9/30/2021 - The City Where Daunte Wright Was Killed Has a New Policing Policy

9/30/2021 - ACLU Lawsuit Accuses Louisiana Officers of Beating a Black Man in Jail

9/30/2021 - ‘It’s Really Good. Of Course, I Love Him Anyway’: Dolly Parton Praises Lil Nas X’ Cover of ‘Jolene’

9/30/2021 - The Black-White Vaccination Gap May Be Gone but Republicans, Whites Still Hesitant

9/30/2021 - 'Bye, Peach': Porsha Williams Confirms Exit From The Real Housewives of Atlanta After 10 Seasons

9/30/2021 - Fully Vaccinated Senator Known as Fat Wolverine Stands With NBA Players Who Refuse to Get Vaccinated

9/30/2021 - Missouri Rep. Cori Bush Shares Deeply Personal Story of Rape, Abortion During Hearing

9/30/2021 - Republocrats? Manchema?: Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Are Ruining Biden’s Agenda, and They Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way

9/30/2021 - 'I Feel Safe With Books': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Talks Tiny Reparations With Phoebe Robinson

9/30/2021 - New York Students Stage School Walkout in Protest of District's Response to Racist Incidents

9/30/2021 - My HBCU Comeback Moment: A Home Away From Home

9/30/2021 - Racist Social Media Star Who Called for a Race War Cries in Court as He's Sentenced to Prison on Firearms Charges

9/30/2021 - Weird Flex, But OK: Ellen Pompeo Says She and Denzel Washington ‘Went at It’ on the Set of Grey’s Anatomy

9/30/2021 - Whole Foods Gets Dragged Over Anti-Racism Sign

9/30/2021 - School Board Members Ask President Biden for Protection From Violent Threats Over Critical Race Theory and COVID-19 Mandates

9/30/2021 - In Loving Memory of Tim Scott

9/29/2021 - Role Call: Haile Gerima's Sankofa Finds a Home at Netflix, Thanks to Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY

9/29/2021 - Massachusetts High School Football Game Ends After Brawl Over Racial Slurs

9/29/2021 - Because Everybody Loves a List, Ulta Beauty Named Its MUSE 100, Honoring Black Voices in Beauty

9/29/2021 - Black Virginia Beach Family Receives No Help With Neighbor From Hell

9/29/2021 - Blacks Are Still Getting Arrested at Higher Rates for Marijuana Possession, Even in States Where It's Legal

9/29/2021 - The NBA Makes It Official: Players Who Refuse to Get Vaccinated Won't Be Paid for Missed Games

9/29/2021 - Sage Steele Calls ESPN's COVID-19 Mandate 'Sick' and 'Scary'

9/29/2021 - If You've Got $90 and a Yeezy Fetish, Kanye Has a Hoodie to Sell You

9/29/2021 - WATCH: The Insecure Series Finale Trailer Is Here and I'm Not Crying—You Are

9/29/2021 - All-Black Team Will Attempt to Climb Mount Everest for the First Time

9/29/2021 - To the Surprise of No One, Jonquel Jones Is Your 2021 WNBA MVP

9/29/2021 - Our Kind of People Is A Treasure Trove of Good Writing and Solid Acting. Just Kidding. It's Terrible, and I Love It

9/29/2021 - Though Absolutely No One Asked, Bill Cosby Apparently Has Some Thoughts About R. Kelly; Chuck D Also Weighs In

9/29/2021 - Video of Former Security Guard Shooting Alvin Motley Jr. Shown in Court

9/29/2021 - When a Snake Fights a Rat, There Is No Winner: Trump Loses Case Against White House 'Apprentice' Omarosa Manigault Newman

9/29/2021 - Ibram X. Kendi, Jordan Casteel and Daniel Lind-Ramos Are Among Winners of 2021 MacArthur 'Genius' Grant

9/29/2021 - Following R. Kelly’s Guilty Verdict, Ex-Mentee Sparkle Speaks Out

9/29/2021 - Dylann Roof's Death Sentence Appeal Denied

9/29/2021 - The Unbearable Whiteness of the Democratic Party...and America

9/28/2021 - Alabama Honors 3 Black Women Whose Bodies Were Subjected to Experimental Surgery

9/28/2021 - Professor Who Allegedly Yelled Racial Slurs and Spit on Black Woman Resigns Amid Felony Charges

9/28/2021 - In Her First Interview as a Newlywed, Issa Rae Advocates for Self-Care

9/28/2021 - The Ongoing Prank Wars Between Nick Cannon and Kevin Hart Reach New Heights—Literally

9/28/2021 - ESPN's Carousel of Chaos Continues With Jay Williams' Removal From NBA Countdown. Could Jalen Rose Be Next?

9/28/2021 - Watch: The Yee-Haw Agenda Is Hella Strong and Hella Black in the New Trailer for The Harder They Fall

9/28/2021 - Lawsuit by Former Aurora, Colo., Cop Fired for Photos Mocking Elijah McClain’s Death Is Dismissed

9/28/2021 - Karl-Anthony Towns Tears Into the Minnesota Timberwolves at NBA Media Day: 'It Hasn't Been Easy Since I Came Here'

9/28/2021 - The U.S. Has Expelled Nearly 4,000 Haitian Migrants in 9 Days Because America Is an Exclusive Nightclub

9/28/2021 - Investigators Looking Into Suspected Arson Fire at Portland, Maine Church With Black Lives Matter Sign

9/28/2021 - Texas GOP Proposed Redistricting Map Would Reduce Black and Hispanic Majority Congressional Districts

9/28/2021 - Barack Obama Will Finally Break Ground on Historic Presidential Library. So Why Are Some Chicagoans Upset?

