Photo: HarperCollins, HarperCollins, Illustration: Angelica Alzona It’s Lit!It’s Lit!Where all things literary live at The Root If you weren’t one of the millions resigned to spend New Year’s Eve alone this year (thanks again, COVID), you may have placed special significance on who joined you to welcome in 2021, a …

Nicki Minaj has shared first-time photos of her baby boy after giving birth on September 30, 2020.  The rapper posted several exclusive photos of her son, who she has adorably nicknamed Papa Bear, on Saturday (Jan. 2). The stylish photos were the first her fans have seen of her bundle …

Vanilla Ice has come under heavy criticism for performing maskless at an indoor concert at the Mar-a-Lago Club on New Year’s Eve in Palm Beach, Fla. Footage of the event surfaced after Donald Trump Jr. shared a Facebook video, resulting in an onslaught of backlash amid the surging spread of …

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Newly released surveillance footage shows that the woman who harassed Grammy-winning musician Keyon Harrold and his son assaulted the teenager. Ben Crump, the attorney for the Harrold family, released footage of the Dec. 26 incident that took place at the Arlo Hotel in Manhattan to the public via Twitter. The 19-second …

The thirteenth season of Real Housewives of Atlanta is currently airing on Bravo without original cast member NeNe Leakes. The 53-year-old reality star is now supporting a boycott of the network.  On Dec. 22, Leakes posted a petition to ban Bravo, where she worked for over a decade. The Change.org …

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Outkast is sharing two of their favorite holiday recipes to help Meals on Wheels Atlanta.  André 3000 and Big Boi shared dessert recipes sure to please anyone with a sweet tooth during the holiday season, Atlanta’s WSBTV-2 reports. André 3000  shared his “Quick Lil’ Apple” four-ingredient recipe that only requires …

Actor Louis Gossett, Jr. was hospitalized with COVID-19 but left after seeing the conditions at his facility. TMZ reports that the 84-year-old actor tested positive for the virus and was reportedly so sick that he couldn’t’ stand. After being taken to a Georgia-area hospital, where he stayed a couple of …

Tony Award-winning actress Viola Davis has set some boundaries in place for her 10-year-old daughter Genesis, who sent her an extravagant Christmas list this year.  While speaking with Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday (Dec. 17) the Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom star said that after her little one made …