EntertainmentSocial MediaEntertainmentSocial MediaLil Yachty Made This Touchy Comment About Black Lives Matter, But Was He Wrong...?The Atlanta rapper made some interesting comments about BLM during an appearance on Quenlin Blackwell's “Feeding…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMarch 12, 2025
OpinionOpinionOpinionOpinionBlack Folks Have Been Calling for A Boycott and It's Happening on February 28th. Here's The TeaIncensed by DEI Rollback, Black folks started calling for boycotts of Walmart and others.ByLawrence WarePublishedFebruary 11, 2025
EntertainmentEntertainmentInside Mary J. Blige’s Gorgeous NJ Mansion, J. Lo and Ben Affleck's Beverly Hills Mega Mansion Gives, Diddy's Former Mansion With Kim Porter Was Sold, Russell Wilson and Ciara's Washington Mansion is Beautiful, R. Kelly's Former Mansion and Other Celebrity Real EstateHere's a look at some of the swaggiest celebrity mansions to hit the market in the last yearByThe Root StaffPublishedJuly 19, 2024
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NewsNewsShaun King Nonprofit's Finances Examined In News reportThe controversial activist's org raised more than $6 million in 2020ByKeith ReedPublishedSeptember 21, 2022
EntertainmentEntertainmentWell, That Didn’t Take Long: Golden Globes Will Officially Return to NBC in JanuaryThe controversial awards show will air on NBC and Peacock on Tuesday, Jan. 10.ByStephanie HollandPublishedSeptember 20, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalBlack Lives Matter Drama Laid Out in $10 Million LawsuitMore controversy, more problems for the organization which has raised more than $90 million.ByKeith ReedPublishedSeptember 6, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsBlack Lives Matter Tries To Explain The Millions And That MansionBLM's new leaders address how they disperse their millions as well as their most controversial purchase.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMay 19, 2022
NewsNewsBlack Lives Matter Nonprofit Group Has $42 Million In AssetsThe controversial foundation revealed its first detailed tax filing.ByKeith ReedPublishedMay 17, 2022
NewsNewsBLM Co-Founder Says She Put $6 Million Home To Personal UsePatrisse Cullors also reveals harassment by Candace Owens.ByKeith ReedPublishedMay 10, 2022
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NewsNewsBlack Lives Matter Kicked Off Amazon Charity PlatformThe organization has been suspended due to their disputes with some states who claim they failed to report where…ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 22, 2022
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EntertainmentEntertainmentFormer President of HFPA Reportedly Called BLM a 'Racist Hate Movement'As you may know by now, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which conducts the annual Golden Globe…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedApril 20, 2021
NewsNewsWhite America’s Favorite Honey Baked Ham Is in Twitter Jail After Coming for BLM Co-Founder for Buying House in White NeighborhoodSports pariah and white America’s favorite lapdog Jason Whitlock is unfortunately a Black man. As such, Whitlock has…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 13, 2021
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleLet Them Lead: It’s Time to Follow Black Women and Girls Toward JusticeDespite some (if uneven) progress with vaccinations, we still face a pandemic of pandemics: A deadly virus that…ByDarren WalkerPublishedMarch 31, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial Justice‘I Respect Her Wishes’: Tamika Mallory Responds to Samaria Rice’s Comments, Earns Public Support From Breonna Taylor’s MotherSome clarity is emerging on the issues Samaria Rice recently raised regarding her discomfort with the more visible…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 23, 2021