9/28/2021 - R&B Singer-Songwriter Andrea Martin Dies at 49

9/28/2021 - UMass Investigating Racist Email Sent to Black Student Organizations

9/28/2021 - So, About That Rematch: Tyron Woodley Settles Bet, Gets 'I Love Jake Paul' Tattoo

9/27/2021 - Minnesota Department of Human Rights Finds Michaels Store and Police Discriminated Against Black Teenager

9/27/2021 - Will Smith On BLM, His New Book and That One Red Table Talk Episode (You Know Which One)

9/27/2021 - FedEx Driver Won’t Deliver to Homes With BLM, Biden Signs. So, FedEx Sends Him Packing

9/27/2021 - Cynthia Bailey Turns in Her Peach, Announces Exit From The Real Housewives of Atlanta

9/27/2021 - FBI Investigates Missouri Officers Following Video Of Police Dog Biting Black Man

9/27/2021 - Simone Biles Admits That She 'Should Have Quit Gymnastics Way Before Tokyo'

9/27/2021 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Blasts 'Disingenuous Vaccine Deniers', Insists 'There Is No Room' for NBA Players Who Refuse to Get Vaccinated

9/27/2021 - R. Kelly Found Guilty of All 9 Charges, Including Racketeering and Sex Trafficking

9/27/2021 - Everything You Need to Know About the Great Replacement Theory. And Yes, It’s Racist

9/27/2021 - The View Co-Hosts Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro Back at the Table After False Positive COVID Tests

9/27/2021 - Black Google Product Manager Says He Was Stopped by Security Because They Didn't Believe He Worked There

9/27/2021 - Rochester Police Officer Faces Discipline in Daniel Prude Case

9/27/2021 - Coast to Coast: Black Stars Stunned on Bicoastal Carpets This Weekend

9/27/2021 - Dog Park Karen Fired After Telling Black Couple to 'Stay in Your Hood'

9/27/2021 - The Chiefs Have Some Things to Fix, the Rams Are in the Super Bowl Mix and Other Takeaways From Week 3 of the NFL

9/27/2021 - 'The Lights Are On and We Are Back!': Winners From the 2021 Tony Awards

9/26/2021 - A Right-Leaning Group Has Created Materials to Teach People How to Combat Critical Race Theory in Their Communities

9/26/2021 - Trump Suggests Stacey Abrams Might Be a Better Georgia Governor Than Brian Kemp

9/26/2021 - Texas School Board Moves Forward With Process to Fire Black Principal Accused of Teaching Critical Race Theory

9/25/2021 - USDA to Form Commission to Tackle Racial Disparities That Hurt Black Farmers

9/25/2021 - A Maryland Parking Lot That Was Once the Site of a Historic Black Cemetery May Be Sold A Property Management Firm

9/25/2021 - Grand Jury Indicts Former Louisiana State Trooper for Beating Black Motorist 18 Times with a Flashlight

9/24/2021 - ‘I Have Spoken With Her. We Are Hanging In There’: Wendy Williams’ Brother Gives Update on Her Condition

9/24/2021 - North Carolina Principal Apologizes for ‘White’ Sign Pictured Over School Drinking Fountain

9/24/2021 - Florida Lawmaker Proposes Abortion Ban, ‘Florida Heartbeat Act’

9/24/2021 - It's Go Time: Odell Beckham Jr. Set to Make Season Debut on Sunday for the Cleveland Browns

9/24/2021 - The Funk Boutique: The New Yeezys Look Like Something Off of a Golden Crust Menu

9/24/2021 - Rihanna Told Me I’m Pretty and Other Amazing Things That Happened at Savage x Fenty

9/24/2021 - The Root Institute: HBCUs—the Legacy, the Now, the Future

9/24/2021 - The View Co-Hosts Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro Pulled Off Air Live on TV After Testing Positive for COVID Moments Before Interview With VP Kamala Harris

9/24/2021 - Andrew Wiggins' Refusal to Get Vaccinated Could Create Some Big Problems for the Golden State Warriors

9/24/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: Retracing Our Steps, Preserving Our History

9/24/2021 - Senate Democrats, Why Are You Silent on Voting Rights?

9/24/2021 - Derek Chauvin Appeals His Conviction in the Death of George Floyd

9/24/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: Generation X Are the Original Influencers

9/24/2021 - R. Kelly’s Defense Presents Closing Arguments Comparing Him to Martin Luther King Jr., Hugh Hefner and Mike Pence

9/24/2021 - Candace Parker Clips the Dallas Wings, Phoenix Mercury Eliminate New York Liberty in First Round of WNBA Playoffs

9/24/2021 - 10 Black Female Officers Accuse DC Police of Racial and Sexual Discrimination in Class-Action Lawsuit

9/23/2021 - Ashton Sanders to Portray Bobby Brown in Upcoming Biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody

9/23/2021 - Steph Curry Is Having a Hell of a Week

9/23/2021 - 'This Isn’t About Good People or Bad People': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Explores The Purpose of Power With Alicia Garza

9/23/2021 - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Says Asymptomatic Students Exposed to COVID-19 Can Go to School

9/23/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: Cryptocurrency and The New Creator Economy

9/23/2021 - My HBCU Comeback Moment: Homecoming at Albany State

9/23/2021 - Bipartisan Police-Overhaul Talks Fail Because Republicans Love Cops More Than Black People

9/23/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: How Black Women Will Change the Tech World

9/23/2021 - R.Kelly’s New York Trial Nears End as Prosecutors Begin Closing Arguments

9/23/2021 - NFL Star Aaron Jones Recovers Pendant Containing His Father's Ashes After Losing It During 4-Touchdown Game

9/23/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: Black Women, Are We Thriving or Simply Surviving the Workplace?

