EntertainmentTelevisionEntertainmentTelevisionDon Lemon Drops Receipts of 'Tense' Interview With Elon Musk: 'He Was Upset, He Was Uncomfortable'The interview reportedly lasted 90 minutes and is still set to be aired on both X/Twitter and YouTube, despite the…ByShanelle GenaiPublishedMarch 14, 2024
EntertainmentSocial MediaEntertainmentSocial MediaIs Don Lemon Too Real for White People? New Twitter Show Canceled, Now Beefing With Elon Musk. Here's What We Know ...The former CNN anchor was gearing up to premiere his new talk show on X, f.k.a. Twitter, but things have just taken…ByShanelle GenaiPublishedMarch 13, 2024
NewsNewsSnap! The House Passes TikTok ‘Ban’ ...What Next?Congress cleared a major hurdle in passing a bill that would force the sale of TikTok, or potentially ban the app…ByMaxwell ZeffPublishedMarch 13, 2024
EntertainmentTelevisionEntertainmentTelevisionBlack Twitter Hilariously Goes Off on Hulu’s New ‘Black Twitter’ DocuseriesTo the surprise of no one, Black Twitter has thoughts on the streaming service’s new documentary about the social…ByStephanie HollandPublishedMarch 11, 2024
EntertainmentMediaEntertainmentMediaHere’s How Katt Williams Ruined All His Credibility on the Joe Rogan PodcastThe comedian earned a bunch of cred for his “Club Shay Shay” interview that he destroyed this week.ByDustin J. SeibertPublishedMarch 1, 2024
NewsNews18 People Whose Major Fibs Made Them Worthy of Being #CancelledRudy Giuliani, George Santos and more really thought they could sit on their throne of lies forever.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 27, 2024
NewsNewsDo You Know An HBCU Grad? Elon Musk Feels Some Type of Way About Them...Plus, more murder, mystery and mayhem this week in our Black news coverage.PublishedJanuary 13, 2024
NewsNewsWhat!? Did Elon Musk Just Endorse Tweet Saying Students at HBCUs Have Low IQs?The world’s richest man shares more of his unwanted thoughts about race on X.com.ByThomas GermainPublishedJanuary 11, 2024
EntertainmentMediaEntertainmentMediaHere is Black Twitter's Response to Stephen A. Smith Demolishing Jason WhitlockBlack Twitter joined in on the criticism of conservative sports commentator Jason Whitlock.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 11, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsWhite People Better Stop Playing With Dionne WarwickThe legendary music icon recently had to tell a certain news outlet to "walk on by" when it comes to associating her…ByEmell AdolphusPublishedJanuary 7, 2024
CultureCulture23 Moments from 2023 That We Did NOT See ComingWho thought 2023 would be the year the government confirms aliens are real?ByKalyn WomackPublishedDecember 29, 2023
CultureCultureBlack Women Who Bag Rich Men, Keith Lee Drama, Black Nepo Babies in Sports and More Culture NewsCatching up on The Roots top Culture news from the week of Dec. 16PublishedDecember 16, 2023
CultureCultureCultureCultureSherrilyn Ifill Wants No Part of X Now That This Man is BackThe prominent civil rights attorney deactivated her account after Elon Musk reinstated the controversial conspiracy…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedDecember 11, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersElon Musk Ignites Hate Storm Against Black Reporter; Here's What Really Went DownA story about racism in the NFL sparked immediate backlash. The Root spoke to a Native American group protesting…ByJessica Washington and Stephanie HollandUpdatedDecember 3, 2023
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsElon Musk's Racism Has Gotten So Bad The White House Has Called It OutOnce again, the X/Twitter owner made even more ignorant and dangerous remarks.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedNovember 17, 2023
EntertainmentSocial MediaEntertainmentSocial MediaWhat Are the Real World Implications of Threads’ New Edit Button?The social media platform’s edit feature is different from its competition. But is that a good thing?ByStephanie HollandPublishedOctober 13, 2023
NewsNewsElon Musk's Posts Landed Him In Serious Legal Trouble, But That's Not All He Has to Answer ForA federal court ruled that Musk illegally threatened workers on X. The ruling came after Musk's car company was sued…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedOctober 8, 2023
EntertainmentSocial MediaEntertainmentSocial MediaParty’s Over: Elon Musk Proposes Charging Users a Monthly Fee for TwitterThe tech billionaire hinted that he could be looking at ‘a small monthly payment’ for the platform.ByStephanie HollandPublishedSeptember 19, 2023
EntertainmentSocial MediaEntertainmentSocial MediaDionne Warwick Wants to ‘Speak’ to ‘Young Man’ Elon Musk About Deleting the Block FeatureThe legendary singer, and Queen of Twitter, wants a word with the billionaire about his plans for the social media…ByStephanie HollandPublishedSeptember 6, 2023
NewsNewsElon Musk, Ruiner of Twitter, May Sue Anti-Hate Group. Oh Really?The billionaire calls a possible lawsuit "ironic." We agree.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedSeptember 5, 2023