• Rev. Al Sharpton Blasts Trump-Supporting Evangelicals: “They Would Sell Jesus Out”

    Rev. Al Sharpton Blasts Trump-Supporting Evangelicals: “They Would Sell Jesus Out”

    The Rev. Al Sharpton defended Christianity Today magazine for its editorial supporting Trump’s removal from office, while also criticizing the evangelical Christians who continue to stand in support of the embattled U.S. president. During a recent appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, the civil rights leader and media personality weighed in on the controversial editorial from…

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  • Filmmaker Michael Moore Says White People Who Voted for Trump ‘Are Not Good People’

    Filmmaker Michael Moore Says White People Who Voted for Trump ‘Are Not Good People’

    As the 2020 run for the White House kicks into high gear, Michael Moore is calling out white folks who voted for Donald Trump. The Oscar Award documentary filmmaker and activist has declared that “white people have not changed” and that people “should be afraid of them.” In an interview for the latest edition of…

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  • Tiffany Haddish Defends Blueface for Making It Rain on Homeless on Skid Row in L.A.

    Tiffany Haddish Defends Blueface for Making It Rain on Homeless on Skid Row in L.A.

    Oh, Tiffany Haddish. She’s riding a wave as a mainstream media darling with a white-hot Hollywood career that’s showing no signs of slowing down. But The Last Black Unicorn author can’t avoid controversy. Haddish has come to the defense of trash rap idol Blueface—who was lambasted on social media for making it rain as he…

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  • Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ulysses Gilbert Pays Off Layaway for 60 Florida Families

    Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ulysses Gilbert Pays Off Layaway for 60 Florida Families

    See, Colin Kaepernick isn’t the only kindhearted, good-natured professional football player in the world. Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ulysees Gilbert III helped spread good holiday cheer when he paid off the layaway debt for 60 Florida families earlier this week. The NFL rookie returned to his Marion County hometown to bring a Christmas miracle to people…

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  • Jussie Smollett Donates $10,000 to Flint Kids Program

    Jussie Smollett Donates $10,000 to Flint Kids Program

    Despite being mired in one of the biggest controversies of 2019, Jussie Smollett still seems to have a heart of gold during this holiday season. The disgraced Empire actor is showing much grace and altruism with his recent act of kindness to those in need. Smollett showed up for a surprise visit to Flint, Michigan…

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  • Forever First Lady Michelle Obama Reveals Family Christmas Card, Dog Paws Included

    Forever First Lady Michelle Obama Reveals Family Christmas Card, Dog Paws Included

    Being a class act who’s all about the family is so “becoming” to her. Forever First Lady Michelle Obama posted her family’s Christmas card and she didn’t leave any one out — not even the family’s beloved dogs. The Obama family wished everyone a happy holiday season “filled with friends, family and joy.”On Monday, Mrs.…

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  • Trump Told 2019's 'Lie of the Year' About Whistleblower Call

    Trump Told 2019's 'Lie of the Year' About Whistleblower Call

    No surprises here. President Trump has been awarded the honor of telling “The Lie of the Year” by PolitiFact, a nonprofit, political fact-checking organization operated by the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla. and Washington D.C. Every year, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editors of PolitiFact review the year’s most flagrant inaccuracies in search of a significant…

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  • Sarah Huckabee Sanders Deletes Tweet Apologizing for Mocking Joe Biden’s Stutter

    Sarah Huckabee Sanders Deletes Tweet Apologizing for Mocking Joe Biden’s Stutter

    She’s a sorry woman, for sure. President Trump’s former press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has apologized to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for mocking his lifelong stutter on social media. Soon after Biden shared a story about a young boy who asked his advice in overcoming a stutter during Thursday night’s Democratic debate, the Fox…

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  • Black Girls With Braids Reportedly Banned From Harlem Production of Black Nutcracker

    Black Girls With Braids Reportedly Banned From Harlem Production of Black Nutcracker

    Even in one of The Root’s Blackest Cities in America—black girls can’t wear natural hair for a black-themed musical production. This is the scenario that reportedly played out at Uptown Dance Academy’s production of “Black Nutcracker” in Harlem on Thursday. According to PIX11, Lisa Skinner said her two daughters —9-year-old April and 10-year-old Brooke—were banned…

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  • Caucasian Woman In Caucus Capital Confesses to Running Over Girl Because She Thought She Was Mexican

    Caucasian Woman In Caucus Capital Confesses to Running Over Girl Because She Thought She Was Mexican

    The state known as the first to hold a political caucus is the home of a white woman who barreled over a 14-year old girl because she thought she was Mexican. Police in Des Moines, Iowa, charged the woman from the city of Clive with attempted murder after she confessed to intentionally running over a…

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