Accusations Against Diddy and Russell Simmons Show Why We Still Need To Hear Black WomenThe hip hop moguls denied numerous allegations with recent statements.Candace McDuffie
Don't Come for Me, But Black Women Should Read Britney Spears Autobiography ‘The Woman In Me’Biba Adams
For Folks Who Requested 'Depth' From The Rap Girls, Where's the Praise for Megan Thee Stallion's 'Cobra?'Candace McDuffie
Black America Is Over Morgan WallenIn his first interview in nearly two years, the country singer addressed the video where he drunkenly uses the N-word.Noah A. McGee
A Week Full of Sexual Assault Lawsuits: Is This an Attack on Black Men or Just Desserts?Opinions on the recent flood of lawsuits are divided. Let’s get into it.Dustin J. Seibert
Snoop Dogg Blew a Big Moment by Not Actually Giving Up SmokeThe venerable rapper could have helped Black folks, but he chose securing the bag with a social media stunt.Emell Derra Adolphus
Diddy, L.A. Reid and Trey Songz: #MeToo Is Coming for Hip-Hop!Allegations of rape, assault and sex trafficking against Combs could cause a much-needed trickle-down effect for the industry.Dustin J. Seibert
Tiktok Believes Will Smith Is an Illuminati Member, Here's Why That's IgnorantOur collective obsession with the Illuminati should come to an end already.Dustin Seibert
Now playing 04:41MYTH: Black Girls Don't Hike. REALITY: These Sistahs Climbed Mt. KilimanjaroThree women, part of the dynamic group Sistahs to the Summit, successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro back in October.Adriano Contreras and Candace McDuffie
Now playing 01:51The Little Mermaid Can Talk To A Crab But She Can't Be Black? C'mon!Halle Bailey stars in Disney's live action The Little Mermaid and racist white people are angry over the Black actress' portrayal.Adriano Contreras and Candace McDuffie
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
Sen. Mitch McConnell Has Convenient Short-Term Memory About the FilibusterSen. McConnell is ok with adjusting the filibuster to rush Supreme Court justices, but not for voting rights.Murjani Rawls
