanye West’s Best Moment Came During Hurricane Katrina
8/28/2015 - Savannah State University Student Dead in Campus Shooting
8/28/2015 - 52 Years Ago, Martin Luther King Jr. Said, ‘100 Years Later, the Negro Is Still Not Free’; 52 Years Later, His Words Still Ring True
8/28/2015 - Ohio Police Chief Won’t Apologize for Wearing Confederate-Flag Vest
8/28/2015 - Va. Shooter Had Wig, Extra License Plates and a Gun in Crashed Rental Car: Report
8/28/2015 - Spike Lee to Receive Honorary Oscar
8/28/2015 - A&E’s Roots Remake Casts British Actor Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte
8/28/2015 - Watch: Md. Cop Goes Viral for Showing Off His Double Dutch Skills
8/28/2015 - Was My Ancestor Transracially Adopted Over a Century Ago?
8/28/2015 - 60 Years After Emmett Till, Families Still Fight for Justice
8/28/2015 - In War Room, Prayer Is the Weapon
8/27/2015 - On-Air Shooting in Va. Puts Focus on Race and Mental Health
8/27/2015 - The Napa Valley Wine Train, the Jim Crow Car and Who Has the Right to Ride
8/27/2015 - ‘Like Another Katrina’: The Charter School Debate Fractures New Orleans Along Lines of Race and Class
8/27/2015 - Report: Former NBA Star Darryl ‘Chocolate Thunder’ Dawkins Dead at 58
8/27/2015 - Meeting Between Eminem and Minister Louis Farrakhan Was ‘10 Years in the Making’
8/27/2015 - Why We May Not Be Seeing Much of Terrence Howard on Empire This Season
8/27/2015 - Mich. Man Allegedly Robbed Bank to Pay for Daughter’s Chemo
8/27/2015 - George Zimmerman Says ‘Pansy’ Va. Shooter Committed a ‘Hate Crime,’ Calls Obama an ‘Ignorant Baboon’
8/27/2015 - Watch: High School Student Dave Chappelle Raps in AIDS Awareness Video
8/27/2015 - Dear People Without Children On Facebook...
8/27/2015 - Derrick Rose’s Representative Addresses Rape Allegations
8/27/2015 - Trump Unfazed by White Supremacists’ Praise: ‘Everybody Likes Me’
8/27/2015 - St. Louis Cop Takes 5-Year-Old Who Witnessed His Mother’s Slaying on Back-to-School Shopping Spree
8/27/2015 - An Interview With The Only Person Left In America Who Actually Admits To Being Racist
8/27/2015 - Move Over, $200 Dates and Cuffing Season; Netflix and Chill Is Taking Over
8/27/2015 - What Makes Black Men Run From the Police?
8/27/2015 - Driver Who Flew Confederate Flag From Vehicle Runs Over 4-Year-Old Black Boy, Gets Beaten: Report
8/27/2015 - Watch: Serena Williams’ Karaoke Performance of ‘Under the Sea’
8/27/2015 - Va. Gunman May Have Worked as a Male Escort and Other Strange Findings From the WDBJ Shooting
8/27/2015 - #WeStandWithWDBJ: Journalists Stand in Solidarity With Victims of the WDBJ Shooting
8/26/2015 - My Jewish Boyfriend Claims He Loves Me, but He’s Keeping Our Relationship a Secret From His Family
8/26/2015 - The Root Takes manCODE to the MegaFest Stage in Dallas
8/26/2015 - Suspected Gunman in Killing of 2 TV Journalists: Charleston, SC, Shooting Was Tipping Point
8/26/2015 - Janet Jackson Writes a Letter to Aaliyah: ‘What We Shared Was Sacred’
8/26/2015 - Watch: These Seniors Whip and Nae Nae
8/26/2015 - Eazy-E’s Son: My Father Was Killed. Suge Knight Admitted It
8/26/2015 - Paula Deen’s Gonna Bust a Move on Dancing With the Stars
8/26/2015 - Open Forum: The Live, On-Air Killings of WDBJ Employees by Alleged Shooter, Vester Lee Flanagan
8/26/2015 - Civil Rights Icon Amelia Boynton Robinson Dies at 104
8/26/2015 - All the Bizarre Facts We Know About Vester Lee Flanagan II, aka Bryce Williams, the Suspect in Va. Journalist Shootings
8/26/2015 - Black and Hispanic Career Changers: Nas Is Dishing Out Scholarship Money so You Can Learn How to Code in 3 Months
8/26/2015 - Marcy Borders, 9/11 ‘Dust Lady,’ Dies of Cancer at 42
8/26/2015 - Va. Reporter, Cameraman Fatally Shot During Live Broadcast
8/26/2015 - Donald Trump Deports Univision Reporter From Presser, Proving He Is Still the Biggest Troll in America
8/26/2015 - Texas Street Where Sandra Bland Was Arrested Is Renamed After Her
8/26/2015 - Black Women’s Book Club Kicked Off Napa Wine Train for Laughing While Black Gets Apology
8/26/2015 - Black Don’t Crack: 12 Stars Who Played High Schoolers in Their 20s and 30s
8/26/2015 - Misty Copeland Will Be En Pointe in Detroit
8/26/2015 - Remembering Hurricane Katrina: We’ve Come This Far by Faith
8/25/2015 - Will Liposuction, Filler or Botox Boost Your Job Prospects?
