PoliticsPoliticsTrump Named TIME Magazine's 'Person of the Year,' and Boy Does Black Twitter Have Thoughts...This year marks the second time the president-elect has been awarded the honor.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedDecember 12, 2024
CultureCultureBlack Women React To White Women's Blue Bracelets, Black Counter To Project 2025 Gains Traction, Sports Host Michelle Beadle Uses N-Word On Air, Celebs Who've Left X Since Elon Musk's Takeover And MoreA roundup of The Root's most popular culture stories.PublishedNovember 16, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsHe's Baack! Black Americans React To Trump WinMore than 80 percent of Black Americans voted for VP Harris, which is why so many are feeling betrayed.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedNovember 6, 2024
OpinionThe CalloutOpinionThe CalloutWill MAGA Cut a Fool If Kamala Wins? Here's the Deal...Some of these people are Joker-level crazy and another Jan. 6 or worse is certainly possible.ByMadison J. GrayPublishedOctober 31, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsMore Of Majorie Taylor Greene's Most Ignorant RemarksGreene's comment about Hurricane Milton has become her newest controversy.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedOctober 14, 2024
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeTerrorgram? Feds Unveil A Violent Plot Planned On This White Supremacist PlatformTwo individuals have been arrested for allegedly encouraging online users to kill Black people and others.ByKalyn WomackPublishedSeptember 18, 2024
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsWhile Black Folks Need to Stop Saying Trump's Most Recent Assassination Attempt Was Staged, We're Skeptical About Everything For a ReasonReal conspiracies over the years are enough to make Black folks give the side eye.ByMadison J. GrayPublishedSeptember 16, 2024
CultureCultureSocial Media is Convinced Kamala Came For The Haters With Her Obama-Inspired Tan Suit at The DNCBarack Obama once wore a tan suit that the country couldn't stop talking about for weeks.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedAugust 20, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsSMH...New Trump Campaign Ad Takes An Old, Racist Page From the GOP PlaybookThe meme is receiving significant backlash on X from people who see through it.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedAugust 15, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsRacists Are Attacking Black and Brown Folks in UK Riots, Here's Why It Could Spill Into the U.S. Very SoonA violent incident set off weeks of fascist mobs in Britain. Could the coming election do the same?ByMadison J. GrayPublishedAugust 15, 2024
CultureMediaCultureMediaIf Trump Is Back on X, Let's Revisit His Many Memorable and Notorious TweetsIn a surprising turn of events, the former president tweeted from his deactivated X account for the first time since…ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedAugust 12, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsSome of the Outrageous Claims Donald Trump Made to a Room Full of Black JournalistsThe former president was nothing short of defensive as he was continuously booed by a crowd of hundreds of Black…ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedAugust 1, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsThis Professor, Who's Usually Never Wrong, Just Predicted Who Will Win the November ElectionAccording to this historian, the presidential election will come down to what he calls "the keys to the White House"ByPhenix S HalleyUpdatedSeptember 6, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsBlack Internet Reacts to White Women Showing Up and Showing Out For Kamala Harris on Historic Fundraising CallIn the largest Zoom call in history, thousands of white women crashed the site to pledge their allegiance to HarrisByPhenix S Halley and Angela JohnsonPublishedJuly 26, 2024
NewsNewsDemocrat Staffer Fired After Hideous Comments About Trump Assassination AttemptA few posts on social media just cost this Mississippi staffer her job and possibly her political career.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJuly 15, 2024
NewsNewsWhat Happened to The Maryland Teacher Who Went Viral For Having Students Take Out Braids?Marquis White said that he was cleared of any wrongdoing by the school district that employed him.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJuly 9, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsCharlamagne Tha God Praises Marjorie Taylor Greene And We Can't Figure Out What To ThinkThe controversial media personality shared his latest controversial observation on "The Daily Show."ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJune 13, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsThe Long, Racist History of Donald Trump, From the 1970s to NowAs Trump picks his potential Black Vice President, don't be fooled: we examine the messy things he's done to people…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJune 10, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPolitics7 Scary Things Black Folks Should Never Forget About Trump's PresidencyEven if the former president is convicted of a felony, he can still reclaim the Oval Office.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMay 23, 2024
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsY’all Need to Stop Calling Trump 'Dumb!' Here's Why He's A Danger To Black FolksTrump could unleash a flood of racist violence and policies if given a second term.ByNigel RobertsPublishedMay 2, 2024