Palmer, whose real name is Lauren Keyana Palmer, grew up in Robbins, Illinois, a food desert suburb in southwest Chicago. Like all children, Palmer had big dreams, but as she says in her TED talk, her ...

Black men who voted for former President Joe Biden in 2020 and then current President Donald Trump in 2024 aren’t going to the same places for news as they were in decades past. HuffPost reports that ...

Stephen A. Smith is not having the best year. The ESPN “First Take” co-host and so-called political pundit, who just so happens to be one of the richest media personalities in the industry, just ...

A wild new interview just put Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson’s relationship dynamic back on front street—and the internet is losing it. Though it’s been five years since Khloé Kardashian and ...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke exclusively to The Root about “Block by Block,” which targets Black and brown communities most ...

Then came the flashing lights, tactical vests and convoys of federal agents rolling through Memphis neighborhoods under orders from President Donald Trump to crack down on violent crime in one of ...

Two-thirds of Senators were born before the Voting Rights Act, and of the 24 Senators and House Members who are 80 years old or older, more than half are running for re-election. Congress is old and ...

A crowd outside the historic Gracie Mansion gathered for one purpose: to protest New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. But amid the pro-Israel signs, speeches and political grievances, another message ...

Judge Ross is accused of having sex with a uniformed police department commander in her chambers and in earshot of law clerks, according to multiple sources including Bloomberg La ...

Growing up, Flanagan was adopted by Jaime and Scott, along with his younger sister Davyne and Dalia, when he was eight. They had a seemingly good life with the young son taking a liking to sports and ...

First, let’s examine what NIL is and is not. What NIL Is. I said this earlier, but I did not stop to explain wha ...

Cynthia Erivo may be slightly sad over the backlash from her ‘Wicked’ press tour, but if we’re honest—the chatter has some justification to it and here’s why. Cynthia Erivo is looking back on her role ...