These early flavor encounters can shape palates after birth. One study in which Mennella and other researchers randomly assigned some of their subjects to drink carrot juice daily in the last few months of pregnancy or after birth, during lactation, found that those women’s children had a stronger preference in …
Read More »Ice Cube Recalls Beef With Common
Ice Cube recently sat down with Talib Kweli for his podcast People’s Party. The Compton rapper opened about his old school feud with Common, which he’s previously claimed began when he thought Common’s song “I Used To Be H.E.R.” was a diss to West Coast rappers. The tension ended in …
Read More »Live Blog: The Root Is at the Iowa Caucuses!
A woman walks past a sign displayed on a building a Drake University that reads “Road To 2020 Starts Here” on February 2, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. Tomorrow, Iowa voters will go to their local precincts to caucus for a one of several presidential candidates.Photo: Joshua Lott/Getty Images DES …
Read More »Chaos at the Caucuses
“We know there’s delays, but we know one thing: We are punching above our weight,” she told a cheering crowd at her Iowa headquarters. “I cannot wait. Somehow, some way I am going to get on a plane to New Hampshire. We are bringing our ticket to New Hampshire.” Within …
Read More »Beyoncé And Blue Ivy Style At The Super Bowl LIV
Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Blue Ivy Carter made quite an impression on Sunday (Feb. 2) as they arrived at the Super Bowl LIV in Miami. As always, the fashion forward family is all anyone can talk about. Spotted while enjoying the sports festivities at the Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs game, we would …
Read More »GOP-led States Want Supreme Court to Hold Off Obamacare Ruling Until After the Election
Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) I’ve got this feeling that even in 2049, after the country has been turned into a wasteland as a result of late capitalism and unchecked climate change, Republicans will still be bitching about one thing: Obamacare. CNN reports that a group of Republican-led states want …
Read More »Democrats Are Freaking Out About Mike Bloomberg
“The notion that the 750 people who were not elected as delegates are going to come in after the country votes, and 18 months of campaigning and gigantic amounts of volunteer time—it’s really critical for our credibility that we have this first ballot,” Cohen told me, arguing that a contested …
Read More »See Jennifer Lopez's Daughter At The Super Bowl Halftime
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Read More »Target Has a Black History Month Collection and It’s Lit!
A few weeks ago, while wandering around in a Target store in San Francisco, I stumbled upon the Black History Month section. And, it was so exciting! First of all, I was blown away by the uplifting and fashionable t-shirt line. Secondly, I couldn’t believe that there was an entire …
Read More »First Look: The Children Are Our Future In HBO's We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest
Photo: Courtesy of HBO It’s Black History Month and The Root is here to give you the most adorable inspiration ever. Growing up black meant realizing that the most important speech ever uttered was by a man named Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Four words, “I Have A Dream,” would …
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