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Viral Video From Black Kentucky Student Sends Chilling Message about the State of MAGA America, and it’s Only Getting Worse

Racism never left, but Trump’s election to office might have made it even worse.

By Kalyn Womack

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Biden Breaks Silence On Why Trump Defeated Kamala Harris, And It Had Nothing To Do With Economics

Damson Idris attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City and Teyana Taylor attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art Photo: Getty Images John Shearer/Dimitrios Kambouris

The Powerful Hidden Meanings Behind All These Met Gala Looks Tell a Deeper Story You Missed

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Black America Reacts to Biden’s Shocking Cancer Diagnosis

Adorable Rumi Carter Continues to Tease Her Big Sister, Blue Ivy, On Stage And The Fans Can’t Get Enough

‘Gingers’ or White Redheads Are Invited to The ‘Black Cookout,’ But Here are Some Ground Rules

Usher’s Funniest, Freakiest Cherry-Feeding Concert Serenade Moments

From Nottoway To Monticello,15 Slave Plantations With Brutal Backstories

The Internet is Loving A Stunning Pic of Denzel Washington’s Wife, Pauletta

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From Nottoway To Monticello,15 Slave Plantations With Brutal Backstories

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Pauletta Washington and Denzel Washington attend the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. Photo: Getty Images David Livingston

The Internet is Loving A Stunning Pic of Denzel Washington’s Wife, Pauletta

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Jennifer Hudson Got Aaron Pierre ‘That’s Mufasa’ To Play The Cutest, Most Hilarious Prank On Her Friend

HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 23: Recording artist Chaka Khan attends the will.i.am hosted third annual TRANS4M concert benefitting the i.am.angel Foundation at Avalon on January 23, 2014 in Hollywood, California. Photo: Getty Images Allen Berezovsky

The Highs and Lows of Chaka Khan, The Queen of Funk

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President Joe Biden looks on after he delivered his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo: Getty Images Mandel Ngan - Pool

Black America Reacts to Biden’s Shocking Cancer Diagnosis

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Adorable Rumi Carter Continues to Tease Her Big Sister, Blue Ivy, On Stage And The Fans Can’t Get Enough

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‘Gingers’ or White Redheads Are Invited to The ‘Black Cookout,’ But Here are Some Ground Rules

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Usher’s Funniest, Freakiest Cherry-Feeding Concert Serenade Moments

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From Nottoway To Monticello,15 Slave Plantations With Brutal Backstories

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Al B. Sure!’s Shocking Diddy Comments, Diddy Looks Like a Different Man in Court, Keith Ellison Responds to People Looking to Release Derek Chauvin Early and Other Criminal Justice News From the Week

A collection of our best posts of the week in criminal justice.

By The Root Bot

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What Black America Is Saying About Diddy’s Trial of The Century

By Kalyn Womack

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Whitney Houston, Other Late Black Celebs Have Been Resurrected By AI, And You Won’t Believe Your Eyes

By Angela Johnson

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Here’s a Full Timeline of All of Chris Brown’s Many Legal Woes

By Phenix S Halley

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Cassie Claps Back at Claims She Sued Diddy For the Money

By Kalyn Womack

Entertainment

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Pauletta Washington and Denzel Washington attend the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. Photo: Getty Images David Livingston

The Internet is Loving A Stunning Pic of Denzel Washington’s Wife, Pauletta

The actress, singer, pianist and Denzel Washington's wife of over four decades is glowing and her fans are loving it!

By Angela Johnson

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Whitney Houston, Other Late Black Celebs Have Been Resurrected By AI, And You Won’t Believe Your Eyes

By Angela Johnson

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Blue Ivy Has an On-Stage Mishap at Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Chicago Tour Stop, But Then This Happens…

By Asheea Smith

Michelle Obama, left; Ellen DeGeneres. Photo: Getty Images Tasos Katopodis for Live Nation

Why Michelle Obama Is Still Lowkey Salty With Ellen DeGeneres After More Than a Decade

By Shanelle Genai

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Black Mental Health Expert Clears Up Why Cassie Stayed With Diddy Through the Alleged Abuse

By Shanelle Genai

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Oregon Principal Calls Police on Black Parents Demanding Answers About Their Son, TikTok Fired Up Over Black Officer’s Response to Alleged Cop Killer, Karmelo Anthony to Receive Diploma While on Trial, Legal Expert Weighs In On Rodney Hinton Mental Health Defense and Other News Stories From the Week

A collection of our best posts of the week in news.