8/25/2015 - Columnist: Donald Trump May Not Be a White Supremacist, but He Sure Is Their Favorite Candidate
8/25/2015 - Former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke Endorses Trump for President
8/25/2015 - Black People Don't Hate Dogs. We Just Hate When Their Lives Are Valued More Than Ours
8/25/2015 - Watch: 5 Incredibly Candid Aaliyah Moments
8/25/2015 - Family of Black Man Injured During Arrest Claims He Was Beaten With Baton
8/25/2015 - Watch: Cast This Woman in a Biopic About Beyoncé’s Life
8/25/2015 - Ala. Officer Didn’t Have Body Camera Turned on When He Fatally Shot Man Having a ‘Mental Episode’
8/25/2015 - How Serena Williams Got Black Women Flossin’ Their #BlackGirlMagic All Over Social Media
8/25/2015 - Fla. Man Whose Confederate Flag Was Stolen Unable to Identify Suspect: ‘They All Look the Same to Me’
8/25/2015 - The 10 Things Black People Can’t Do
8/25/2015 - To #BlackLivesMatter: You’re Marching the Wrong Way—Signed, Ben Carson
8/25/2015 - Hey, BuzzFeed: Big Daddy Kane Didn’t Wear Them and Jay Z Didn’t Rap About ‘3 Cuts in Your Eyebrows’ for You to Call Them ‘Slits’
8/25/2015 - Racist Fliers Reading ‘Let’s Get the Blacks Out’ Spark Outrage in Mich. Community
8/25/2015 - Blackout Music & Film Festival Celebrates Community, Creativity and Culture
8/25/2015 - Whoopi Goldberg Set to Produce Emmett Till Film
8/25/2015 - Dee Barnes Responds to Dr. Dre’s Apology
8/25/2015 - Judge Overturns Terrence Howard’s Divorce Settlement With 2nd Wife
8/25/2015 - Sex, Love and Peace: The Benefits of Exercising With Your Boo
8/25/2015 - Check Out America’s Worst Police Departments
8/24/2015 - Exclusive: A Leaked Email Exchange Between Drake And Serena Williams
8/24/2015 - Getting Kicked Off A Wine Tour For Laughing While Black Is The Blackest Thing That Ever Happened This Week
8/24/2015 - Azealia Banks in a Few Tweets Outlines the Kind of Relationship She Wants With Black Media
8/24/2015 - Michel’le on Dr. Dre’s Apology: ‘I Don’t Really Think It’s a Sincere Apology’
8/24/2015 - White Supremacist Wants to Rename Town After Donald Trump
8/24/2015 - Watch: Tracee Ellis Ross Can ‘Work That Body’ Like Her Mother, Diana Ross
8/24/2015 - Forest Whitaker Is Making His Broadway Debut in Hughie
8/24/2015 - Three Most Common Comments From People Very Mad About Any Straight Outta Compton Criticism
8/24/2015 - Detective Who Was Critical of LAPD’s Biggie Smalls Investigation Dies During Interview for His Upcoming Notorious B.I.G. Book
8/24/2015 - Mass. Family ‘Terrorized’ by SWAT Team That Raided the Wrong Home
8/24/2015 - 11 Black Women Kicked Off Napa Wine Train for Laughing While Black
8/24/2015 - Ill. Mom’s Anti-Black Lives Matter Rant Goes Viral
8/24/2015 - Model With Vitiligo Doesn’t See Anything Wrong With White Woman Imitating Her Skin Condition With ‘Blackface’
8/24/2015 - Tracy Morgan Marries Fiancee Megan Wollover
8/24/2015 - Nicki Minaj Issues Warning to Trolls on Social Media
8/24/2015 - Dump Trump, Draft Oprah and Other Outsider Political Fantasies
8/24/2015 - As a Woman, I Can’t Love Madea and Hate Straight Outta Compton
8/23/2015 - 1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured in Fight Over Umbrella at NYC McDonald’s
8/23/2015 - Zoë Kravitz Says Mom Lisa Bonet Is ‘Disgusted’ by Cosby Charges
8/23/2015 - Father of US Train Hero Anthony Sadler Jr. Is ‘Relieved’ He ‘Wasn’t Hurt or Killed’
8/23/2015 - Watch: Obamas Take Bike Ride in State Forest on Martha’s Vineyard Vacation
8/23/2015 - Jimmy Carter’s Last Battle: Eradicating an African Disease
8/22/2015 - Fla. Ex-Con Arrested After Giving Police Fake Name—for Wanted Felon
8/22/2015 - Father of 4 Slain While Working Overtime at Federal Building in NYC
8/22/2015 - Sign Up for The Root’s Daily Newsletter
8/22/2015 - St. Louis Prosecutor to Probe Death of Teen Shot in Back by Officer
8/22/2015 - Jury Awards Michael Jordan $8,900,000 for Grocery Chain’s Use of Name in Steak Ad
8/22/2015 - Dee Barnes, Dr. Dre and Why We Need to Keep Saying Women’s Names
8/22/2015 - #BlackLivesMatter Asks, so #BlackLivesMatter Receives
8/21/2015 - Jury Deadlocks, Mistrial Declared in Police Killing of Jonathan Ferrell
8/21/2015 - Watch: The Women of Memphis, Tenn.’s WMC Action News ‘Hit the Quan’
8/21/2015 - Noted Black Activists Issue a Statement of Solidarity With the Palestinian Struggle
8/21/2015 - Dr. Dre Apologizes to the Women He Assaulted
8/21/2015 - Shaun King, Trolling Conservatives and the Reverse Paper-Bag Test
8/21/2015 - NJ Grand Jury Clears Cops in Fatal Shooting Captured on Video
8/21/2015 - Guess How Much LeBron James Charges Companies Per Character to Tweet Out Endorsements?
