NewsThe Root InterviewNewsThe Root InterviewDid Eric Adams And Other New York Leaders Fail Jordan Neely?"Fear mongering from a lot of our elected leaders and law enforcement leaders" helped lead to Neely's death, says…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedMay 10, 2023
CultureBlack ExcellenceCultureBlack ExcellenceBlack "Firsts" We're Celebrating this Black History Month [Updated]These shining stars have become pioneers in their respective careers.ByAmira CastillaPublishedFebruary 26, 2023
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementShocking Video Shows NYPD Ruthlessly Beating Black GirlThe officer was there to break up a fight but, instead, escalated the situation.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 5, 2023
NewsNewsBrooklyn's Best-Dressed Bishop Arrested By FedsThe arrest of Bishop Lamor Whitehead comes days after his sit down with The Root.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 19, 2022
NewsNewsNYC Keeps Trying to Right Its Wrongs Against the Central Park FiveThe gate at the northern end of the park will be now be called "Gate of the Exonerated" in honor of the five Black…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedDecember 14, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalRev. Robbery Files $50 Million Lawsuit Against Radio Host Miss JonesThe Brooklyn Bishop famous for getting jacked in the pulpit is currently on a suing spree.ByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 10, 2022
NewsNewsAlleged NYC Subway Shooter Wants Case Moved To Chicago In Order To Receive Fair TrialIt is nearly impossible to find jurors who would be impartial, his legal team stated.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedNovember 10, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalThis Federal Judge Is Tired Of SCOTUS Conservatives' FoolishnessFinally, someone on the federal bench isn't afraid to say constitutional originalism is BS.ByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 3, 2022
Criminal JusticeCrimeCriminal JusticeCrimeOh Snap, NYC Mayor Eric Adams Coming for the Gun Nuts TodayNot exactly in those words, but signing a bill banning guns from Times Square is close enough.ByKeith ReedPublishedOctober 11, 2022
EntertainmentHot TeaEntertainmentHot TeaFormer SNL Cast Member Chris Redd Reportedly Dating Kenan Thompson’s Ex-WifeRedd and Christina Evangeline have reportedly been dating for about a year.ByStephanie HollandPublishedSeptember 28, 2022
NewsNewsNew York Mayor Eric Adams (Kind of) Pledges To Help Homeless Migrants Sent By Republican Governors“This is not an everyday homelessness crisis, but a humanitarian crisis that requires a different approach,” he…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedSeptember 23, 2022
CultureSportsCultureSportsKyrie Irving Is Still Going Off About Vaccine MandatesThe Brooklyn Nets guard claims that vaccine mandates is one of the biggest violations of human rights in historyByMurjani RawlsPublishedSeptember 21, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementMigrants Who Were Flown To Martha's Vineyard Sue Florida [Update]They say Florida and Texas governors are breaking the law.ByKeith ReedPublishedSeptember 20, 2022
EntertainmentTelevisionEntertainmentTelevisionChris Redd Leaving Saturday Night Live After 5 SeasonsThe Kenan star joins other high-profile cast exits ahead of Season 48.ByStephanie HollandPublishedSeptember 20, 2022
PoliticsThe National InterestPoliticsThe National InterestChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Goes off on Texas Gov. Abbott and His 'Racist' and 'Inhumane' Migrant Busing PracticesTexas has sent over 80 migrants between Wednesday and Thursday to Chicago on busesByMurjani RawlsPublishedSeptember 2, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementEric Adams to NYPD Officers: No More Congregating or "Chit Chat" On PatrolThe revisions to the Police Patrol Guide are set so that New York officers do not waste time on the jobByMurjani RawlsPublishedAugust 25, 2022
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasEric Adams Should Definitely Bus New Yorkers to TexasThe NYC Mayor is tired of the Texas governor's foolywang. We're here for it.ByKeith ReedPublishedAugust 12, 2022
NewsNewsChipotle Agrees To Pay NYC Workers $20 Million Settlement Over Workplace ViolationsMayor Eric Adams calls the agreement the largest worker protection settlement in New York City historyByMurjani RawlsPublishedAugust 11, 2022
PoliticsThe National InterestPoliticsThe National InterestMayor Eric Adams Goes In on Greg Abbott's Busing Migrants To NYCTexas is said to have bused over 4,000 immigrants to New York City since the summer beganByMurjani RawlsPublishedAugust 8, 2022
NewsNewsMayor Adams Sets Boundary with His Preacher FriendMayor Eric Adams supports Bishop Whitehead, but only to a certain extent.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 3, 2022