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Candace Owens Is Getting a New Talk Show and I Have Some Topic Suggestions
Candace âIâm not like a regular Black, Iâm a cool with white people Blackâ Owens has a new talk show in the making, yâall. According to The Hill, Candace will debut March 19 on âconservative media brandâ The Daily Wire and will be taped in front of a live studio audience in Nashville. Speaking on…
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Prosecutors Seek to Reintroduce 3rd-Degree Murder Charges Against Derek Chauvin in the Death of George Floyd
The Minnesota Court of Appeals heard arguments this afternoon from prosecutors who wish to reintroduce a third-degree murder charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, the Star Tribune reports. Chauvin, who knelt on Floydâs neck for nearly nine minutes in May 2020, is scheduled to begin trial Monday…
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28 Days of Black Joy: Cannabis Is the Blackest Thing Ever
I have been smoking weed since I was 14 years old. My best friend and I found my momâs stash under her bed. Said best friend had already previously indulged, but I had never done it, and I was scaredâcurious, but scared. My best friend, with all her experience, haphazardly rolled us a joint. We…
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Please Stop Attacking 'Gorilla Glue Girl' Tessica Brown
Black women are not often afforded a lot of grace. We are the subject of scorn in our everyday lives as we go about being everyday people. Given a platform, we are subjected to abuse, ridicule, and harassment when people know our names and our faces. Fame is infamously overrated. So what happens when you…
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Black Joy Is in the Way We Create the Culture
Have you done the #BussitChallenge? Are you enjoying all the #SilhouetteChallenge videos? Do you follow Jay Nedaj on Twitter and get your laugh on? Are you familiar with #DontRush, #Savage and #CaptainHook challenge? If you answered yes to any of these questions, thank the next Black person you see. I have long held the theory…
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Cicely Tyson, Who Spent a Lifetime Portraying Positive Black Womanhood on Screen, Dies at 96
Through her graceful presence onstage, in film and on television, actress Cicely Tyson created portrayals of proud, even majestic women that helped break down Americaâs stereotypes regarding African-American women. The iconic star, who inspired a generation of Black actresses, died Thursday at the age of 96. Tyson was born on Dec. 19, 1924, in New…
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White Man Convicted of Killing Black Army Lt. Richard Collins III Sentenced to Life in Prison
The white man who stabbed and killed a Black U.S. Army lieutenant at a bus stop in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison. Sean Urbanski stabbed Richard Collins III as Collins stood at a bus stop on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park with friends around 3 a.m. on…
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The FBI Knew Ahead of Time and Did Nothing About the Capitol Insurrection: Report
When the insurrection at our nationâs Capitol happened Wednesday, most of America was caught off guard. I stress âmostâ because while the average person watched with horror as it unfolded on our televisions, there were people who did know what was going to happen, and they did absolutely nothing about it. The Washington Post reports…
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BREAKING: Not All Black People Use Lawryâs Seasoned Salt, a The Root Exclusive
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I spent some time this weekend doing meal prep to make eating during the week a bit easier for me, a busy news editor who is so exhausted by the end of the day it takes all my energy and effort to place my order on…
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'Million Maga March,' (White) Women for Trump, and âStop the Stealâ Marches to Descend on Washington, D.C. This Weekend
As Donald Trump continues his refusal to accept the results of this yearâs presidential election, his supporters are ratcheting up their efforts to try and shout down and talk over the voice of the American people by marching in our nationâs capital on Saturday in support of their little friend who is basically fired but…
