Photo: JIM WATSON (Getty Images) Donald Trump’s first week back in office has felt catastrophic, and Black Americans are reasonably frustrated and concerned with what they’re seeing in news headlines and social media posts. Since the 47th president was inaugurated on Martin Luther King Day last week, many Black folks feel that our leaders are […]
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Roc Nation CEO Shares Why Kendrick Lamar was Chosen for Super Bowl, Black Artists Who Could Win a Grammy, White Guy Behind Kendrick Lamar Bangers, Drake Called Out for Lawsuit, and More Music News
Kendrick Lamar, Jack AntonoffImage: Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images / Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy (Getty Images) If 2024 was the year of Kendrick Lamar, 2025 is already his victory lap. The Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper is still fresh off the release of his sixth studio album, “GNX,” gearing up […]
Read MoreConservatives Drag Rihanna Into Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Controversy, Katt Williams Comes For Kamala Harris And Martin Lawrence, Vivica A. Fox Shares Weight Loss Regimen For ‘Kill Bill,’ The History Of Jonathan Majors And Meagan Good’s Relationship And More
Anthony Mackie during the Captain America: Brave New World film photocall at hotel de la ville. Rome (Italy), January 27th, 2025.Photo: Massimo Insabato/Archivio Massimo Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio (Getty Images) Just weeks before Anthony Mackie’s new film “Captain America: Brave New World” hit theaters, it looks like he’s already causing quite a stir online. Unfortunately, the stir […]
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Meagan Good Finally Responds To Jonathan Majors ‘Coretta Scott King’ Comments, Nelly Gets Backlash For Performing At Trump Event, Sexyy Red And Bernice King Clash Over AI Image Of MLK Jr., Sharelle Rosado Opens Up About Chad OchoCinco Split And More
Nelly celebrates Halloween and his 50th birthday at Guardian Works on November 1st, 2024 in Atlanta, GeorgiaImage: .Photo by Derek White/Getty Images (Getty Images) Nelly, the “Hot in Herre” rapper, has joined other popular hip-hop and R&B acts performing for President-elect Trump’s inauguration, and the internet is not pleased about it. The inauguration is just […]
Read MoreSharelle Rosado Opens Up About Chad OchoCinco Split, Meagan Good Speaks On Jonathan Majors, Sexyy Red And Bernice King Clash Over AI Image Of MLK Jr., Nelly Gets Backlash For Performing At Trump Event And More
Nelly celebrates Halloween and his 50th birthday at Guardian Works on November 1st, 2024 in Atlanta, GeorgiaImage: .Photo by Derek White/Getty Images (Getty Images) Nelly, the “Hot in Herre” rapper, has joined other popular hip-hop and R&B acts performing for President-elect Trump’s inauguration, and the internet is not pleased about it. The inauguration is just […]
Read MoreInside Nick Cannon’s Kid-Friendly Mansion, Rappers’ Shocking Weight Loss Transformations, Charlamagne Tha God Shares Stunning Wendy Williams Update, Black Celebs Who Are Still Alive And Kicking And More
Jay-Z at the “Mufasa: The Lion King” premiere at Dolby Theatre on December 09, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Image: Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images (Getty Images) Major updates have emerged in the highly publicized lawsuit against Jay-Z as the rapper continues to fight back against the allegations. Advertisement Last year Jay-Z was named […]
Read MoreNew Disturbing Claims Come Forth in Upcoming Diddy Documentary, New Lawsuits Filed Against The Rapper, White Party Attendee Spills The Tea, The Truth Behind Jay-Z’s Relationship with Diddy and Everything Else You Missed on The Bad Boy CEO
Sean “Diddy” Combs attends Black Tie Affair For Quality Control’s CEO Pierre “Pee” Thomas at Fox Theater on June 02, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.Image: Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images (Getty Images) More allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs have come to light, this time from a former employee of the Bad Boy Records founder. Combs is […]
Read MoreBlack Twitter Reacts To Eve’s Very Rich And White Christmas Dinner Pics, Diddy Party Attendee Makes Creepy Claim, The Worst Movies Of 2024, The One Person Katt Williams Regrets Joking About And More
Photo: Matt Jelonek (Getty Images) It might be a new year, but this is the same ‘ol Waka Flocka Flame. While the rest of the world was bringing in 2025 in celebration, it seems Waka, real name Juaquin James Malphurs, had a strangely different night. He took to his social media on Jan. 1 claiming […]
