CultureCultureWhite Man Calls Woman 'Fat Black B---h,' Black Folks Sitting Down For April 5 Trump Protest, Black Twitter Lit Up White Woman Commentator Comparing Game to BET Awards, LeBron Beefs With Stephen A. Smith and More From the Week in CultureA collection of our best posts of the week in culture.PublishedMarch 29, 2025
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PoliticsPoliticsLatino Voters Want Black Folks to Join Them After Dissing Us, Black Folks React to Tim Walz Standing Up, Words You Can't Say in the Trump Administration, Lauren Boebert's Derogatory Statement and Other Political News From the WeekA collection of our best posts of the week in politics.PublishedMarch 14, 2025
CultureCultureMAGA Reacts To Eagles Declining Trump’s White House Invite, Don Lemon Spills ‘Messy’ Tea On Married MAGA Men Trying To Court Him, Black Baby Wows The Internet After Winning Crawling Contest, Blackity-Black Things Only We Would Understand And MoreThe Root's most-read culture stories from the week.PublishedMarch 1, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsRep. Jasmine Crockett Once Again Goes Off On Donald Trump, Famous Democratic Strategist Predicts Trump's Downfall, How Trump’s Policies Deceived MAGA, Don Lemon Goes Off On Megyn Kelly And MoreA roundup of our most important political articles from the week.PublishedFebruary 28, 2025
PoliticsPolitics4 Black Leaders Who Stay Clapping at Trump and MAGASince Trump's election, Joy Reid, Don Lemon, Jasmine Crockett and more have been giving him hell.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedFebruary 27, 2025
PoliticsPolitics5 Worst MAGA Attacks on Black Americans in Trump's First MonthThe Root celebrates Trump's first 30 days by looking at the MAGA administration's efforts targeting Black folks.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedFebruary 21, 2025
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EntertainmentHot TeaEntertainmentHot TeaJuicy Celeb Lip Reader Interpretations, From SZA to Kelly Rowland to Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande And MoreHere's a list decoding all the must see pop culture moments of recent times.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedFebruary 5, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsAppalling Things Donald Trump's Allies Have Said and Done Since He Reclaimed OfficeFrom the "salute" to claims Black people don't need as much covid medicine, Trump's biggest supporters couldn't wait…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedFebruary 4, 2025
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasCrickets! Black Electeds Are Tone Deaf As Trump and MAGA Cue Up Anti-Black ViolenceThis is a dangerous moment. Will someone, for the love of God, grab the bullhorn and say so?ByByron Washington-DouglassPublishedFebruary 2, 2025
CultureCulture15 TikTok Conspiracies About 2025 That Will Make Your Head SpinMilitary-controlled weather? Baba Vanga's premonitions? Updated Doomsday clock? This is all just TOO much.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 1, 2025
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CultureCultureLip Reader Interprets Barack Obama’s Exchange With George W. Bush, Black Pastor Gets Dragged For Giving Inauguration Prayer, Cam Newton Gets Real About Post-NFL Finances, Lori Harvey’s New Glittery Playboy Spread And MoreThe most vital culture articles from the last seven days.PublishedJanuary 25, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsThe 'MAGA Granny' Plans to Reject Trump's Jan. 6 Pardon, and Her Reasons Behind it Might Shock YouPamela Hemphill was sentenced to jail after posting videos of her inside the Capitol during the insurrection.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJanuary 23, 2025
PoliticsPoliticsThe Internet Is Going Nuts Over One TikToker Who Confessed to Spreading Lies About a FAKE Trump Child Support LawWilliam Elston admitted to starting the rumors, but by then, it was way too late to reel back all the lies.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJanuary 22, 2025
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasUsing MLK's Words, Former WH Speech Writer Says Trump Has Become A Puppeteer in the Worst WayTrained to believe whatever Trump said, MAGA accepted his Big Lie and the many lies he told on the 2024 campaign…ByGevin ReynoldsPublishedJanuary 20, 2025
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