9/22/2021 - ‘Large Nostrils’: Methodist University Suspends Sorority After Racist Presentation

9/22/2021 - 9 Oakland Officers Disciplined for Sharing Racist and Sexist Social Media Posts

9/22/2021 - Melvin Van Peebles, the Godfather of Black Film, Is Dead at 89

9/22/2021 - PageTurners: In Both Fiction and Nonfiction, This Week's Authors and Characters Play 'Make Believe'

9/22/2021 - Nipsey Hussle's Alleged Killer Finally Gets Trial Date Following Multiple Delays

9/22/2021 - Racist Petition to Reinstate Slavery Circulates at Missouri High School: Report

9/22/2021 - The Cast of Netflix's Dear White People Reflect on the Impact of the Series and the Legacy It Leaves Behind for Future Black Creators

9/22/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: A Fireside Chat With LaChanze

9/22/2021 - Woman Suing Nicki Minaj and Husband Kenneth Petty for Harassment and Intimidation Finally Speaks Out in First Onscreen Interview

9/22/2021 - Rep. Madison Cawthorn Calls Vaccine Mandates ‘Modern-Day Segregation’

9/22/2021 - Lawd, Gov. Ron DeSantis Found a Black Doctor Who Opposes Mask and Vaccine Mandates. So He Made Him Florida’s Next Surgeon General

9/22/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: A Fireside Chat With Yara Shahidi

9/22/2021 - Jaylen Brown on the Importance of Black Head Coaches: 'They Deserve to Have a Seat at the Table, Too'

9/22/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: Storytelling Is a Revolutionary Act

9/22/2021 - Trump Sues Niece and the New York Times in Hopes of Becoming Relevant Again

9/22/2021 - As R. Kelly’s Trial Winds to a Close, Defense Witness Says He Saw a Girl Attempt to Leave the Singer's Studio and Was 'Relieved' When She Did

9/22/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: Media Coverage and the Black Community

9/22/2021 - Ben Simmons Won't Report to Training Camp, Intends to Never Play for the Philadelphia 76ers Again

9/22/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: Does a New 'Black Renaissance' Mean We Can Be Critical of Our Art?

9/21/2021 - Sephora’s Got a Sample Set for Us, by Us

9/21/2021 - 'He Saw Me': Gabrielle Union Reflects on Her Relationship With Michael K. Williams

9/21/2021 - Jay-Z’s Team Roc Files Lawsuit Against Kansas City Police, Citing a Laundry List of Complaints About Abuse

9/21/2021 - If Anyone Can Get You Hype for Shakespeare, Denzel Can

9/21/2021 - Jada Pinkett Smith Celebrates 50 With a Special Red Table Talk Episode and Surprise Retro Roller Skate Party

9/21/2021 - Newberg School Staffer Shows Up for Class in Blackface, Calls Herself Rosa Parks to Protest Vaccine Mandate

9/21/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: Tarana Burke's New Memoir Unbound Retraces the Birth of a Movement

9/21/2021 - Call Me by My Certified Platinum Name: Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ Makes History by Going 15x Platinum

9/21/2021 - Ready or Not, Here They Come: Fugees Reunite for 25th Anniversary Tour of The Score

9/21/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: Defund, Abolish or Reform? What to Do About Police and Prisons

9/21/2021 - Y'all Need to Put Some 'Speck On Jermaine Dupri's Name, Folks

9/21/2021 - What Really Happened When 3 Texas Women Got Into an Altercation at New York City’s Famed Carmine’s

9/21/2021 - Oscar De La Hoya Volunteers to Get His Ass Whooped Next by Floyd Mayweather—and Puts Up $100M to Seal the Deal

9/21/2021 - How a Photo Tells Us Everything We Need to Know About America and Haitian Migrants

9/21/2021 - Sarah Dash, Co-Founder of Labelle, Dead at 76

9/21/2021 - R. Kelly’s Defense Begins With Shaky Start as Witness Claims He Never Saw the Singer With Underage Girls—Then Admits He Actually Did

9/21/2021 - George Holliday, Man Who Filmed Rodney King Police Beating, Dies of COVID-19 Complications

9/21/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: A Master Class in Grassroots Organizing

9/21/2021 - ESPN Hands Malika Andrews the Keys to the Kingdom With New Daily Show NBA Today

9/21/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: Unpacking the Attacks on Critical Race Theory

9/21/2021 - The Root Institute 2021: A Special Message From President Joe Biden

9/20/2021 - Former Arkansas Deputy Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Teen Motorist

9/20/2021 - Family of Manuel Ellis, a Black Man Killed by Police, Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

