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Criminal JusticeCrimeCriminal JusticeCrime15 Real Black Crime Stories With a Plot Twist We Did NOT ExpectWait... they did WHAT to O.J. Simpson's ashes?! We ain't see that comin'.ByKalyn WomackPublishedSeptember 2, 2024
CultureCultureFourth Pastor Resigns From Texas Megachurch, Black Twitter Reacts To Cam Newton's Messy Marriage Comments, White Folks Still Aren't Using Washcloths, Barack Obama Celebrates 'Suitgate' And MoreThe Root's most popular culture stories from the week.PublishedSeptember 1, 2024
NewsNewsArizona Man Fired From Job After Calling 911, 11-Year-Old White Boy Confessed to Drowning an 8-Year-Old Black Boy, Black Man Falsely Accused of Rape Sues White Woman, What O.J. Simpson’s Ashes Were Turned Into And More NewsThe Root's most memorable news posts from the week.PublishedAugust 31, 2024
NewsNewsYou'll Never Guess What O.J. Simpson's Ashes Have Been Turned IntoSimpson's lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne, shared a shocking update about his late client's remnants.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedAugust 27, 2024
EntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainmentEntertainmentMichael Oher Finally Reveals His True Feelings About the Tuohys and ‘The Blind Side’ and It's Fascinating‘Nobody says ‘I love you’ more than coaches and white people. When Black people say it, they mean it,’ the 2013…ByStephanie HollandPublishedAugust 19, 2024
NewsLegalNewsLegalDoes NFL's Gosder Have Any Home Training? Here's the Wild Reason Authorities Say He Was Arrested on a Delta FlightFormer NFL player Gosder Cherilus was arrested Sunday in Boston's Logan Airport for allegedly performing this…ByStephanie HollandPublishedAugust 19, 2024
Criminal JusticeCriminal JusticeEx-NFL Player Sentenced to Life For Doing The Unthinkable, Illinois Cafeteria Worker Exposed For $1.5 Million Chicken Wing Heist, Oklahoma City Will Pay Black Man Millions, Atlanta Searches For Street Racers Who Killed Young Mother And More Crime StoriesA roundup of The Root's most important crime stories of the week.PublishedAugust 17, 2024
Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalEx-NFL Player Sentenced to Life in Prison for Doing The UnthinkableFive-year-old La'Rayah Davis was killed back in 2019ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedAugust 14, 2024
CultureSportsCultureSportsSimone Biles’ Biological Mother Reveals Her One WishShanon Biles said she hopes for Simone to reach out so she can ask for her forgiveness.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 14, 2024