Jada Pinkett Smith dedicated an episode of her popular talk series Red Table Talk to dealing with addiction during the coronavirus quarantine, and admitted that the topic hit close to home. The Set It Off actress talked with her daughter Willow Smith about her “excessive weed smoking” and how much …

A U.S.Postal Service worker wears a face mask and gloves while crossing a downtown street as the coronavirus pandemic continues on March 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a ‘stay at home’ order for California’s 40 million residents in order to slow the spread of …

Babyface says he and his family tested positive for COVID-19, but they are no longer infected with the virus that has so far killed over 100,000 people all over the world. The R&B singer/songwriter/producer shared the news on social media Friday (Apr. 10), which was also his 62nd birthday. …

Make saving automatic by having a set amount deducted from each paycheck and placed into your savings account. Today, the second phase of the CARES (Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security) Act goes into effect. This means that independent contractors and the self-employed can apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) …

Floyd Mayweather’s daughter 19-year-old daughter Iyanna isn’t out of the woods just yet when it comes to her stabbing case. As we previously reported, Iyanna Mayweather was arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon last Friday (Apr. 3) after she got into a violent altercation …

Illustration: Oscar Bustamante (The Root/G-O) Clapback MailbagEach Friday, we select the best (or worst) emails, tweets, DMs and comments from our readers and respond to them in the The Root’s Clapback Mailbag. If you are a regular reader of The Root (or any of the G/O Media sites), then you …

Even after his passing, Kobe Bryant continues to build his legacy. On Wednesday (April 8), Vanessa Bryant gave a shoutout on Instagram to her late husband after his sports fantasy novel became a New York Times Best Seller. She captioned the post, “5 championships 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆. 5 NYT bestsellers 📖📖📖📖📖. The …

📚 Winter War: Hoover, Roosevelt, and the First Clash Over the New Deal, by Eric Rauchway The secret network of black teachers behind the fight for desegregation “Black educators called themselves hidden provocateurs—these are the people figuring out, on a local level, how to provoke change and maneuver to get …

In a preview of an upcoming episode of Real Housewives of Atlanta, things get tense between Porsha Williams and Dennis McKinley when trying to discuss a prenuptial agreement. Dennis was stressing the importance of a prenuptial agreement but Porsha insisted, “We got a long road and that is not one …

Chris Sails, a popular YouTuber with more than 3 million subscribers, was arrested in Texas on charges of aggravated assault. It isn’t clear what landed Sails behind bars, but online arrest records (via The Shade Room) show that the 24-year-old was booked on a warrant for “aggravated assault causing …