8/21/2015 - The One Superpower All Black People Possess? Detecting Blackness
8/21/2015 - Autopsy: Teen Shot by St. Louis Police Died From Single Gunshot to the Back
8/21/2015 - Steve Harvey Held His Very Own ‘He-Man Woman-Haters Club’ Meeting
8/21/2015 - Cancer Survivor 5-Year-Old Leah Still Gets Her Own Wheaties Box Cover
8/21/2015 - 2 More Women Accuse Bill Cosby of Sexual Assault and Drugging
8/21/2015 - Wife of St. Louis Cardinals’ President to Pay for Slain Ferguson, Mo., 9-Year-Old’s Funeral
8/21/2015 - Judge Denies Glory Johnson’s Request for $20,000 in Spousal Support From Brittney Griner
8/21/2015 - 2-Year-Old Tells Mom: ‘I Hurt My Dad’ After He Accidentally Shoots, Kills Father: Report
8/21/2015 - How Did My Ancestor Become a Free Woman of Color and Single Mom in 1840?
8/20/2015 - Columnist: Covering Black Lives Matter Is Taking a Unique Toll on Black Reporters
8/20/2015 - Prosecutor: Terrance Kellom Shooting Justified
8/20/2015 - Nicki Minaj Wax Figure Reduces Famous Rapper to Famous Rump
8/20/2015 - Matt Barnes Says He’s ‘Too Grown to Lie’ About What He Said About Rihanna
8/20/2015 - Black Twitter Shames Elle Canada for Calling Dashikis the ‘Newest It-Item’
8/20/2015 - This Shaun King Takedown Attempt Is Fuckin' Ridiculous
8/20/2015 - Ga. NAACP in Showdown Over High School’s Nickname
8/20/2015 - Is Donald Trump Vying to Become the Next George Wallace?
8/20/2015 - Dr. Dre and Ice Cube Want Their Names Removed From the Suge Knight Wrongful Death Lawsuit
8/20/2015 - How To Be A White Person In A Room Full Of Black People
8/20/2015 - Activist Shaun King Denies Allegations That He Has Lied About His Race
8/20/2015 - Protest Erupts in St. Louis After Police Fatally Shoot Teen; 9 Arrested
8/20/2015 - Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson Honors Graduates at Miami-Dade Correctional Center Boot Camp
8/20/2015 - Baltimore Officer Charged With Attempted Murder in 2014 Shooting
8/20/2015 - Canadian Teen Helps Save Kidnapped Woman
8/20/2015 - Black-ish Will Tackle the N-Word in New Episode
8/20/2015 - Creflo Dollar Is Still Whining About a Jet; Says Only Those Who Don’t Understand the Bible Have an Issue
8/20/2015 - Step Afrika! Celebrating 20 Years of Dance
8/19/2015 - Photos: The Root 100 2015 Release Party
8/19/2015 - Should I Propose to My Man?
8/19/2015 - Guess Who’s Gaining Ground on Donald Trump? Deez Nuts ... Seriously
8/19/2015 - Louis Stokes, Ohio’s 1st Black Congressman, Dies at Age 90
8/19/2015 - San Francisco Cops Pin Down Homeless Man, Kneel on His Prosthetic Leg After Reportedly Mistaking Crutches for Weapon
8/19/2015 - Kerry Washington Is Turning Away From ‘Post-Baby Weight’ Talk
8/19/2015 - NYPD and NYC Transit Used Undercover Officers to Monitor Black Lives Matter Protesters: Report
8/19/2015 - Thank God The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Isn't Being Rebooted
8/19/2015 - The Most Influential African Americans Tweet Their Excitement at Appearing on This Year’s The Root 100 List
8/19/2015 - Why I Have No Interest In Seeing Straight Outta Compton
8/19/2015 - Family of Diabetic Man Questions His Treatment After Death in Mo. Jail
8/19/2015 - Columbus Short Arrested by Bounty Hunters During Album Release Party
8/19/2015 - Watch: Jimmy Fallon and Taraji P. Henson Have a ‘Ball’ Playing Fast Family Feud
8/19/2015 - Turn Your Passion Into a Product
8/19/2015 - Jennifer Hudson in Talks for Aretha Franklin Biopic
8/19/2015 - Actor Joe Morton Talks Papa Pope and a Psychic Encounter
8/19/2015 - The GOP Attempt to Deny Birthright Citizenship to People of Color
8/19/2015 - Tenn. Prison Officials Reportedly Forced Inmates to Make Woodshop Items and Then Sold Them at Flea Markets
8/19/2015 - Compton Residents Head Straight Outta Town to See Straight Outta Compton
8/19/2015 - Google Brings Low-Cost Smartphones to 6 African Countries
8/19/2015 - Jamaicans on Twitter Set BuzzFeed Straight About Jamaican Food With #BuzzFeedBeLike
8/18/2015 - #BlackLivesMatter to Clinton, Other Presidential Candidates: Get a Real Analysis on Race
8/18/2015 - NY Prisoner’s Death Ruled Homicide After Reported Beating From Prison Guards
8/18/2015 - Former Tuskegee Airman, 93, Robbed and Carjacked in North St. Louis
8/18/2015 - Julian Bond Was a Great Interview—Funny and Insightful—Reporters and Journalists Say
8/18/2015 - Texas Men Face Federal Hate Crime Charges After Allegedly Raping, Torturing Gay Black Man Over $5
8/18/2015 - What if Black Lives Really Mattered?