Read MoreBlue Ivy’s Best Fashion Looks Since Birth, Haters React to Blue’s ‘Mufasa’ Premiere Dress, Blue Ivy Shuts Down ‘Wicked’ Movie Premiere, The Inside Scoop of Blue Ivy’s Role in ‘Mufasa,’ Hollywood’s Most Fashionable Celeb Kids, All the Rage About Blue Ivy’s Blowout, and More
Photo: Disney, Kevin Winter (Getty Images) The new film “Mufasa: The Lion King” is a prequel in the renowned franchise that tells the story of how Mufasa and Taka, who becomes known as the villainous Scar in the future, met and became brothers. The film is framed around Rafiki, Timon and Pumbaa telling this new […]
Read MoreSocial Media Prankster Gets Arrested For Walmart Stunt, Dave Portnoy Shares Opinion On Beyoncé, A Timeline For Travis Hunter And Fiancé’s Mess, Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson’s Split Takes Shocking Turn And More
Screenshot: YouTube Let’s face it… Black life is often like a psychological thriller. People lie in our faces, team up against us, call us out our names and killing us for no reason. Bad things do happen to us, which is why we get annoyed by all those “Black struggle” films. In reality, we always […]
Read MoreWendy Williams Finally Back Outside, Wendy’s Ex-Husband Drops Major Legal Plot Twist, Fans Speculate Wendy May Not Be ‘Incapacitated,’ Fight Over Wendy Documentary Worsens and Other Recent Wendy Williams News
Wendy Williams attends a private dinner at Fresco By Scotto on February 21, 2023 in New York City.Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage (Getty Images) Wendy Williams’ court-appointed guardian Sabrina Morrissey is seeking justice for the former daytime talk show host in a new complaint related to the suit filed against Lifetime’s parent company, A&E Television Networks, Lifetime […]
Read MoreWendy Williams’ Ex-Husband Kevin Hunter Just Dropped a Huge Plot Twist in Legal Drama; Megan Thee Stallion Files Restraining Order Against Tory Lanez; Internet Reacts to Rob Kardashian’s Daughter, Dream, Throwing ‘Shade’ on Her Cousins—And More
Image: Photo by James Devaney/GC Images (Getty Images) Just when you think the drama between Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez dies down, it picks up again. On Tuesday, the “Savage” rapper reportedly asked a court to file a restraining order against Lanez. — Jared Alexander Advertisement Read More
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Black Twitter Decodes Rapper Foxy Brown’s Mysterious Posts Following Jay-Z Lawsuit, Inside Meagan Good’s Beautiful LA ‘Sanctuary, ’ Why is Everyone Afraid of Jay-Z? Here’s the Tea, Did Something Seem Off With Jay-Z At Blue Ivy’s ‘Mufasa’ Moment? Black Internet Has Thoughts
Jay-Z at the “Mufasa: The Lion King” premiere at Dolby Theatre on December 09, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Image: Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images (Getty Images) The fallout from the Jay-Z allegations continues to rock the world and Black internet at large. Since the rapper was named in a bombshell rape lawsuit […]
Read MoreJay-Z’s Ex-Girlfriend Speaks Out Amid Rapper’s Legal Scandal; Social Media Responds to Beyoncé; Why You Shouldn’t Be Surprise the NFL Is Sticking Beside Jay-Z Amid Rape Accusations; Does J. Lo Know More About Alleged Jay-Z-Diddy Incident and Other Jay-Z News From the Week
Jay-Z at the “Mufasa: The Lion King” premiere at Dolby Theatre on December 09, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Image: Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images (Getty Images) The fallout from the Jay-Z allegations continues to rock the world and Black internet at large. Since the rapper was named in a bombshell rape lawsuit […]
Read MoreBlack Twitter Attempts to Decode Foxy Brown’s Strange Post After Jay-Z Accusation, Why Do Black People Think Jay-Z’s Downfall is Imminent? Black Twitter Questions If Hov Will Remain the Face of the Super Bowl, Awkward ‘Mufasa’ Premiere Moment, and More Jay-Z News
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter (L) and Meek Mill attend the launch of The Reform Alliance at John Jay College on January 23, 2019 in New York City. Image: Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Reform Alliance (Getty Images) If you haven’t heard, Shawn Carter, known as Jay-Z, was accused, along with Sean “Diddy” Combs, of […]
Read MoreThe Root 100: The Best Moments of the Night, Honoring Lost Legends, Honorees Close Out 2024 and Get Ready for the New Year, the ‘4 Women’ Quartet Remains the Best Performance Ever, Celebrating Honoree and Performer Ledisi, Andra Day’s ‘Rise Up’ as a Timeless Anthem, What to Know About Sabrina Greenlee, Everything About Whoopi Goldberg, Where Are They Now?, 2024’s Most Influential Black Celebs, and More