9/20/2021 - Candace Parker's New Footwear and Apparel Collection Is the Latest Milestone in Her Already Legendary Career

9/20/2021 - St. Louis Ken and Karen Who Waved Guns at Protesters May Lose Law Licenses

9/20/2021 - Anti-Mask Florida Republican Dies Day After Testing Positive for COVID. Conspiracy Theorists Think Hospital Killed Him

9/20/2021 - The Prosecution Rests Its Case in R. Kelly Trial; Defense Begins to Present Witnesses

9/20/2021 - House Party and Friday Star Anthony ‘AJ’ Johnson Dead at 55

9/20/2021 - Teddy Checkdown Is No More, Kyler Murray Kicks Open the Door and Other Takeaways From Week 2 of the NFL

9/20/2021 - Welcome to The Root Institute 2021

9/20/2021 - Pfizer Announces Its COVID-19 Vaccine Works for Children Ages 5 to 11

9/20/2021 - Chris Rock Tests Positive for COVID-19

9/20/2021 - WTF? Man Who Inspired Hotel Rwanda Found Guilty of Terror Charges

9/20/2021 - Vivrant Things: Our Stars Kept It Bright and Brilliant at the 2021 Emmys

9/20/2021 - Emmys 2021: Despite Record Diversity of Nominees, Whiteness Was Still the Biggest Winner of the Night

9/20/2021 - PBS' Muhammad Ali Is a Monument to the Strength and Sacrifice of the Greatest Athlete Who Ever Lived

9/20/2021 - The Root Brings Our Community's Activists, Artists and Great Minds Together for The Root Institute 2021

9/19/2021 - North Carolina Judges Block Voter ID Law From Taking Effect, Saying It Discriminates Against Black Voters

9/19/2021 - 2 Officers Indicted by Grand Jury for Violent Beating of Black California Teen

9/19/2021 - Protestors at 'Justice for J6' Rally in Washington Were Outnumbered by Police and Members of the Media

9/18/2021 - LeVar Burton Tells Trevor Noah that He's No Longer Interested in Hosting 'Jeopardy!'

9/18/2021 - Minnesota Supreme Court Clears the Way for Voters to Decide on Minneapolis Policing Measure

9/18/2021 - R. Kelly's Former Assistant Says He Threatened Her and Told Her To 'Pick a Team' Ahead of a Sexual Harassment Suit Against Him

9/17/2021 - Michigan Father Files $1M Lawsuit Over Biracial Child's Unsanctioned Haircut by School Employee

9/17/2021 - CBS' Big Brother Has Never Had a Black Winner Before. This Season, 'The Cookout' Took Matters Into Their Own Hands

9/17/2021 - This Year's CFDA Award Nominations Continue to Reflect Greater Equity in the Industry

9/17/2021 - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Finally Said Something, and I Wish He’d STFU

9/17/2021 - Lil Nas X Delivers His Healthy, Happy 15-Track Debut Album, Montero

9/17/2021 - Laura Loomer Once Claimed That COVID-19 Wasn't Worse Than Bad Fajitas. She's Now in 'So Much Pain' From COVID-19

9/17/2021 - Magic Johnson Gave His Wife Cookie the Greatest 30th Anniversary Gift of All Time—and No, That's Not Hyperbole

9/17/2021 - T.I. and Tiny Evade Sexual Abuse Charges in Los Angeles Due to Expired Statute of Limitations

9/17/2021 - Some 10,000 Haitian Migrants Are Sleeping Under a Bridge in Texas. How Long Before This Is All the Biden Administration's Fault?

9/17/2021 - 'If You Talk That Big Talk You Have to Back It Up': Usain Bolt Offers Some Words of Advice to Sha’Carri Richardson

9/17/2021 - 'I've Already Deaded Anyone Whose Last Name Isn't Pryor': Katt Williams on Doing a Comedy Verzuz Against Kevin Hart

9/16/2021 - The Remake Sweepstakes Continue, but Weeeee...Will Always Love Whitney's Version of The Bodyguard the Most

9/16/2021 - Donald Trump Is Trying to Get 2020 Election Liars to Run the 2024 Election

9/16/2021 - 'For Me, He Was Superman': Rasheda Ali Gets Deeply Personal About Her Father in New Muhammad Ali Documentary

9/16/2021 - PageTurners: Literature Racing Against Time, Ghosts, Past Decisions, and Police in the 1960s

9/16/2021 - Wendy Williams Tests Positive for COVID-19

9/16/2021 - Derek Chauvin Pleads Not Guilty to Violating Black Teen's Rights

9/16/2021 - 'It Is a Call, Not a Closing': Why The Root Presents: It's Lit! Can't Seem to Unfollow Jill Louise Busby

9/16/2021 - CBS’ The Activist to Be Made Over as a Documentary After Online Backlash

9/16/2021 - Legally Wrong? Nicki Minaj Perpetuates #BallGate, Claims White House Invite While Berating Those Challenging Her Misinformation

9/16/2021 - Aurora Police Helped Kill Elijah McClain. Turns Out They Have History of Racial Bias and Excessive Force, Colorado AG Says

9/16/2021 - A Look at the Legal Machine That Worked to Keep R. Kelly's Accusers Silent