8/18/2015 - Stevie Wonder Surprises 3 Cities With Free Pop-Up Concerts
8/18/2015 - Nick Gordon Tweets Through His Pain and Says Looking at Bobbi Kristina’s Pictures Makes Him Cry
8/18/2015 - George Zimmerman Teams Up With Fla. ‘Anti-Muslim Zone’ Gun-Shop Owner
8/18/2015 - Jason Derulo and His Entourage Got Kicked Off a Flight After He Voiced Concerns About Being Treated Unfairly
8/18/2015 - Yes, Participation Trophies Are Stupid, But James Harrison Is A Shitty Parent
8/18/2015 - Eazy-E’s Daughter Tweets Her Thoughts About Straight Outta Compton: Here’s What Was Missing
8/18/2015 - College Athletes Are the New Indentured Servants
8/18/2015 - Watch: Black Lives Matter Activists Confront Hillary Clinton
8/18/2015 - Mike Epps’ Wife Busts Him on Twitter Trying to Sneak Into Another Woman’s DMs
8/18/2015 - Terrence Howard’s Spousal-Support Court Proceedings Revealed Suicide Threats, Drug Use and Abuse
8/18/2015 - Here Are 7 Black Shows We Want to Reboot Instead of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
8/18/2015 - Why It’s Important to Remember Cuba’s Connection to Africa
8/17/2015 - Oath Keepers Plan to Arm Black People With AR-15 Rifles for ‘Iconic Event’: Report
8/17/2015 - Fla. Teens Arrested After Allegedly Carjacking Federal Agent
8/17/2015 - Tracy Morgan Returning to SNL as Guest Host Oct. 17
8/17/2015 - People Demand Removal of Hulu Comedy Difficult People Over Blue Ivy-R. Kelly Urination Joke
8/17/2015 - Rihanna Puts NBA Player Matt Barnes in His Place After He Suggests They Have Something Going On
8/17/2015 - 300 Men March Movement Arrives in DC
8/17/2015 - Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre Grew Up, so How Come Ice Cube Won’t?
8/17/2015 - On Final Day of Peace Negotiations, NBA All-Star Luol Deng Posts Messages on Instagram Calling for Stability in South Sudan
8/17/2015 - Lying On Your Dick, Explained
8/17/2015 - Confederate-Flag Supporters at Fla. Rally Accused of Flashing Knife, Gun at Black Lives Matter Protesters
8/17/2015 - Straight Outta Compton Grossly Exceeded Expectations and Made a Killing This Weekend at the Box Office
8/17/2015 - Talib Kweli on Bernie Sanders: Just Because He Has a Record of Civil Rights Doesn’t Mean He’s Entitled to the Black Vote
8/17/2015 - Steelers’ James Harrison Returns His Sons’ ‘Participation Trophies’
8/17/2015 - Ha! Sorry? Not Sorry: Bernie Sanders Nixes Aide’s Apology to Black Lives Matter
8/17/2015 - Miami Teen Who Killed Mom and Threw Party With Her Body in the Next Room Gets 28 Years
8/17/2015 - Is ‘Pic-a-Nika’ Pizza Racist? What About Fried Chicken and Watermelon Toppings?
8/17/2015 - Simone Biles Wins 3rd Consecutive US Gymnastics Championship Title
8/17/2015 - Janelle Monáe Leads Protest in DC Before Surprise Concert
8/17/2015 - Judge Denies Brittney Griner’s Annulment Request; Glory Johnson Denies Cheating
8/17/2015 - Racism in the Air You Breathe: When Where You Live Determines How Fast You Die
8/17/2015 - Julian Bond’s ‘Comic’ Stance on the Vietnam War
8/17/2015 - The #POTUSPlaylist, Reviewed
8/16/2015 - Morgan Freeman’s Stepgranddaughter Stabbed to Death in NYC
8/16/2015 - Dutch Paper Sparks Latest N-Word Debate With Ta-Nehisi Coates Book Review
8/16/2015 - Julian Bond Flirted With Presidential Run in 1976
8/16/2015 - Watch: Outpouring of Grief at Funeral for Slain Teen Christian Taylor
8/16/2015 - Miami Police Union Slams Woman Who Posted Video of Cop Punching a Handcuffed Man
8/16/2015 - Julian Bond, the Longtime NAACP Leader and Civil Rights Advocate, Dies at 75
8/15/2015 - Michael Brown 1-Year Anniversary Overtime Brag Lands Mo. Cop in Hot Water
8/15/2015 - What Is on President Obama’s Summer Reading List?
8/15/2015 - LeBron’s Foundation Picks Up $41,000,000 College Tab for Ohio Students
8/15/2015 - Donald Sterling Sues Ex V. Stiviano and TMZ Over Leaked Racist Rant
8/15/2015 - Watch: Michael Sam ‘Steps Away’ From Canadian Football League Over Mental-Health Issues
8/15/2015 - Enhanced Security at Straight Outta Compton Is Straight Outta Racist Playbook
8/15/2015 - Chill Out With a Cold One: 5 Perfect Beers for Summer
8/15/2015 - T.D. Jakes Isn’t Homophobic; You Just Weren’t Listening Clearly
8/14/2015 - Family of Wis. Teen Fatally Shot by Police Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
8/14/2015 - Prewedding Jitters Led Me to Sleep With My Ex. Should I Call Off the Wedding?
8/14/2015 - Family of 14-Year-Old Shot by NJ Officers Says He Was Unarmed
8/14/2015 - Janelle Monáe Releases ‘Hell You Talmbout’ Song Dedicated to Black Lives Matter
8/14/2015 - Will Smith Is Reportedly Working to Bring a New Version of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Back to TV
8/14/2015 - US Flag Flies High in Cuba for 1st Time in 54 Years
8/14/2015 - Grits, Oatmeal, And Cream Of Wheat Are The Rock-Paper-Scissors Of Breakfast Food
8/14/2015 - Dutch Newspaper Reviews Ta-Nehisi Coates’ New Book, Uses Headline, ‘N--ger, Are You Crazy?’
