NewsNewsKaren Siblings Get the Ultimate Karma After Racist Interaction Links Them To A Murder MysteryThe tipster became key to cracking the case as the siblings were living in their car.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedMarch 18, 2025
NewsNewsLip Reader Reveals Alleged Baton Attacker's Speech, Hairstylist Drags Teen Client By Hair For Non-Payment, Racist and Sexist LAPD Recordings Go Public, Kindergarten Karen Pops Off at a Black Woman and Other News Stories From the WeekA collection of our best posts of the week in news.PublishedMarch 14, 2025
NewsNewsViral Video Shows Karen Popping Off at Black Woman During Kindergarten Graduation, What She Does is Completely DisgustingAnother day, another white woman acts a complete and utter fool.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMarch 11, 2025
CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersGas Station Karen Tells Iowa Black Woman 'You Wouldn't Be Here if We Didn't Bring You Here.' Here's What Happened NextThe incident was partially captured on camera and has now gone viral.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedFebruary 28, 2025
EntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainmentWhite Folks on Social Media Calling out Kendrick Lamar For Making them Feel ExcludedSocial media has been on fire these last few days over Lamar's Super Bowl performance.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedFebruary 12, 2025
Criminal JusticeCriminal JusticeState Trooper Karen Allegedly Lies About Being Shot By Black Man, Georgia Nurse Posts Viral Videos Of Her Twerking On Disabled Patients' Heads, Big Trouble For Pandemic Couple That Conned People Out Of Millions, Jay-Z Keeps His Sights On Tony Buzbee And MoreThe Root's most powerful criminal justice stories from the week.PublishedJanuary 31, 2025
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementState Trooper Karen Claims He Was Shot By Black Man, But You Won't Believe What Really Happened...Thomas Mascia has resigned from his job after police claim he lied for "attention or sympathy."ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJanuary 29, 2025
NewsNewsOhio Karen Questions Black Man's Home, Stephen A. Smith Goes Off On Critics Of Rappers Who Performed At Trump's Inauguration, Remains Of Missing Maryland Woman Finally Found, Racist KKK Flyers Discovered In Kentucky And MoreA collection of the most important news stories from the week.PublishedJanuary 25, 2025
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersOhio Karen Claims She ‘Didn't Believe’ This Black Man Lived in His Home ... Now She Is Scared for Her LifeThe woman yelled for help around the neighborhood but now she is getting read for filth.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 22, 2025
NewsNewsYouTuber Gets Accused Of Kidnapping Two Women, 12-Year-Old Georgia Boy Hospitalized After ‘Prank’ Goes Wrong, Airline Karen Calls Black Employee The N-Word, LA Mayor Karen Bass Gets Dragged To Hell And MoreThe Root's best and important news posts from the week.PublishedJanuary 12, 2025
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWATCH: Another Airline Karen Calls Black Employee N-Word After Being Told Bag Was Too HeavyThe incident was caught on camera and quickly went viral.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 8, 2025
NewsRace MattersNewsRace Matters'Karen' Stories From 2024: Isaac Hayes' Son Confronts 'Karen' Who Tried To Stop Him From Entering Gated Community, 'Karen' Calls Amazon Driver The N-Word, 'Councilwoman Karen' Drops Racial Slur At Work, 'Airplane Karen' Unleashes Racist Tirade And OthersThe year was chock full of Karens going Full Karen.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 30, 2024
NewsNewsWATCH: Isaac Hayes' Son Confronts Karen Blocking Him From His Suburban Atlanta Home, You Won't Believe What She Says to HimThe woman in the video appeared to be intoxicated.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 27, 2024
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWATCH: 'Karen' Calls Amazon Driver the N-Word, But That's Not All...A viral video shows a woman taking her frustration out on an unsuspecting Amazon delivery driver.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedDecember 23, 2024
EntertainmentEntertainmentThe Biggest Plot Twists That Rocked 2024As we say goodbye to 2024, let's remember all of the craziest double take moments of the year!ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedDecember 23, 2024
NewsNewsJay-Z’s Sexual Assault Lawsuit Battle Gets Messier, Grandmother Accused Of Killing 11-Month-Old Child Receives Shocking Sentence, Councilwoman Allegedly Drops N-Word At Work, White Man Allegedly Set Fires In Tenn But Tries To Blame Black Man And MoreA roundup of the Root's most powerful news stories.PublishedDecember 21, 2024
CultureCultureCultureCultureEveryone Who Messed Around And Found Out In 2024This year, there was no shortage of folks paying the price for their antics.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 20, 2024
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersThis Pennsylvania 'Councilwoman Karen' Allegedly Dropped N-Word at Work, Here's What Happened NextIn a new lawsuit, a Black woman claims Allentown City Council member Candida Affa is an "unashamed bigot."ByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 16, 2024
NewsNewsBlack Internet Reacts To Child's Walmart Tantrum, L.A. Airplane Karen Gives Bizarre Reason For Racist Tirade, Diddy's Latest Outrageous Claim, Autistic 9-Year-Old Black Boy Gets Killed And MoreA collection of The Root's most powerful news stories from the week.PublishedDecember 7, 2024