PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsIf You're Skipping Trump's Swearing-in Ceremony, Watch These 5 Films To Honor MLK Day InsteadIf you don’t feel like doomscrolling during Trump's Inauguration, The Root has handpicked 5 films to celebrate the…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 20, 2025
OpinionOpinionKamala Harris, Michelle Obama Are Being Petty AF Toward JD Vance, Trump. And Here's Why They Should BeLike Black women everywhere, First Lady Michelle Obama , Jasmine Crockett and VP Kamala are not with the sh*ts or…ByAtima OmaraPublishedJanuary 19, 2025
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasMichelle Obama and Kamala Harris Prove That Black Women Aren't Here For the Shenanigans in 2025Both women have made a clear statement without saying a word.ByLawrence WarePublishedJanuary 18, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsKamala Refuses To Be Fake With JD Vance, Nancy Mace Spars With Jasmine Crockett At House Meeting, Michelle Obama's Reason For Not Attending Trump Inauguration, The Scary Things Trump Vowed To Do On 'Day 1' And MoreThe Root's most powerful political articles from the week.PublishedJanuary 18, 2025
OpinionOpinionOpinionOpinionBlack Folks Are Furious That Snoop Dogg is Performing at a Pre-Inauguration Event, But They Shouldn't Be SurprisedWe hope that the check he gets is worth the price of his soul.ByLawrence WarePublishedJanuary 17, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsHere's All The Scary Things Donald Trump Vowed He'll Do 'Day One' Of PresidencyPresident-elect Donald Trump says he will immediately pardon Jan. 6 rioters on numerous occasions despite their…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 17, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsWelp! Kamala, Like Michelle Obama, Refuses to Be Fake When it Comes to JD Vance's TransitionSeveral Democratic and Republican sources shared news of a hangup in transition.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 16, 2025
CultureBlack ExcellenceCultureBlack ExcellenceThe Mystery Of Why So Many of These Black Superstars Hail From Racially-Charged South Carolina... ExplainedFrom Viola Davis to Charlamagne Tha God, there is a good reason why troubled South Carolina is home to Black…ByAlyse MartinPublishedJanuary 13, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsLip Reader Decodes What Trump And Obama Discussed At President Carter’s Funeral, Internet Drags Husband Of GOP Senator Who Disrespected VP Harris, Trump Plans To Rename Gulf Of Mexico, Black America Reacts To Trump's 'Hush Money' Case Sentencing And MoreThe Root's most politically charged stories from the week.PublishedJanuary 11, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsUpdated: Lip Reader Claims Trump Said This to Obama at President Carter's Funeral, And Here's Our Take. You Decide.We don't have any audio from the event, so we had lots of fun guessing what the two were talking about.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedJanuary 10, 2025
EntertainmentEntertainmentThe Childhood Homes Of The Biggest Celebs: From Michael Jackson to Viola DavisHere are the humble beginnings for several notable stars.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 10, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsWas Biden's Presidency Bad Or Good For Black America? Here's the TeaAs America bids farewell to the Biden administration, The Root takes a look at what it accomplished.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 10, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsTrump, Obama Seen Laughing Together At Jimmy Carter's Funeral, and the Internet is More Than Confused About itAfter birth certificate conspiracies and years of name-calling, the two former presidents were able to put…ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJanuary 9, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsThis New Move By Biden Will Have Black Folks' Credit Scores Looking a Lot BetterVP Kamala Harris announced Tuesday that $49 billion would be removed from credit reports.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 8, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsWATCH: Internet Drags Husband Of GOP Senator Who Seems Not To Want to Shake VP Harris' HandHis rudeness was quickly noticed--and clocked--on the internet.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 6, 2025
CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersWhy Black Folks Are Buckling Up For All the BS of 2025We're only three days in, but terrorist attacks and political upheaval are already hanging over everyone's heads.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJanuary 3, 2025
OpinionThe CalloutOpinionThe CalloutBy Performing at Trump's Inauguration, Mississippi Valley State Will Fumble the Bag...And Everyone's RespectWhen we first heard the news, we thought the band was securing the bag. Nope.ByLawrence WarePublishedJanuary 3, 2025
CultureCultureBest and Worst Black Moments of 2024It was a whirlwind year with many good, bad ugly and uglier moments. Here's our take on a 2024, one wrapped with…ByAlyse MartinPublishedDecember 31, 2024
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersFirst A Nazi Rally, Now Even More Racism Found Throughout OhioResidents in Cleveland have shared their outrage over the flyers.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 30, 2024
OpinionOpinionJimmy Carter Was the First Politician to Listen, Openly, To Black FolksThe 39th president had more than his share of critics, but for our people, he meant something different.ByMadison J. GrayUpdatedDecember 30, 2024