8/14/2015 - Watch: A Makeup Artist Inadvertently Botches a Black Woman’s Face and Black People on Facebook React
8/14/2015 - Shit That Won't Let Me Be Great
8/14/2015 - Wis. Man Arrested After ‘Shoving’ Woman to the Ground, Barging Into Her Home to Remove Confederate Flag: Report
8/14/2015 - Stanford-Bound Teen Who Planned to Use College Savings to Bury His Mom Gets Outpouring of Support
8/14/2015 - Training Day Is Heading to Television
8/14/2015 - Common, Ne-Yo and Elijah Kelley Join The Wiz Live!
8/14/2015 - White Writer Refers to Beyoncé’s Hair as ‘Stringy,’ Then Feels the Wrath of Twitter
8/14/2015 - Meet Marvel’s Newest Superhero, Lunella Lafayette
8/14/2015 - Movie Review: A New Film Exposes the Truth About Tango’s African Roots
8/14/2015 - When a Slave Ship Figures Into Family Lore
8/14/2015 - Straight Outta History: Director F. Gary Gray Speaks on the Brotherhood, Impact and Legacy of N.W.A
8/13/2015 - Los Angeles Times Editor Looks Back at Paper’s Coverage of 1965 Watts Riots and Asks if It Deserved the Pulitzer
8/13/2015 - The Revolution Is Socialized: Organization ‘Live-Tweets’ Watts Riots on 50th Anniversary
8/13/2015 - A Case For Why Grits Are Overrated
8/13/2015 - Former Texas Officer Tried to Hire Hit Man to Kill Pregnant Lover: Report
8/13/2015 - Hillary Clinton’s ‘New College Compact’ Includes $25,000,000,000 to Support Private HBCUs
8/13/2015 - Watch: Lamar Odom Scolds TMZ, Says Its Coverage of Black Entertainers Is a Lot Worse Than That of White Celebs
8/13/2015 - Tenn. School District Says It Can’t Stop Students From Displaying Confederate Flag Unless It Causes a ‘Disturbance’
8/13/2015 - "Straight Outta Compton": An Interview About The Movie With Panama Jackson
8/13/2015 - Black Voters Must Hold Democrats Accountable
8/13/2015 - Black Nationalist Charlie Hill Fears Life in Cuba Now That US Relationship Is on the Mend
8/13/2015 - Taraji P. Henson: I Didn’t Want to Make Cookie a Neck-Rolling Caricature
8/13/2015 - David Oyelowo Will Be the 1st Black James Bond—Well, Kind Of
8/13/2015 - Fontella Marie Holmes: The 88 Million Dollar Trap Queen
8/13/2015 - Father: 15-Year-Old Boy Shot by Indianapolis Police Was No Threat
8/13/2015 - Iowa Barber Gave Free Back-to-School Haircuts to Kids as Long as They Read to Him
8/13/2015 - Universal Pictures Will Partner With Theaters Seeking Extra Security for Straight Outta Compton
8/13/2015 - Tyrese Pays Popular Instagram User’s Morehouse Tuition
8/13/2015 - 3 More Women Accuse Bill Cosby of Sexual Assault
8/13/2015 - Bernie Sanders, Black Lives Matter and the Search for a Black Agenda
8/13/2015 - Why We Can’t Afford to Dodge Jury Duty
8/12/2015 - Celebrities Are Now Getting Punk’d on BET
8/12/2015 - 10 Things Aside From The Police That Will Definitely Kill You If You're Black
8/12/2015 - Dr. Dre Speaks Out About Abusive Past
8/12/2015 - DC: GRILLZ | SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
8/12/2015 - Trump to #BlackLivesMatter: ‘I Would Never Give Up My Microphone’
8/12/2015 - ‘I Don’t Want to Die in Your Cell,’ Ralkina Jones Told Police in Video Taken Before Her in-Custody Death
8/12/2015 - Ohio Woman’s Truck Is Burned After Racist Letter Threatened, ‘Don’t Get Burnt Up in There’
8/12/2015 - T.D. Jakes Slams the Christian News Site for Suggesting That He Endorsed Same-Sex Marriage
8/12/2015 - T.D. Jakes Slams Christian News Site for Suggesting That He Endorsed Same-Sex Marriage
8/12/2015 - Activist DeRay Mckesson’s Social Media Has Been Monitored by Department of Homeland Security: Report
8/12/2015 - Watch Laverne Cox Channel Her Inner Beyoncé in a Dance Routine
8/12/2015 - Spike Lee’s Lil’ Joints: Of the Father and of the Son Tells the Story of Jackie Robinson’s Son, Who Moved to Tanzania to Harvest Coffee
8/12/2015 - On "Compton", Dr. Dre, and Still Loving NWA More Than I Probably Should
8/12/2015 - Fight Between Jets Teammates Started Over $600 Debt: Report
8/12/2015 - Carolina Panthers Whip, Nae Nae With Make-a-Wish Kid
8/12/2015 - Dwyane Wade Goes for the Vampire in Brooklyn Meets Saturday Night Fever Look in Esquire Photo Shoot
8/12/2015 - Texas Officer Who Fatally Shot Christian Taylor Is Fired
8/12/2015 - Movie Review: Straight Outta Compton Takes N.W.A From Boys to Men Who Became Hip-Hop Legends
8/12/2015 - Sign of the Times: A Performance Artist’s Creative Approach to Finding a Husband
8/12/2015 - The 5 Biggest Challenges Facing #BlackLivesMatter
8/11/2015 - Dear "Well-Meaning" White People: Progress Is Fucking Painful
8/11/2015 - How to Take Care of Your Parents Without Stressing Yourself
8/11/2015 - 2 Reporters From the Huffington Post and the Washington Post Face Charges for Their Conduct in Ferguson
8/11/2015 - 2 Actors Unions Tell Their Members Not to Perform in Tyler Perry’s Newest Madea Stage Play
8/11/2015 - Miss. Couple Arrested at Airport Wanted to Join Islamic State Group: Report
