A Black Mama Takes on the Courts, Black Twitter Responds to Jonathan Majors and More News
A collection of The Root's best posts of the week in Black news
Marvel star Jonathan Majors’ assault trial has reached its end with a verdict from a six-person New York jury. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor was found guilty of one count of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment, and he was found not guilty of aggravated harassment and intentional assault in the third degree. - Stephanie Holland Read More
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It seems the mother of a Mississippi boy arrested for peeing in public is putting her foot down in the case against him. The boy was recently handed a probation sentence but after viewing the terms and conditions, but his mother said she isn’t signing off on anything. - Kalyn Womack Read More
White people are seemingly getting more bold in the South. Whether it’s a white woman killing a Black man unprovoked, or a group of racist white men threatening a group of innocent Black women, it just doesn’t seem to stop. - Noah A. McGee Read More
The man charged in connection to Tupac Shakur’s murder is asking to be released from jail because he claims the confession he made, regarding his role in the killing was a farce ...for a little fame. - Kalyn Womack Read More
A disturbing video, allegedly taken a week ago at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, shows a brutal beating that led to the hospitalization of one teen and the arrests of another five. While a few students examined the boy lying unconscious on the ground, many more kept recording the chaos. - Kalyn Womack Read More
As prominent Black Americans continue their calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip — widespread accusations of antisemitism have been hurled at the Black community. Notably, The Morning Show actress Julianna Margulies said that Black people were “brainwashed to hate Jews.” - Jessica Washington Read More
A Memphis woman’s alleged revenge plot against her ex-boyfriend took a fiery turn when she tried to set her ex-boyfriend’s bed on fire—while he was still in it with his new boo and child. - Kalyn Womack Read More
Most of us feel underpaid and undervalued at our jobs. And new reporting suggests that even Supreme Court Justices get down in the dumps over stagnant wages. - Jessica Washington Read More
You know, when we said Florida needs to teach the real version Black history, we didn’t mean putting a toddler in handcuffs and calling her Rosa Parks! Yes, this happened and according to the NAACP, the daycare in question ought to be placed under investigation. - Kalyn Womack Read More
No one loves trotting out Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to win an argument more than a person who would have absolutely hated his guts. And while there are a ton of absolutely bonkers takes on a man who, need we remind people, was a radical civil rights icon, here are the 15 most egregious times his legacy was butchered in recent years. - Jessica Washington Read More