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The National Basketball Association and National Basketball Players Association released a joint statement on Friday (August 28) announcing that the league’s playoffs will resume on Saturday. The season came to a halt on Wednesday (August 26) when the Milwaukee Bucks decided to strike for social justice following the shooting of …

Cadillac added luxury and style to its new electric vehicle thanks in large part to a Black woman. Earlier this month, General Motors unveiled its first fully-electric SUV, the Lyriq. To compete with rival luxury electric vehicle makers like Tesla, the Lyriq offers a number of innovative features as well …

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U.S. Marshals and local authorities have rescued 39 children and arrested nine people in association with a trafficking ring in Georgia, the federal law enforcement agency reports. The children were found as part of a two week mission dubbed “Operation Not Forgotten” in Atlanta and Macon. “We recovered 26 missing …

Screenshot: Jalyn Souchek (@Local24Jalyn Sports has become one of the most viable avenues to force a spotlight on racial injustice, not least because so many of the most popular ones are dominated by Black men. On Friday, football players from Ole Miss at the University of Mississippi chose to walk …

After yesterday’s report that Jacob Blake has been handcuffed to his hospital bed, Blake’s attorney, Benjamin Crump, has released a statement. Allegedly, the 29-year-old father of three, who was paralyzed after being shot 7 times in the back by police, was handcuffed due to outstanding warrants. In a press release, …

LeBron James at the White House with then President Barack Obama in 2013. Photo: Mark Wilson (Getty Images) Advice from former President Barack Obama helped NBA athletes make their recent decision to return to the playoffs, alongside a suite of social justice initiatives from the organization, days after the Milwaukee …

“It mixed sad laments about the partisan and cultural divides that her husband foments and exploits, and that she herself has done little to overcome,” David Frum writes. 2. The Republican Party tried to pitch itself to women. “If last night’s unending suffragette talk is any indication, Republicans are extremely …

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has died at 43 after a four year battle with colon cancer.  The tragic news was confirmed via the actor’s official Instagram. “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman,” the post reads. “Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon …

Illustration: Oscar Bustamante 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. On August 25, 2017, The Root changed the world when it began a feature called the Clapback Mailbag. Back then …