The Root

Though the seemingly never-ending beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake has been lighting a fire under hip-hop fans and others in and outside the industry—new info may suggest this whole situation cou...

The words of one right-wing activist in particular were so racist and out of line that even Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene had to condemn them. Read more…

Vice President Kamala Harris has energized the presidential election in a way no one, including her could have predicted. The 2024 Democratic National Convention was a star-studded affair, that featur...

In news that can only be described as “GIRL, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,” Azealia Banks is back in headlines and reigniting her feud with Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West. Read more…

Black women are the backbone of the Black community. They are mothers, teachers, and the much needed shoulders to cry on — and a new study explores the toll all these responsibilities have on Black wo...

It’s a day that ends in Y and that means it’s time for another ridiculous conspiracy theory from the right. When they’re not accusing immigrants of stealing and eating pets, they’re insisting that Vic...

A Miami-Dade Schools student and her mother are speaking out against a security officer whom they say took things wayyy too far after breaking up a fight. Read more…

You can always count on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to keep it real and cut through all the BS. So when it came down to how the first presidential debate between former Presid...

At Tuesday night’s second presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris did something that no one expected her to do: she sunk to her opponent Donald Trump’s level. Throughout the debate, she bait...