9/16/2021 - 'The Scars...Continue to Live With All of Us': Simone Biles and Fellow US Gymnasts Give Congressional Testimony on FBI Mishandling of Nassar Case

9/16/2021 - Rally Planned to Support Whiteghanistan and the Failed Jan. 6 Coup

9/15/2021 - Kevin Durant Is Bringing His Swagger to Apple TV+

9/15/2021 - ‘I Take Comfort in Knowing That You’re Finally Free:’ Jurnee Smollett Honors Michael K. Williams in Heartfelt Tribute

9/15/2021 - DOJ Announces New Limits on Chokeholds and No-Knock Warrants

9/15/2021 - Minnesota Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction of Ex-Minneapolis Officer Mohamed Noor

9/15/2021 - The 2021 TIME100 Calls Meghan and Harry 'Icons'; Sherrilyn Ifill, Lil Nas X, Red Table Talk and Verzuz Among Honorees

9/15/2021 - 'You Have to Take Care of Yourself': Yara Shahidi Talks Mental Health and Making Change as Marie Claire's October Cover Star

9/15/2021 - The Tale of the Testicles Continues: Trinidad and Tobago's Health Minister Refutes Nicki Minaj's COVID Vaccine Claims

9/15/2021 - Because the NFL Refuses to Hire Black Head Coaches, Eric Bieniemy Could Be Taking His Talents to USC

9/15/2021 - The Activist Co-Host Julianne Hough Issues Statement Addressing Series Backlash

9/15/2021 - An Exercise In Listening To Your Kids: 'The Training Wheels Are Off' Edition

9/15/2021 - Judge Allows Jurors to Hear Tapes That Capture R. Kelly Verbally and Physically Assaulting Accusers

9/15/2021 - California Gov. Gavin Newsom Beats Recall Election and Remains in Office

9/15/2021 - We Just Learned the Deeper Meaning Behind Jeremy Pope's Met Gala 'Fit, and—Whew

9/15/2021 - Houston Rockets, John Wall Are Working Together to Find Him a New Team to Call Home

9/14/2021 - Philadelphia Will Pay $2 Million to Black Woman Beaten by Officers and Separated From Her Toddler During a Protest

9/14/2021 - Uzo Aduba Announces Her Marriage!

9/14/2021 - Red Table Talk Exclusive Clip: Jada Pinkett Smith Explains That Big Chop Moment

9/14/2021 - He'd Rather Die Enormous Than Live Dormant. So What's Bigger Than Owning the Denver Broncos?

9/14/2021 - The Met Gala Looked Great, but Ain't No Party Like a Pyer Moss Party

9/14/2021 - Former NBA Star Cedric Ceballos Declares Himself ‘COVID-19 Free,’ Still Unable to ‘Breathe, Walk or Function’ on His Own

9/14/2021 - White Football Fans Chanted 'F--k Joe Biden' on 9/11. At Auburn, It's an American Tradition

9/14/2021 - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Continues Quest to Be America’s Biggest Jackass

9/14/2021 - Simone Biles Among Gymnasts Set to Testify Before Senate About FBI’s Handling of Larry Nassar Case

9/14/2021 - It’s a ‘Whole Lotta [Misinformation]’ in This MF’er: Nicki Minaj Spouts Anti-Vax Rhetoric Online

9/14/2021 - What Happens In Vegas Stays In Vegas—Unless It's the Greatest Regular Season Overtime Thriller In the History of Ever

9/14/2021 - Witness Testifies She Saw R. Kelly Perform a ‘Sexual Act’ on Aaliyah When the Singer Was Just a Teen; Second Male Accuser Takes the Stand

9/14/2021 - In America, and in the Met Gala: Who Showed Up and Showed Out at 2021's Biggest Event in Fashion?

9/14/2021 - 4 Ex-Minneapolis Officers Indicted in George Floyd Case Will Appear for Federal Arraignment

9/14/2021 - Biden Claimed His 'First Job Offer' Was From an Idaho Lumber Company, but the Company Is Like WTF Is He Talking About?

9/13/2021 - Rihanna Teases Lineup for Savage x Fenty Vol. 3 Fashion Show: Nas, Normani and Jazmine Sullivan Set to Perform

9/13/2021 - Kansas Rep. Sentenced to Probation After Pleading Guilty to Disorderly Conduct Charges Following Kicking and Kneeing Students

9/13/2021 - She Got the Beat: Ester Dean Tells Us Why Barbie Should Be a Music Producer, Too

9/13/2021 - Role Call: Keke Palmer Is Hosting a Live Stream of the Met Gala So You Can Enjoy the Lewks in Real-Time

9/13/2021 - Man With White Supremacist Symbols Painted on His Truck, Multiple Knives and a Bayonet Arrested for Being a Dumbass

9/13/2021 - Evander Holyfield Had No Business Stepping Into the Ring This Weekend

9/13/2021 - The Caucacity: White Man Arrested on Hate Crime Charges, Accused of Yelling Racial Slurs at Black Family

9/13/2021 - Mic Drop: Sad, Sultry, Sexy and Chlöe's Debut Music Video...Finally

9/13/2021 - We Have Just One Question for the 2021 MTV VMAs Red Carpet: Are You OK?