By The Root Bot

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Halle Berry Posts Cringeworthy Bedroom Post, Peek Inside Cardi B’s Impressive Real Estate Portfolio, Suge Knight Spills Major Tea About Diddy’s Trial, Full Uncut Video of the Cassie-Diddy Hotel Incident, Shannon Sharpe Breaks His Silence Over Sexual Assault Drama and More From the Week in Entertainment

By The Root Bot

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Diddy, DDG, Chris Brown and Tory Lanez Abuse News Took Over This Week, and Social Media Is Tired

By Phenix S Halley

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All of 50 Cent’s Instagram Posts Trolling Diddy Since the Start of His Trial

By Asheea Smith

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This Dru Hill Dance Was Just Turned Into a Parental Punishment, and the Internet Is Having a Field Day

By Phenix S Halley

Culture

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Adorable Rumi Carter Continues to Tease Her Big Sister, Blue Ivy, On Stage And The Fans Can’t Get Enough

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From Nottoway To Monticello,15 Slave Plantations With Brutal Backstories

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Viral ‘Gingers are Black’ Trend Exposes White-on-White Racism, Megyn Kelly Goes on Full Karen Rant About Met Gala, White Woman Messes Around and Finds Out Complaining About Black ‘Fatigue,’ Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Black Roots’ Revealed and Other Cultural Stories From the Week

Scary On-Air Incident During News Broadcast Finally Explained

Scary On-Air Incident During News Broadcast Finally Explained

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‘Gingers’ or White Redheads Are Invited to The ‘Black Cookout,’ But Here are Some Ground Rules

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The Prosecution is Failing To Make Its Case In The Diddy Trial For This One Reason

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Why Black Men Need to Stop Blindly Defending Diddy on Social Media

President Donald Trump speks as he signs an executive order aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs and pharmaceuticals by 30% to 80% during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 12, 2025, in Washington, DC Photo: Getty Images Andrew Harnik

These Trump Controversies Prove Just How Wild His Time in the White House Really Is…

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Doechii attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images Jamie McCarthy

Internet Still Uncomfortable With Doechii’s Face ‘branding’ During Met Gala

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Shaboozey attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images Jamie McCarthy

Shaboozey’s Met Gala Look Was Relentlessly Roasted, But Critics Say it’s a Sinister Pattern New Black Artists Shouldn’t Ignore

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Lisa attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images Dia Dipasupil

TikTok Thinks ‘The White Lotus’ Star Wore Rosa Parks’ Face on Her Panties For the 2025 Met Gala, and Folks are Pissed

Wisdom Kaye attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. Image: Getty Images Photo by Marleen Moise/Getty Images

Fashion Icon Wisdom Kaye Didn’t Get a Met Gala Invite and People are Pissed

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Usher’s Funniest, Freakiest Cherry-Feeding Concert Serenade Moments

HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 23: Recording artist Chaka Khan attends the will.i.am hosted third annual TRANS4M concert benefitting the i.am.angel Foundation at Avalon on January 23, 2014 in Hollywood, California. Photo: Getty Images Allen Berezovsky

The Highs and Lows of Chaka Khan, The Queen of Funk

Snoop Dogg, left; Suge Knight. Photo: Getty Images Dimitrios Kambouris for TIME; Alberto E. Rodriguez for LMVH

You Won’t Believe What Snoop Dogg Just Said About Suge Knight On His New Album

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Here’s a Full Timeline of All of Chris Brown’s Many Legal Woes

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From Nottoway To Monticello,15 Slave Plantations With Brutal Backstories

Nottoway plantation just burned down, so we decided to look into its history and other plantations where the most brutal chattel slavery occurred.

Phenix S Halley

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Pauletta Washington and Denzel Washington attend the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. Photo: Getty Images David Livingston

The Internet is Loving A Stunning Pic of Denzel Washington’s Wife, Pauletta

The actress, singer, pianist and Denzel Washington's wife of over four decades is glowing and her fans are loving it!

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Jasmine Crockett Says Dems Want ‘Safe White Boy,’ Black America Responds to Trump Welcoming White South Africans, Why Obama Could Never Get Away With Accepting a $400 Million Jet Like Trump and Other Political News From the Week

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Al B. Sure!’s Shocking Diddy Comments, Diddy Looks Like a Different Man in Court, Keith Ellison Responds to People Looking to Release Derek Chauvin Early and Other Criminal Justice News From the Week

Photo: Getty Images David Becker

What Black America Is Saying About Diddy’s Trial of The Century

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Whitney Houston, Other Late Black Celebs Have Been Resurrected By AI, And You Won’t Believe Your Eyes