Singer Kelis attends as SMIRNOFF Vodka and Spotify throw one lucky winner the “Ultimate House Party” with special performances by Kelis and JayCeeOh on June 12, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SMIRNOFF Vodka) Congratulations are in order for Kelis, who is now a mother …

0 The Ebony Anglers, an all-Black female fishing team from Morehead, North Carolina, have recently made history after winning in the King Mackerel division of the Spanish Mackerel & Dolphin Tournament. This is the first major tournament that they’ve ever competed in. Gia Peebles, a salon owner and entrepreneur, first thought …

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Trump famously scrapped the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal and assassinated Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike. Since then, the administration has told the government of Iraq that it will not honor any request for American forces to leave the country. As The New York Times reported in late …

Gabrielle Union is confirming that her classic 2000 cheerleading film Bring It On will see another sequel. The movie, which stars Union, along with Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Bradford, and others, has had fans hoping for another reboot with the original cast (several sequels have been made with different actors). While …

Naya Rivera’s 4-year-old son Josey told investigators with the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s office that before the star disappeared into the water and drowned on July 8, they counted “1, 2, 3” and jumped off the pontoon boat together at Lake Piru, reports say. The Glee star’s full autopsy and …

Photo: Roger Kisby (Getty Images) The Root UniversityThe Root University offers a wide range of online classes and academic resources “for the culture.” For years, the investigative team at The Root has feverishly sought an answer to the age-old question: “Do white people have cousins?” While our project is still …

Jeremy Tardy took to Facebook on Friday (September 11) to announce he would not be returning for his recurring role on Netflix’s Dear White People, charging the program producers with racial discrimination. In the lengthy post, Tardy accused Lionsgate-TV, who produces the program, of making him an offer to return …

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This doesn’t necessarily mean that women are immune to the kinds of violent crackdowns that have become a familiar response to mass demonstrations around the world. Even ahead of the Belarus vote, Amnesty International reported that women activists in the country were being disproportionately targeted with politically motivated persecution, intimidation, …