8/11/2015 - NFL Quarterback Punched in the Face by Teammate Out 6-10 Weeks
8/11/2015 - Gay Rapper Joins Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood but Says Male Cast Members Won’t Shoot Scenes With Him
8/11/2015 - DC Mayor’s New Policy Would Make Police Body-Camera Footage Available to Public
8/11/2015 - Texas Woman Says Deputies ‘Sexually Assaulted’ Her, Conducted Illegal Search
8/11/2015 - Alicia Keys: I Dressed Like a Tomboy to Stave Off Attention, but I’m Done Hiding Who I Am
8/11/2015 - Heavily Armed Members of Controversial Patriot Organization Show Up at Michael Brown Protests
8/11/2015 - Here’s Why the #AllLivesMatter Crowd Doesn’t Care About the Killing of an Unarmed White Teen by Police
8/11/2015 - Jimmy Fallon Clarifies Donald Trump’s ‘Deviant’ Behavior
8/11/2015 - Ala. Police Enraged After Photos Posted to Social Media Sites Mock Beaten Officer
8/11/2015 - Black Men Shouldn’t Have to Dress Formally as a Survival Tactic
8/11/2015 - White House Staffer Shot at Boyfriend Who Refused to Give Up His Cellphone Password: Report
8/11/2015 - ABC Agents Who Arrested UVA Student Martese Johnson Won’t Face Charges, Return to Job
8/11/2015 - Tracy Morgan Readies for New TV Series: ‘I Never Left’ Comedy
8/11/2015 - Remembering Ezell Ford: One of the Many Lives That Mattered
8/11/2015 - Black Voters Matter
8/10/2015 - In a ’90s Kind of World: Which Living Single Character Are You?
8/10/2015 - Social Media Reacts After 2 Prominent #BlackLivesMatter Activists and Cornel West Are Arrested During St. Louis Protests
8/10/2015 - Biracial Singer FKA Twigs Reacts to the Racist Messages Twitter Trolls Sent to Some of Her Fans
8/10/2015 - St. Louis County Declares State of Emergency; Protesters at St. Louis DOJ Office Arrested
8/10/2015 - Indianapolis Police Shoot, Kill 15-Year-Old Suspected of Carjacking
8/10/2015 - New Edition Miniseries Heading to BET
8/10/2015 - Serena Breaks The Internet. And Hearts. And Your Bitch Ass Too If You Don't Come Correct
8/10/2015 - Christian Taylor’s Father Says Cops Won’t Talk to Him: ‘I’m Having to Find Out About How C.J. Died on Social Media’
8/10/2015 - Timbaland Says He Has Unreleased ‘Aaliyah’ Music and He Wants Us to Hear It
8/10/2015 - NC Woman Who Won the Nation’s Heart When She Won Huge Jackpot Keeps Losing
8/10/2015 - Texas Man Accused of Murdering His Ex, 6 Kids and Ex’s Husband
8/10/2015 - Damon Discusses Drake, Meek Mill, And...Men Mooching Wifi On Melissa Harris-Perry
8/10/2015 - Serena Williams Stuns on Cover of New York Mag, Discusses Childhood, Racism and US Open
8/10/2015 - 20-Year-Old Man Shot by Police in Ferguson, Mo., on Anniversary of Michael Brown’s Death
8/10/2015 - Marvin Gaye’s Son Says Lee Daniels Stole Empire Idea; Plans to Sue
8/10/2015 - #FergusonTaughtMe Sheds Light on Lessons Learned 1 Year After Michael Brown’s Death
8/10/2015 - Black Driver Taken Off Delivery After Customer Says She Doesn’t Want Blacks at Her House
8/10/2015 - Leaderless or Leader-ful?
8/10/2015 - Prince Compares Music Industry to Slavery, Tells New Artists: ‘Don’t Sign’
8/9/2015 - Staten Island Yankees Hold ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Event on Anniversary of Michael Brown’s Death
8/9/2015 - NABJ Audience Catches Glimpse of Prince for All of 2 Minutes
8/9/2015 - Ga. Gov. Erases Racist Confederate Holidays From Calendar
8/9/2015 - Michael Brown Remembered With March, Moment of Silence on 1-Year Anniversary
8/9/2015 - FBI Asked to Probe Christian Taylor Shooting as New Audio and Video Emerge
8/9/2015 - Black Lives Matter Protesters Shut Down Bernie Sanders’ Seattle Rally
8/9/2015 - ‘What the Hell Is Going on in Ferguson?!’ How #MikeMike Changed Our World
8/9/2015 - How to Burn What Can’t Catch Fire
8/8/2015 - Sean Price of Heltah Skeltah Dead at 43
8/8/2015 - Report: Texas Cop Who Fatally Shot Unarmed College Student Christian Taylor Was Still in Training
8/8/2015 - Watch: Dash-Cam Video Adds Details to Jonathan Ferrell’s Shooting by Police
8/8/2015 - Police Facebook Group Mocks Death of Michael Brown
8/8/2015 - Nick Gordon Accused of Giving Bobbi Kristina Brown a ‘Toxic Cocktail’
8/8/2015 - A Year After Ferguson: 10 People Who Were There Talk About the Birth of a Movement
8/7/2015 - Issa Rae: Hollywood Wanted to Lighten Awkward Black Girl—I Said No
8/7/2015 - 19-Year-Old Unarmed College Student Fatally Shot by Texas Police
8/7/2015 - Nigerians on Twitter Hilariously Recall Their Time in High School With #SecSchoolinNigeria
8/7/2015 - Brooklyn, NY, Man Accused of Stabbing 2 Children in Elevator Doesn’t Want Psych Exam
8/7/2015 - Saginawesome In Saginaw, Part III
8/7/2015 - Name Damon's New Section In EBONY Magazine
8/7/2015 - 5 Takeaways From the 1st GOP Debates
8/7/2015 - Al-Jazeera Launches a 6-Part Documentary Series So 6 Nigerians Can Tell You About Their Lives
8/7/2015 - Saginawesome In Saginaw, Part II
8/7/2015 - BET’s Uncut Is Returning, but Why?
