PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsA List Of Folks Carrying Out the Dirtiest of Elon Musk's DOGE WorkThe billionaire's agency has enacted federal layoffs at a rapid rate.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMarch 4, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPolitics5 Real-World Consequences of Elon Musk's DOGE Layoffs and How These Can Greatly Affect YouFrom critical safety issues to lack of military awareness, these firings and layoffs could have a detrimental impact.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMarch 3, 2025
OpinionOpinionOpinionOpinionWhy Folks Are Pissed at Hakeem Jeffries' Statements About Trump and His MAGA RepublicansWhy aren't Black Democrats pushing back against this administration?ByLawrence WarePublishedMarch 1, 2025
CultureBlack History MonthCultureBlack History Month15 Moments That Proved This Black History Month Was The Blackest—EverKendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance was one of the Blackest things to happen to that football event.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 28, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPolitics5 Times Marjorie Taylor Greene Was Rightfully Put In Her PlaceThe Georgia rep has a history of saying ridiculous things and then being shut down.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedFebruary 27, 2025
PoliticsPolitics4 Black Leaders Who Stay Clapping at Trump and MAGASince Trump's election, Joy Reid, Don Lemon, Jasmine Crockett and more have been giving him hell.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedFebruary 27, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsHow Trump's Policies Deceived MAGA And Other Staunch SupportersSurprise. Surprise! Trump hoodwinked his White, Female, LatinX and Asian supportersByCandace McDuffiePublishedFebruary 25, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsExperts Reveal The Real Face of DEI, Elon Musk Says Black ‘60 Minutes’ Journalist Deserves ‘Long Prison Sentence’ Over Kamala Harris Interview, Rep. Jasmine Crockett Provides Disturbing Tea On Elon Musk’s DOGE and More Political NewsA collection of The Root's best post of the week in politicsPublishedFebruary 22, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsExperts Reveal Who's The Real Face of DEI. Hint: The Answer May surprise You or Maybe NotCompanies that promote white women to leadership positions are praised for advancing inclusivity, even when Black…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedFebruary 21, 2025
PoliticsThe Root InterviewNow playing PoliticsThe Root InterviewBakari Sellers On the Unchecked Power of Trump and Elon MuskBakari Sellers discusses Trump's war against the progress people of color have made in this country.PublishedFebruary 20, 2025
PoliticsThe Root InterviewPoliticsThe Root InterviewRep. Jasmine Crockett Provides Disturbing Tea On Elon Musk's DOGEEXCLUSIVE: Crockett is concerned that no one, including the subcommittee she sits on has been able to get real…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedFebruary 20, 2025
EntertainmentEntertainmentOctavia Spencer’s Cheeky Response to Elon Musk’s DOGE TiradeIn the sweetest, most hilarious way, the actress told Musk “Eat my sh–!”ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 19, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsElon Musk Says Black '60 Minutes' Journalist Deserves 'Long Prison Sentence' Over Kamala Harris InterviewTrump's right-hand man took to X to air his grievances over the 2024 interview.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedFebruary 19, 2025
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsElon Musk is Clearly Anti-Black and Anti-American, But Here are His Real MotivationsTo find the answer behind his actions, you have to read between the lines.ByLawrence WarePublishedFebruary 18, 2025
OpinionOpinionOpinionOpinionWhy TIME Magazine's New Elon Musk Cover Should Scare the Hell Out of UsHe is not the one in charge. He is just the attack dog of Agent Orange.ByLawrence WarePublishedFebruary 13, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsLawsuits, Pushback Against Trump's Frenzied Effort to Remake the GovernmentAs of Feb. 11, at least 45 lawsuits have been filed against the Trump administration.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedFebruary 11, 2025
EntertainmentHot TeaEntertainmentHot TeaAfter That 3-Day Rant on X, Kanye West's Toxic Foolishness Has Been Shut Down...Sort ofWe won't be hearing much from Kanye on X after his account was deactivated.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedFebruary 11, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsElon Musk's Employee Just Resigned Over These Wildly Racist Tweets, Guess How Musk, VP JD Vance Responded...Musk took to X to ask his followers if he should rehire Marko Elez.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedFebruary 7, 2025
EntertainmentHot TeaEntertainmentHot TeaIn 9-Hour Twitter Rant, Kanye Admits He Controls His Wife, Praises Diddy, Calls Himself a 'Nazi,' Claims to be a 'God on Earth,' Insults Kamala Harris, Names Himself 'Yedolf Yitler' and Much MoreWhile gearing up for his upcoming album "Bully," Ye proved why he's a bully in his own right.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedFebruary 7, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsBakari Sellers: Why 'Superman' Isn't Coming to Save Black Folks From TrumpIn an exclusive interview with The Root, the author and political pundit broke down what to do instead of looking…ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedFebruary 6, 2025