9/13/2021 - U.S. Capitol Police Recommend Disciplinary Action in 6 Cases From Jan. 6 Attack

9/13/2021 - Creative Arts Emmys 2021: Dave Chappelle, Maya Rudolph, Courtney B. Vance Among Winners

9/13/2021 - Michael K. Williams Was a Chronicler of Black Humanity

9/13/2021 - VMAs 2021: Lil Nas X, Silk Sonic, Beyoncé Among Winners

9/13/2021 - Chandler Jones Had His Way, Rookie Quarterbacks Came Out to Play and Other Takeaways From Week 1 of the NFL

9/13/2021 - R. Kelly Reportedly Once Berated an Assistant for Letting One of His Girlfriends 'Escape'

9/13/2021 - 21 States Have Higher Rates of COVID-19 Cases. These 21 States Also Have a Large Number of Trailer Homes

9/12/2021 - Lawsuit Filed Over Century-Old Confederate Statue in the Majority-Black City of Tuskegee, Ala.

9/12/2021 - Twitch Sues 2 Users for Repeatedly Flooding Chats with Racist, Homophobic Language

9/12/2021 - Head of Louisiana State Police Says He'd Welcome Federal Racial Profiling Investigation of His Department

9/11/2021 - A Black Representative for Queen Elizabeth II Says the Royal Family Supports Black Lives Matter

9/11/2021 - 'I Knew If He Got Me on the Floor, I Would Be Dead': Black Woman Describes Physical Altercation with Chicago Cop

9/11/2021 - A Black Massachusetts Couple Says They Were Accused of Stealing 6 Apples While Visiting a Farm on Labor Day

9/10/2021 - Is Activism Must-See TV? Usher to Co-Host Upcoming Global Citizen Competition Series, The Activist

9/10/2021 - White Truck Driver Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison After Stabbing Black Man At Oregon Arby’s

9/10/2021 - Can I Talk to You (About Aaliyah’s Album on Spotify?)

9/10/2021 - The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Same Thing

9/10/2021 - Beyoncé and Jay-Z Create New $2 Million Scholarship Fund for HBCUs With Tiffany & Co.—but Is It Enough?

9/10/2021 - Cam Newton 'Clears the Air' on Release From New England Patriots, Admits 'I Was Going to Be a Distraction'

9/10/2021 - Nicki Minaj's Husband Kenneth Petty Pleads Guilty to Failure to Register as Sex Offender, Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison

9/10/2021 - Joy Taylor Is One Step Closer to World Domination With New Show on Fox Sports Radio

9/10/2021 - A Comprehensive List of Every Person I'd Choose Dinner (and Hopefully a Movie) With in Lieu of $500,000

9/10/2021 - As the 4th Week of R. Kelly's Trial Opens, a Witness Testifies to Being Raped, Imprisoned and Starved for Several Days

9/10/2021 - Breaking News: Tom Brady Tom Brady'd Again

9/9/2021 - Raven-Symoné Explains Why She Said 'No' to Making Her Raven's Home Character a Lesbian

9/9/2021 - Thanks to the 'Motivation' of Her Fans, Normani Will Be Performing at This Year's VMAs

9/9/2021 - NYFW Runs Across the Concrete Jungle—and Atop the Empire State Building

9/9/2021 - Companies Announce One-Dose Flu and COVID Vaccine Booster

9/9/2021 - 'I'm Willing to Take the Ride': Regina King Covers Vanity Fair's October Issue

9/9/2021 - Justice Department to Review Columbus Division of Police Following Fatal Shootings of Black People

9/9/2021 - Illinois AG To Investigate Joliet Police Department For Pattern of Abuses, Whistleblower Remains on Desk Duty

9/9/2021 - Former White House Press Secretary, Who Never Gave a Press Briefing, Suddenly Has a Lot to Say

9/9/2021 - Former NBA All-Star Cedric Ceballos Gives Update on COVID-19 Battle After 10 Days in ICU: 'My Fight Is Not Done'

9/9/2021 - Cops Furious They Won't Be Able to Kill More Black People After Prosecutor Announces Not-So-Radical Police Reform

9/9/2021 - ‘Thank You for Your Protection and Your Light’: Jonathan Majors Pens Touching Tribute to Michael K. Williams

9/9/2021 - 'I’m Trying to Get Everybody On': The Root Presents: It's Lit! and Gabrielle Union Are Back With Something Stronger

9/9/2021 - California Police Reform Bill to Get Rid of 'Bad Apples' Advances to Governor

9/9/2021 - Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation Sued for Child Sex Trafficking

9/9/2021 - Donald Trump Will Commemorate 20th Anniversary of 9/11 by Providing Ringside Commentary for Evander Holyfield Fight

9/9/2021 - To Celebrate Its 25th Anniversary, the WNBA Names Its Greatest 25 Players Ever. But Who's the G.O.A.T.?

