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The tragic social media images of Houston residents coping with unexpectedly frigid weather, snow, exploding pipes and ice touched people across the country — and rapper Travis Scott was among them. The “Sicko Mode” and “Oh My/Dis Side” star, whose given name is Jacques Webster, is partnering with the City …

Delta is continuing its partnership with Operation HOPE to expand financial empowerment opportunities to employees. So far, the partnership has been a success. In 2020, participants in the program noticed an increase in their credit scores and a reduction in debt. “Operation HOPE is all about financial inclusion and empowerment,” …

Photo: Alex Goodlett (Getty Images) It’s been more than three years since Fox News white supremacy-wench Laura Ingraham went full KKK-Karen on her show and told NBA superstar LeBron James to stay away from the social and political commentary game and to just “shut up and dribble” for the game …

A majority of women around the globe would likely find People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” Michael B. Jordan appealing, but comedian Steve Harvey, whose daughter is dating the well-muscled Black Panther star, says he doesn’t see why everyone is so enthused. Actor Jordan, 34, and Steve Harvey’s youngest daughter, Lori Harvey, …

Janelle Jones is the first Black woman to serve as the Chief Labor Economist for the Department of Labor. The Biden administration appointed the 36-year-old Spelman graduate to lead the labor department’s research and initiatives. “I’m very excited to announce I have joined the Biden Administration as the Chief Economist …

Photo: Jeff Dean (Getty Images) It’s about time we have a serious conversation about how a lot of white teachers have no business whatsoever teaching Black students. Earlier this Black History Month, The Root reported that a teacher in Florida—who must have gotten his doctorate in unmitigated caucasity long before …

Granddaddy’s voice was raspy; love laced his hello. His throne, a maroon recliner, filled the corner of the den in his ranch-style home. On a typical summer afternoon—during one of our weeklong sojourns back to Montgomery, Alabama, from wherever the Air Force took my dad—my cousins and I would be …

Kanye West’s run for president was bogged down with lawsuits, bad press and Twitter rants. Now it’s being reported the rapper spent over $12 million of his own money. According to his final Federal Election Commission report, the 43-year-old spent  $13.2 million and $12.5 million of his own money to …

Customer service is at the heart of the professional world. If you haven’t had a job where customer service is key, you’ll certainly run into one in the future. If your skills in serving others are lacking, The Ultimate Guide to Customer Service can help you refine and grow those …

Photo: Eugenio Marongiu (Shutterstock) A day after announcing a $3 million fund to support grants to Black people struggling during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) says the fund has been exhausted. On Thursday, in a press release sent to The Root, BLMGNF said …