8/7/2015 - Orange Is the New Black and Glee Stars Join The Wiz Live!
8/7/2015 - Kalief Browder’s Family Plans $20,000,000 Lawsuit Against NYC
8/7/2015 - Dance Like Nobody’s Watching ... Except for Millions of People After Video Goes Viral
8/7/2015 - Pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church Considering Run for US Senate: Report
8/7/2015 - Lee Daniels Confirms Empire Spinoff
8/7/2015 - Why a Decline in Black Men Enrolling in Medical School May Be Bad for Your Health
8/7/2015 - The Movement for Black Lives Convening: An Offering of Love
8/7/2015 - Black Lives Matter Has Become a Global Movement
8/7/2015 - When Oppression Is the Status Quo, Disruption Is a Moral Duty
8/7/2015 - How Can I Find My Ancestor’s Military Records?
8/7/2015 - Photos: The Face of Courage in the Fight For Black Lives
8/7/2015 - Watch: Guest Editor and Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Patrisse Cullors on The Root Takeover
8/6/2015 - Poll: 6 in 10 Black Men Say They’ve Had Bad Experiences With the Police
8/6/2015 - LIVE: Town Hall on Faith and Justice at Social Justice Institute: Poverty, Race and Sexuality in Boston
8/6/2015 - Black Director Calls Out Netflix for Grouping Her Romantic Film With Only ‘Black’ Movies
8/6/2015 - Black Women Have Fun With #ILookLikeAnEngineer Hashtag to Declare ‘We Exist!’
8/6/2015 - All Lives Matter? Autopsy Pokes Holes in Police Account of Fatal Shooting of Unarmed White Teen Zachary Hammond
8/6/2015 - Power Couple Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil Take Their Talents to Warner Bros. TV
8/6/2015 - Sister of Alleged Memphis Cop Shooter: ‘It Was Kill or Be Killed’
8/6/2015 - New Study Says Black Doesn’t Crack; Here Are 6 Black Women Proving It
8/6/2015 - NYC Taxi Driver Fined $25,000 for Refusing to Pick Up Black Family
8/6/2015 - Saginawesome in Saginaw, Part I
8/6/2015 - Report: Busta Rhymes Arrested for Throwing Bottle of Muscle Milk at Gym Attendant
8/6/2015 - Meek Mill Can't Defeat Drake. But Petty Drake Definitely Can
8/6/2015 - Janay Rice on Ray Rice: ‘He’s Not a Wife Beater’
8/6/2015 - 11-Year-Old Detroit Boy Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of 3-Year-Old
8/6/2015 - Ga. Man Throws Away Winning Lottery Tickets
8/6/2015 - Watch: Terrence Howard’s ‘Brick House’ on Lip Sync Battle
8/6/2015 - Why Black Folks Should Watch the 1st GOP Debate
8/6/2015 - The Courageous 5 Who Made History in Selma
8/6/2015 - On Its 50th Anniversary, the Voting Rights Act Is Under Full-Blown Attack
8/6/2015 - The Voting Rights Act Is 50 Years Old Today. Is It on the Agenda for the Republican Debate?
8/5/2015 - Ala. Police Officer Recorded Saying Black Man Should Be Killed and His Death Covered Up
8/5/2015 - Why I Kept Open an Exhibit Featuring Art Owned by Bill Cosby
8/5/2015 - More Riley Curry Cuteness: Riley Kisses New Baby Sister Ryan
8/5/2015 - The National Enquirer Publishes a Photo of Bobbi Kristina Brown Lying in Her Hospital Bed
8/5/2015 - Michael Brown’s Mother on Darren Wilson: ‘The Devil. That’s What Comes to Mind’
8/5/2015 - Police Crackdown On Marijuana Proving Fatal For Black People, Bags Of Weed
8/5/2015 - Watch: Taraji P. Henson Battles Terrence Howard During a Lip-Synching Battle and Brings Out Mary J. Blige
8/5/2015 - Steak-umms or Mmm, Steak! The Dollar Tree Carries $1 Steak
8/5/2015 - The Wiz Live! Finds Its Dorothy
8/5/2015 - This 110-Year-Old’s Secret to Life: 3 Beers, a Shot of Scotch Daily and God
8/5/2015 - Idris Elba Becomes 1st Man to Cover Maxim Solo
8/5/2015 - Va. Youth Basketball Team Banned From Championships Because of Female Teammate
8/5/2015 - Ray Rice on Domestic Violence: ‘I Can Understand Some People Will Never Forgive Me’
8/5/2015 - David Alan Grier Joins The Wiz Live! Cast as Cowardly Lion
8/5/2015 - Why Do Guys Feel the Need to Send Unsolicited Pictures of Their Junk?