Photo: Kent Nishimura, Pascal Le Segretain, Unique Nicole (Getty Images) This has been a banner year for Black Excellence. Whether it’s politics, entertainment, science, or business, Black folks have dominated the culture. We’re celebrating all that we’ve achieved this year with the 2024 Root 100. There is no shortage of legends, pioneers, influencers and rising […]
Read MoreBlack Women Know About Glinda-Elphaba Relationship in ‘Wicked,’ Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are Acting Strange on Press Tour, British Press Erased Erivo From Headlines, Universal Address Massive Pay Difference Between Grande and Erivo and Other News From ‘Wicked’
Lena Waithe and Cynthia Erivo pose at the opening night of “Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along” on Broadway at The Hudson Theater on October 8, 2023 in New York City.Image: Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage (Getty Images) Cynthia Erivo, the Tony Award-winning actress, is having quite the moment, receiving significant praise as the rollout of […]
Read MoreWoman Accuses Diddy of Dangling Her Over a Balcony, Prosecutors Compare Diddy to Sex Cult Leaders, Diddy’s Son Gets served an Assault Lawsuit, What Christmas Will Look Like for Diddy Behind Bars and More News You Missed on the Bad Boy CEO
Sean Combs and Jamie Foxx attend the Ladylike Foundation’s 9th Annual Women Of Excellence Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 3, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California.Image: Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images (Getty Images) Diddy may have done what to Jamie Foxx? On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the […]
Read MoreCharlamagne Tha God Gives Drake This Embarrassing Title, Andrew Schulz Responds To Kendrick Lamar, Walmart Reveals ‘Love Jones’ Ad, Serena Williams Get Accused Of Bleaching Her Skin And More
Photo: Hollywood To You/Star Max/GC Images (Getty Images) Yet another white comedian has responded to one of Kendrick Lamar’s most discussed lines on his recent surprise album, “GNX.” Advertisement On “wacced out murals,” the intro to Lamar’s album, he took shots at several people, most notably white comedians, saying on the track, “Don’t let no […]
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Weekend Criminal Justice Roundup November 30, 2024
Image: AllHere The story of the Black CEO charged with defrauding investors continues to unfold. As The Root previously reported, Joanna Smith-Griffin, founder of AI startup AllHere Education, was arrested in North Carolina last week. She was charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, and identity theft, with prosecutors alleging that she “embezzled corporate funds for […]
Read MoreA Black Couple Allegedly Stole a Crazy Amount of Lululemon Clothes During a Heist, See The Wedding Black CEO Could go To Prison For, Breakdown of Diddy’s Legal Problems and More Criminal Justice News
Image: AllHere The story of the Black CEO charged with defrauding investors continues to unfold. As The Root previously reported, Joanna Smith-Griffin, founder of AI startup AllHere Education, was arrested in North Carolina last week. She was charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, and identity theft, with prosecutors alleging that she “embezzled corporate funds for […]
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Wendy Williams Gets More Sad Health News, Guardians Locked in a Serious Legal Battle, Wendy Breaks Silence on Diddy’s Mess, Shocking Allegation in New Wendy Williams Lawsuit
Wendy Williams attends a private dinner at Fresco By Scotto on February 21, 2023 in New York City.Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage (Getty Images) Wendy Williams’ court-appointed guardian Sabrina Morrissey is seeking justice for the former daytime talk show host in a new complaint related to the suit filed against Lifetime’s parent company, A&E Television Networks, Lifetime […]
Read MoreThe Tea On Why The ‘Wicked’ Press Tour Was So Weird, Inside Burna Boy’s Lagos Mansion, Social Media Reacts To Jonathan Majors And Meaghan Good Getting Engaged, Jussie Smollett’s Get Some Good News On Hate Crime Conviction And More
Cynthia Erivo attends the “Wicked: Part One” European Premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on November 18, 2024 in London, England.Image: Photo by Neil Mockford/WireImage (Getty Images) In case you missed it, “Wicked,” the upcoming “The Wizard of Oz” prequel film and adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical of the same name, is hitting theaters […]
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