9/9/2021 - The Kickoff: Dapper Dan's Latest Collaboration Merges Fashion and Football

9/8/2021 - Study: Black Children in California More Likely Than Other Races to Go to the Hospital for Cop-Related Injuries

9/8/2021 - Essence Ventures Has Acquired BeautyCon Media

9/8/2021 - Apparel Company Board Member Steps Down After Calling Black Lives Matter 'True Racists'

9/8/2021 - The LAPD Has Been Collecting Social Media Info to Use However They Want, Report Says

9/8/2021 - PageTurners: George M. Johnson Blesses YA Shelves With a 2nd Memoir; Michaela Coel Publishes Her Manifesto

9/8/2021 - Natalia Bryant Makes Her Mark on the Modeling World as Teen Vogue's September Cover Star

9/8/2021 - Paul Pierce Comes for Former Employer ESPN: 'You Have to Talk About LeBron All the Time'

9/8/2021 - A Spider Broke Into My Car, Got Pregnant and Tried to Turn My Family Into a Jordan Peele Movie

9/8/2021 - Good Riddance: Robert E. Lee Statue Finally Taken Down in Virginia

9/8/2021 - Director of Rick James Doc Shares Stories Behind Some of his Most Iconic Music

9/8/2021 - A New Kind of 'Homecoming'? Kanye West Files a Trademark Application for a Housewares Line

9/8/2021 - Retired Prisons Officer Suspected of Leaking Various R. Kelly Jail Records to Blogger

9/8/2021 - All Terrell Owens Wants for Christmas Is to Whoop Former Teammate Donovan McNabb's Ass: 'I’d Knock Chunky Soup From Him'

9/8/2021 - Fact-Checking Fauci: Black Doctors on Vaccine Hesitancy, Misinformation and America's Most Famous Physician

9/8/2021 - Louisiana State Trooper Accused of Hiding Body Camera Video From Ronald Greene Case Will Not Be Disciplined

9/8/2021 - Judge Blocks Public Release of Footage Showing Alvin Motley Jr.'s Killing

9/8/2021 - Students, NAACP File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against University of Texas at Austin Over Racist Fight Song, Allege 'Hostile Environment'

9/8/2021 - California's Recall Election, Explained

9/7/2021 - It’s an Album! Lil Nas X Releases His 'Baby Registry' and Once Again Trolls the Internet—and Barack Obama?

9/7/2021 - Simone Biles Informs Haters She Has No Regrets About the Tokyo Olympics: 'I Can’t Hear You Over My 7 Olympic Medals'

9/7/2021 - Zendaya Stuns in Bespoke Balmain at the Venice Film Festival and Custom Valentino on the October Cover of British Vogue

9/7/2021 - Arkansas Doctor Under Investigation for Allegedly Giving Ivermectin to Jail Detainees to Treat COVID-19

9/7/2021 - Exonerated 5 Member Yusef Salaam to Run for Harlem State Senate: Report

9/7/2021 - 'This Is My Story, Told by Me': Janet Jackson Debuts First Look at Upcoming Documentary JANET

9/7/2021 - Howard University Cancels Classes After Ransomware Attack

9/7/2021 - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Law Creating New Voter Restrictions as Advocates Sue in Federal Court

9/7/2021 - If 'I Can't Take Ya'll Nowhere' Was a Person, It'd be Gillie Da Kid Getting an Unsportsmanlike Conduct Penalty During Jackson State Game

9/7/2021 - Minnesota State Patrol Deleted 'Vast Majority' of Emails, Text Messages After George Floyd Protests

9/7/2021 - Wendell Pierce, Spike Lee, Ava DuVernay and More Pay Tribute to Beloved Actor Michael K. Williams

9/7/2021 - Alabama Set to Cut Racist Language From State Constitution

9/7/2021 - 'Did We Kill Matt?': George M. Johnson Shares an Exclusive Excerpt From Their New Book, We Are Not Broken

9/7/2021 - Baby Bardi: Cardi B and Husband Offset Confirm Arrival of Second Child, a Baby Boy

9/7/2021 - Houston Texans Announce Their Starting Quarterback—and It's Not Deshaun Watson

9/7/2021 - Alphonso David Out as President of Human Rights Campaign Amid Cuomo-Related Controversy

9/6/2021 - Michael K. Williams, Star of The Wire, Dead at 54

9/6/2021 - Mic Drop: If at First You Don't Succeed, Dust Yourself Off and Play These Fire Tracks

9/6/2021 - 'The Point Is You Have a Voice': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Talks Poetry, Prose and Politics With Nikki Giovanni

9/6/2021 - Blacks More Likely to Get Federal Life Sentences Than Hispanic, White Offenders

9/6/2021 - Black on Broadway: How Black Talent Is Fueling the Revival of the Great White Way

9/6/2021 - Cops' Bullets Likely Killed 8-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl, District Attorney Says

9/6/2021 - 'I Am Not Resigning': Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David Calls for 'Complete Transparency' in Cuomo-Related Independent Review [UPDATED]

9/6/2021 - Ida Death Toll Reaches 68, Many Still Without Power

9/5/2021 - Twitch Loses Thousands of Viewers After Black, Queer and Disabled Streamers Lead 1-Day Boycott of the Platform

9/5/2021 - Sloane Stephens Says She Received Over 2,000 Abusive Messages on Social Media After U.S. Open Loss

9/5/2021 - Curtis Flowers Files Lawsuit Against Prosecutor Who Tried Him in Court 6 Times

9/4/2021 - Facebook Says 'Unacceptable' AI Error Led to Video of Black Man Being Tagged as a Video About Primates

9/4/2021 - Naomi Osaka Considers Taking More Time Away From Tennis After U.S. Open Exit

9/4/2021 - R. Kelly Trial: Woman Accuses Disgraced Singer of Paying $200,000 to Settle STD Lawsuit

9/3/2021 - Role Call: H.E.R. Is Making Her Acting Debut in the Upcoming The Color Purple Musical Film

9/3/2021 - Amanda Gorman Is Estée Lauder's Newest Ambassador

9/3/2021 - The Root's Clapback Mailbag: How Are We Doing?

