Ohio Neo-Nazis Messed Around and Found Out, Former UConn Basketball Star Charged With Killing His Own Mother, Huge New Revelation In R. Kelly Saga, Diddy Claps Back at NBC With $100 Million Lawsuit And More

The Root’s most important news stories from the week.

Welp! Thanks to Cincinnatiโ€™s Black Community, Neo-Nazis Storming the Streets Messed Around and Found Out

Photo: Liz Dufour / The Enquirer

Over the last several months, there has been an uptick in white supremacists spreading hate in Ohio. In November, a Nazi march took place in Columbus. Just one month later, disturbing racist signs were popping up all over Cleveland. – Candace McDuffie Read More

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Former UConn Basketball Star Charged With Killing His Own Mother, The Details Will Make Your Skin Crawl

Photo: Boston 25 News

A former University of Connecticut basketball player, Eric Cobb, has been charged in connection with the death of his mother, Erika Winford, 51, in Jacksonville, Fla. The details are the stuff of nightmares. – Candace McDuffie Read More

Huge New Revelation in R. Kelly Saga

Photo: Getty Images Scott Olson

No, R. Kelly is still not cleared in terms of legal battles. His latest accusation doesnโ€™t come from allegedly kidnapping women into a sex chamber. Instead these women claim he owes them somethingโ€”big. – Kalyn Womack Read More

Detroit Woman in HUGE Trouble After Her Sonโ€™s Little Foot Was Found Sticking From A Grave In Her Yard

Michigan prosecutors slammed a Black mother with criminal charges after her son was found buried in her backyard. Prosecutors were so stunned by the incident, they said they didnโ€™t think theyโ€™d ever see a case as bad as this. – Kalyn Womack Read More

Prepare to Cry: Detroit Mom Says The City Rebuffed Her As She Tried to Shield Her Babies From Freezing Weather

Screenshot: FOX 2 Detroit

A Detroit mother of two is distraught after having to make arrangements to bury her children after they died from something that was preventable in America. In fact, the mother claims she sought city assistance to save their life but to no avail. – Kalyn Womack Read More

The Infuriating Reason Why This Black Georgia Family Must Fight to Reclaim Their Own Property

Photo: Institute for Justice

Blaine and Diane Smith are true evidence of reclaiming Black History, having ownership of up to 600 acres of land their enslaved ancestors used to farm. However, theyโ€™re facing a serious battle against the local Georgia government who authorized what they consider an unlawful seizure of their property. – Kalyn Womack Read More

Huge Development In the Case of That Phoenix Man Who Set Girlfriend on Fire and Left Her Baby in a Car Seat

Screenshot: Fox 10 Phoenix

A Phoenix man faced murder charges after his girlfriendโ€™s body was found torched to a crisp and her infant was found abandoned. Now, heโ€™s learned his fate after being found guilty in connection to both incidents. – Kalyn Womack Read More

Worst Auntie of The Year? Baltimore Woman Sentenced after Bodies of Niece and Nephew Found In Her Trunk

Four years ago, police conducted a routine traffic stop when they discovered a disturbing stench from the driverโ€™s car. They later found the smell came from the decaying bodies of two children. The twist? The driver was a relative of the victims. – Kalyn Womack Read More

This Man Who Killed an Atlanta Black Woman in a Murder-For-Hire Plot Just Got Surprising News About His Future

Photo: Georgia Department of Corrections

A grisly case that took over national news years ago, involving a hitman hired to kill a Black Atlanta woman, now has a new development. The convicted killer is no longer sentenced to be executed. However, heโ€™s not home free. – Kalyn Womack Read More

Diddy Claps Back at NBC With $100 Million Lawsuit…But Does He Have a Point?

Photo: Getty Images Dia Dipasupil

Sean โ€œDiddyโ€ Combs is clapping back once again from behind bars. The rapper filed a lawsuit against NBCUniversal for their addition to the pile of Diddy documentaries. However, the egregious accusations made about him in the film may have fallen out of the bounds of โ€œallegedly.โ€ – Kalyn Womack Read More

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