8/5/2015 - 50 Years After the Voting Rights Act, Courts Play a Key Role in Protecting Access to the Ballot
8/5/2015 - David Simon Says: Show Me a Hero and I’ll Write You a Tragedy
8/5/2015 - Unsung Hollywood Comes Clean About Car Wash
8/5/2015 - 1 Year After John Crawford III’s Shooting by Police, His Family Is Still Waiting for Justice
8/4/2015 - The 10 Best Insults I Got From People Who Just Didn't "Get" The Russell Wilson "Simp" Piece
8/4/2015 - The Best Apps to Make Your Money Mobile
8/4/2015 - Media Outlets Look Back on the Year Since Police Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.
8/4/2015 - Detroit Woman Who Claims She’s the Real-Life Cookie Lyon From Empire Is Suing the Show’s Creators for $300,000,000
8/4/2015 - Drake’s Diss Was Cool, But Let’s Stop Shaming Men Who Make Less Money Than Their Girlfriends or Wives
8/4/2015 - Childhood Ruined: Kermit and Miss Piggy End Relationship
8/4/2015 - How Knowledge Just Fucked Up Coke For Me.
8/4/2015 - Darren Wilson: I Only Knew Michael Brown for the 45 Seconds He Tried to Kill Me
8/4/2015 - Watch: Ice Cube Talks to The Root About Straight Outta Compton
8/4/2015 - Man Allegedly Rams Into St. Louis Police Car ‘for the Black People’
8/4/2015 - The Shooting at the Official After-Party for Drake’s OVO Fest Unnerves Me
8/4/2015 - Sam Dubose’s Death Shows Need for Body Cameras
8/4/2015 - Sandra Bland’s Family Files Federal Wrongful Death Lawsuit
8/4/2015 - Why The White Supremacist With FUBU Sneakers Is The Blackest Thing I've Ever Seen This Week
8/4/2015 - I Came, I Saw, I Conquered Caribana
8/4/2015 - Watch: Fla. Officer Assaults and Arrests Woman After She Calls Cop’s Son Rude
8/4/2015 - Happy Birthday, President Obama! 5 of His Funniest Moments
8/4/2015 - Cosby Show Executive Producer: ‘The Show Is Kinda Tarnished’
8/4/2015 - Bottle of Gin Shown in Sam Dubose Traffic Stop Was Actually Air Freshener
8/4/2015 - Special Prosecutor to Investigate Death of Raynette Turner, NY Mother of 8 Who Died in Police Custody
8/4/2015 - Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith Shut Down Divorce Rumors
8/4/2015 - 4 Senators Drop Bill for Cecil the Lion. #BlackLivesMatter? *Crickets*
8/4/2015 - Lawsuit Details Brutal Attack on Innocent Man by Shreveport, La., Cops Who Allegedly Beat and Sodomized Him
8/3/2015 - Kevin Hart Says His Reaction to the Idea of His Son Being Gay Is About His Own Insecurities
8/3/2015 - Five Reasons Why Russell Wilson Is The Worst Kind Of Sucker-Ass Simp-Ass Sucker
8/3/2015 - Black Twitter Scolds Allure Magazine for Using a White Woman in an Afro Tutorial
8/3/2015 - Car-Theft Suspect Tried to Chew Off Fingerprints to Avoid Being Identified
8/3/2015 - NYC Teacher Says She Passed Student Who Deserved to Fail Because of Pressure
8/3/2015 - I'm Going To Have A Daughter. I Love Rap Music. These Two Things Do Not Match
8/3/2015 - Bobby Brown’s Wife Reportedly Suffered a Seizure After Bobbi Kristina’s Funeral
8/3/2015 - Pro-Confederate Man With KKK Tattoo Confronted for Wearing FUBU Sneakers
8/3/2015 - If Michelle Obama Had to Pick Another Occupation, She’d Be Beyoncé
8/3/2015 - Bill Cosby’s Lawyer Says White Accusers Should Have Come Forward Because Cosby Is a Black Man and Would Have Been Target No. 1
8/3/2015 - Watch: Ray Tensing, Officer Charged in Killing of Sam Dubose, Involved in Aggressive Traffic Stop
8/3/2015 - Police Hunt for Memphis, Tenn., Man Wanted in Fatal Shooting of Cop
8/3/2015 - Donald Trump: Obama Has Done Nothing for African Americans
8/3/2015 - Former Eagles Player Says Ex-Coach Isn’t Comfortable Around ‘Our Culture’
8/3/2015 - Mo’ Better Blues Cast: Where Are They Now?
8/2/2015 - Media Coverage of Samuel Dubose Shooting Illustrates Why ‘Visuals Matter’
8/2/2015 - 40 New State Laws Sparked by Michael Brown’s Death in Ferguson
8/2/2015 - Watch: Memphis, Tenn., Police Search for Suspect in Fatal Cop Shooting During Traffic Stop
8/2/2015 - 2 University of Cincinnati Cops Will Not Face Charges in Samuel Dubose Shooting
8/2/2015 - NAACP Begins 860-Mile Justice March From Selma, Ala., to Washington, DC
8/2/2015 - An Exclusive Interview With the Mother of Jonathan Sanders, the Miss. Man Who Was Allegedly Choked to Death by a Cop
8/1/2015 - Watch: Bobbi Kristina’s Aunt Leolah Brown Removed From Funeral After Outburst
8/1/2015 - Bobby Brown and Cissy Houston Attend Bobbi Kristina’s Wake Separately
8/1/2015 - Baltimore Killings Soar to 43-Year High in July With 45 Homicides
8/1/2015 - Jeb Bush and Ben Carson Only 2 of 16 GOP Candidates to Speak at Urban League Conference
8/1/2015 - Texas Trooper in Sandra Bland Case Cited Before for ‘Unprofessional Conduct’
8/1/2015 - 5 Athletes With Impressive Tats
8/1/2015 - #BlackMenLove: Time to Reframe the Old Narratives About Race in America