Photo: Shutterstock On April 5, 44-year-old Tommie McGlothen died while in police custody in Shreveport, La. In June, The Root reported that McGlothen’s family was originally told by police that he died of a heart attack, but cell phone video footage released that month showed something different. Now, four Shreveport …

The first act is set on the cotton plantation where Eden is trapped. Everyone is correctly costumed for the time period (hoop skirts, gray military uniforms), and the movie’s production design is largely on point, but small anachronisms hint at the story’s eventual M. Night Shyamalan–style twist. Strangely, the whole …

While giving an update on her pregnancy on Instagram on Thursday (September 17) Chrissy Teigen’s excitement about her new bundle of joy led to an accidental reveal of the sex of her baby.  Now on bed rest, the Cravings cookbook author was speaking about the complications that led her to …

There’s an organization in Florida that is committed to helping formerly incarcerated people restore their right to vote in time for the 2020 general election. Now, MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central joined the efforts of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition by donating $250,000 to help their efforts to increase voter access …

Steve Harvey is the latest celebrity to come to the defense of Ellen DeGeneres after many of her talk show staffers reported working a toxic workplace environment. Sitting down with “People the TV Show!” on September 17, Harvey had nothing but positive things to say about DeGeneres.  “Ellen, the person, …

In the midst of this historic election year, Black Americans are facing the compounding crises of a global pandemic, police brutality, record-high unemployment, and targeted voter suppression. To unpack this pivotal moment, BLACK ENTERPRISE partnered with Be Heard Talk, an award-winning talk show that adds a taste of hip hop, …

NeNe Leakes has been debating for months if she will leave Bravo’s Real Housewives Of Atlanta. Now, it’s official, the fan favorite is giving up her coveted peach.  In a video posted to her YouTube channel on Thursday (September  17), the 52-year-old reality star and actress said she would not …

WACO founders and Co-Artistic Directors Richard Lawson and Tina Knowles Lawson Did you miss the stylish spectacle of the Wearable Art Gala this year? Are you quietly a fan of “Ms. Tina’s Corny Jokes”? Want to see how much Blue Ivy’s art allowance increased this year? If you answered yes …

After becoming the first transgender actress to score an Emmy nomination in 2014, Laverne Cox wants the Television Academy to continue pushing for more diversity. The 2020 Emmys airs on September 20, and only one trans actress, Rain Valdez, has been nominated this year.  In an exclusive interview with TooFab, …

Read: The irony of modern feminism’s obsession with Ruth Bader Ginsburg One of the themes of On the Basis of Sex, the Ginsburg biopic, is the question of cultural evolution. Is progress best made patiently, incrementally? Or is patience a form of complacency? An early scene finds Ginsburg, played by …