9/3/2021 - The NBA Proposes to Make Unvaccinated Players' Lives a Special Type of Hell

9/3/2021 - Hella Anticipated: Insecure's Final Season Teaser Spotlights an Ever-Reflective Issa

9/3/2021 - Former Officer in Shooting Death of Daunte Wright Facing More Serious Charges

9/3/2021 - Before Hip-Hop Embraced 'The Chronic' There Was Rick James' 'Mary Jane'

9/3/2021 - The Ascension of Coco Gauff, Sloane Stephens Ensures That the Future of Tennis Is in Good Hands

9/3/2021 - Man Who Confronted Reporter During Live Shot Taken Into Custody by U.S. Marshals

9/3/2021 - Will Smith's Performance in King Richard Is Already Garnering Oscar Buzz—as Is Beyoncé's

9/3/2021 - Former Prosecutor Indicted for 'Showing Favor and Affection' to One of the Men Accused in Ahmaud Arbery’s Death

9/3/2021 - Is Iverson Mall 'Still Making It'? An Investigation

9/3/2021 - Texas Continues to Erase American History as Reworked Critical Race Theory Bill Heads to Gov. Abbott’s Desk

9/3/2021 - Ja Rule Is Finally Doing Verzuz, and No, It Won't Be Against 50 Cent

9/3/2021 - Day 11 of R. Kelly's Criminal Trial Further Illustrates Alleged Pattern of Grooming

9/2/2021 - Looking for a Deep Dive on All Things Hip-Hop? Well, The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap Might Have You Covered

9/2/2021 - PageTurners: These Titles Were Written in the Stars...Literally

9/2/2021 - Chicago Police Pull Over Black Drivers 7 Times More Than White Drivers, Study Says

9/2/2021 - Virginia Supreme Court Rules Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond Can Be Removed

9/2/2021 - White-on-White Violence: Tucker Carlson Calls Sen. Lindsey Graham a Liar and Mocks Him for Avoiding His Show

9/2/2021 - The NFL's Inspire Change Initiative Is Back to Wave More Performative Activism in Our Faces

9/2/2021 - Congratulations Are in Order...Lil Nas X Announces He’s Expecting!

9/2/2021 - Billy Porter to Be Honored for HIV/AIDS Advocacy

9/2/2021 - Bishop Sycamore Under Investigation for Being the Rachel Dolezal of Amateur Sports

9/2/2021 - Did a Lab Really Refuse to Test Candace Owens for COVID-19? The Root Investigates

9/2/2021 - FEMA Revamps Strict Policy That Prevented Many Black Families From Receiving Disaster Aid

9/2/2021 - 9 Thoughts About Kanye West's DONDA

9/2/2021 - Unvaccinated NBA Players in San Francisco, New York City Are Prohibited From Playing in Home Games

9/2/2021 - Minister Who Married R. Kelly and Aaliyah Testifies for the First Time During Day 10 of the Singer’s Trial

9/2/2021 - Is Credit Racist?

9/1/2021 - Lindsay Peoples Wagner Is (Re)Making The Cut by Recognizing Fashion's Racism

9/1/2021 - Judge Temporarily Blocks Release of Video in Alvin Motley Case

9/1/2021 - About Damn Time: Family of Wendell Scott, 1st Black Man to Win NASCAR Cup Race, Finally Receives Trophy From Historic 1963 Victory

9/1/2021 - Lil Nas X to Receive Inaugural Suicide Prevention Advocate of the Year Award From the Trevor Project

9/1/2021 - The Real Housewives of Atlanta Husband Gregg Leakes Has Died at 66

9/1/2021 - Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Beverly Hills Police Department of Racial Profiling

9/1/2021 - Did Ye's Donda Logo Rip Off Another Black-Owned Label?

9/1/2021 - Texas High School’s First Black Principal Suspended Because White Parents Say He Promotes Critical Race Theory

9/1/2021 - ‘When the Music Changes, So Must Your Dance’: Elaine Welteroth Says Goodbye to The Talk After One Season

9/1/2021 - AOC Reminds America That Rahm Emanuel Covered Up the Murder of 16-Year-Old Laquan McDonald. So Why Is Biden Still Kiki-ing With Him?

9/1/2021 - 3 Cops and 2 Paramedics Will Face Charges in Elijah McClain’s Death

9/1/2021 - Remember When Dennis Rodman Skipped Out on the NBA Finals to Party in Las Vegas? Well, Now It's a Movie

9/1/2021 - 25 Years After Its Release, Aaliyah's One In A Million Reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Charts

9/1/2021 - Citing Irreconcilable Differences, Ben Simmons Files for Divorce From the Philadelphia 76ers

9/1/2021 - During Day Nine of R. Kelly Trial, Woman Who Wasn’t a Fan Says She Was Still Exposed to an STD by Kelly

9/1/2021 - Pitmaster Rasheed Philips Reveals His Trade Secrets

9/1/2021 - White Man Who Harassed Black News Anchor Almost Caused an Environmental Disaster in 2017

9/1/2021 - Conservative School Districts Where Trump Held Maskless MAGA Rally Suddenly Reverse Course on COVID Mandates