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PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsThe Best Speeches From The DNC So FarThe Root recounts the most memorable and powerful addresses from the Chicago event.ByCandace McDuffieUpdatedAugust 24, 2024
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PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsThe DNC's Coldest Clapbacks Targeted at TrumpFinally, Democrats are giving Donald Trump a taste of his own medicine on the DNC stageByPhenix S HalleyPublishedAugust 22, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsBlack America Can't Stop Talking About Michelle and Barack's Epic DNC Speeches. Here's What We're SayingThe former President and First Lady had some scathing words for Donald Trump.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedAugust 21, 2024
CultureCultureSocial Media is Convinced Kamala Came For The Haters With Her Obama-Inspired Tan Suit at The DNCBarack Obama once wore a tan suit that the country couldn't stop talking about for weeks.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedAugust 20, 2024
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Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasWhy Biden Deserves a Place On the Black Mount Rushmore But These Other Presidents ...Hell NoWhen it was about the business of Black Americans, Biden handled far more of it than Presidents like George…ByWayne WashingtonPublishedAugust 20, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsDonald Trump Calls Kamala Harris Out Of Her Name, VP Harris Leads Trump In Battleground States, Fani Willis's Election Case Against Trump Stalls, Charlamagne Tha God Gives Advice To The Harris Campaign And MoreThe best and most important political stories of the week.PublishedAugust 17, 2024
CultureCultureRaygun's Dismal Olympic 'Breaking' Performance, Remembering Florence Griffith-Joyner, The Most Beautiful Black Women Track Stars at 2024 Paris Olympics, Barack Obama's Summer Playlist And More Culture StoriesA roundup of the week's most popular culture stories.PublishedAugust 17, 2024
Beauty + StyleFashionBeauty + StyleFashionBougie Vogue's Anna Wintour Hosting Fundraiser for Kamala Harris ... in the HamptonsThis is far from the first time that Wintour has brought together the worlds of fashion and politics for fundraising…ByMadeline FitzgeraldPublishedAugust 15, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsBlack Celebs We Expect Will Speak At The DNC 2024 In ChicagoSome folks, like President Biden and Barack Obama, are already scheduled to appear.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedAugust 14, 2024
CultureCultureCultureCultureBarack Obama Snubs Kendrick Lamar But Has Surprising New and Old School Choices On Famous PlaylistFrom Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em’” to Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)“ to Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby,”…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedAugust 13, 2024
PoliticsPolitics17 of Donald Trump's Strong and Wrong Lies Vs. The Real FactsSince Trump support seems to believe his many untruths, let's set the record straight, shall we?ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 11, 2024
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasNABJ Veteran Explains What Trump Was Saying To Black Journalists Between The LinesWhy did Trump show up, knowing he wasn’t walking into MAGA heaven? This Prized Journalist has an answerByKenneth J. CooperPublishedAugust 1, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsNABJ Moderator “Sank in Her Seat” After Donald Trump Answered This QuestionThe former president and current Republican nominee insulted panelists and lied onstage.ByAlyse MartinPublishedAugust 1, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsThe Most Insane Claims Made About Kamala Harris ... So FarTrump made the untrue claim that Harris isn't really Black to Black Journalists this week and his supporters will…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedAugust 1, 2024
EntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainmentThese Black Celebs Look Unrecognizable In Throwback Yearbook PhotosViola Davis, Taraji P. Henson and Will Smith are among the stars whose yearbook photos have us feeling nostalgic.ByStephanie HollandPublishedJuly 31, 2024
CultureCultureEXCLUSIVE: Michelle Obama Announces Her Next BookThe former First Lady just announced the release of a follow up to her bestselling book, "The Light We Carry."ByAngela JohnsonPublishedJuly 31, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsThis Professor, Who's Usually Never Wrong, Just Predicted Who Will Win the November ElectionAccording to this historian, the presidential election will come down to what he calls "the keys to the White House"ByPhenix S HalleyUpdatedSeptember 6, 2024