PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsHow Biden's Last-Ditch Effort to Eliminate Student Loan Debt Will Help Black FolksBiden's latest initiative will alleviate debt for 150,000 borrowers.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 15, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsDon Lemon Goes Off On Obama For Exchanging Pleasantries With Trump At Carter's FuneralThe former CNN host did not mince words as he went off on this country's first Black president.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 13, 2025
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NewsNewsAs LA Wildfires Burn, Critics Are Dragging Black Mayor Karen Bass To Hell For for This ReasonCritics are calling for Mayor Karen Bass to resign due to her handling of the devastating crisis. But is it fair?ByAngela JohnsonPublishedJanuary 8, 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
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsRudy Giuliani Might Be in Serious Trouble For Not Paying Black Georgia Poll WorkersGiuliani has stalled in handing over items like his penthouse in Manhattan.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 3, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsYet Another Reason Trump's 'Day One' Deportation Promise Was Never Going to WorkThe President-elect will face one huge challenge he may not have anticipated.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 3, 2025
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
PoliticsPoliticsThe 3 Reasons Why Elon Musk is Really Beefing With the MAGA FaithfulThere seems to be one key issue that's shockingly dividing the Donald Trump-led Republican party.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedDecember 30, 2024
CultureBlack History MonthCultureBlack History Month16 Photos Showing How Black Folks Got Down With Jimmy CarterThe late president was known for his humanitarian efforts and his close relationship with MLK and civil rights.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedDecember 30, 2024
NewsNewsThe MAGA Faithful Pressured These Major Companies to Abolish DEI Programs in 2024...It Will Only Get Worse In 2025President-elect Trump has vowed to eviscerate DEI during his second term.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 30, 2024
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryJimmy Carter's Strange and Complicated Legacy With Black AmericaJimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Sunday in Plains, Georgia. He was 100.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedDecember 29, 2024
PoliticsPolitics5 Times Elon Musk Bumped Up Against the Racism Line -- Or Jumped Right Over ItTrump's "co-president" has a history of controversial behavior.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 27, 2024
NewsNewsBiden Still Has the Chance to Pardon Civil Rights Legend Marcus Garvey...Will He?More than 20 House Democrats signed a letter urging the president to exonerate the former civil rights leader.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 27, 2024
EntertainmentThat's So RandomNow playing EntertainmentThat's So RandomKeiarna Stewart Tells Us What She Needs to Get The Party StartedThe Real Housewives of Potomac star opens up about why she couldn't wait to join the cast.PublishedDecember 26, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsBlack Women Showed Up At The Polls, So Don't Expect Us To Show Up To Your Trump ProtestsBlack women across the country have done our best to protect democracy.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 25, 2024
OpinionThe CalloutOpinionThe CalloutWarning! 5 Things Black People Need to Really Pay Attention To When Trump Says ThemWe’re just weeks from Donald Trump taking office again, and he’s keeping up his threatening rhetoric.ByMadison J. GrayPublishedDecember 24, 2024
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWhat?? Why Former Black Panther Members Believe They're Still Being Monitored By The FBI After More Than 50 YearsCOINTELPRO ended decades ago, but a new report from The Nation details surprising claims.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 23, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsInside Biden's White House Before Trump Changes EverythingThe Root attended a Christmas brunch at the White House recently. With only five short weeks until Biden waves…ByPhenix S HalleyUpdatedDecember 22, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPolitics5 Reasons Why Elon Musk Has Been Dubbed Trump's 'Co-President'Critics have noticed Musk's influence on the President-elect.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 20, 2024