White People, Don't Call It A Comeback For Will Smith Because Black Folks Never Stopped Loving HimThe huge success of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” proved that Smith is still a box office force, which we already knew.Candace McDuffie
Cassie Assault Video Proves Diddy's 'Brother Love' Rebrand Was Nothing More Than A Calculated LieCandace McDuffie
Oprah Blamed Herself For Helping to Promote the Diet Craze, but Here's the Real CulpritCandace McDuffie
Biden, Don't Sleep: Here's Why When Black Folks Collectively Say 'Oh, Sh*t!" It's Time to Switch It UpPoliticians need to take an approach of listening to Black people to be ready so we don’t have to get ready.Madison J. Gray
Is the Far-Right Victory in France a Sign of What’s to Come For Us Black Folks?A wave of extremist party wins in Europe could reach America’s shores.Nigel Roberts
Truth Be Told, Convictions Won't Hurt Rich White Men Like Trump, Hunter Biden But Help ThemBlack folks know that the criminal justice system is still rotten to the core and could get worse.Nigel Roberts
Diddy's Twin Daughters Face Heartbreaking Reality Following Allegations, VideoTwins Jessie and D'Lila undoubtedly shoulder the burden of the scrutiny that their infamous father is enduring.Cali Green
Is Biden Making a Case Against Himself?The debate didn’t look good, but there is only one person who knows for sure if Biden can handle four more years.Madison J. Gray
NY Post Says Kamala Harris May Be First 'DEI President' And Here's Why That's A Pathetic Thing to SayHarris, who is more than qualified to be POTUS, has always been under attack by conservatives.Candace McDuffie
Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Famed Black Astrophysicist, Responds To Terrence Howard's Crazy 'Math' TheoryThe "Empire" star has spent years trying to convince people that his "new math" is the correct math.Dustin J. Seibert
18 Places You Might Find a Karen Causing a Ruckus this SummerBlack people raise your cellphones in the air, it's Karen season. Not even your own home is safe from a Karen tantrum.Kalyn Womack
If Lift Every Voice Has Got to Go, Then So Do TheseWhy, during Black History Month no less, are white people still insisting there should only be ONE National Anthem?Whitney Roberts
By Sending Migrants North, DeSantis & Abbott Are Wannabe George WallacesThe two governors may seem like cartoon villains, but they're actually something far more insidious.Keith Reed
Kamala Harris Tweets 'Enjoy the Long Weekend' and White People Who Call Other People 'Snowflakes' Got Reeeaally TriggeredLet’s be very real about one thing: For all of their claims that liberals are easily offended “snowflakes,” white conservatives are undoubtedly the most overly sensitive, perpetually triggered, crying-over-nothing-est people in the world.Zack Linly
A Karen Found His Way Into My Voicemail. Here's What Happened NextThere's something about writing specifically for a Black audience that triggers entitled people.Keith Reed
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Was It Something I Said?Each Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.Michael Harriot
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Respectfully...Each Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.Michael Harriot
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: I'll Try It Your WayEach Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.Michael Harriot
We Outside: Who Says Off-Road Racing and Black People Don't Mix?If this pandemic has taught us anything, it's to venture outside of our comfort zones and live our best lives—racial stereotypes be damned.Jay Connor
Fani Willis Can't Make Mistakes as a Professional Black Woman, But Trump Should be President?Trump is nursing 91 felony counts and four prosecutions, and he's still a front runner for the White House next year.Dustin J. Seibert
