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Dinner time with the Real Housewives of Atlanta is always sure to be a show and last Sunday was no exception as the ladies stepped out in Greece.  “There’s this weird line in the group of when is it okay to poke fun at people and when is it not,” …

Image: Michael Harriot (Twitter/The Root/G-O) Trump’s old tweets prove he’s a hypocritical idiot. That’s it. That’s the lede. What? OK. After writing this article comparing Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis with his previous statements, The Root’s Managing Editor Genetta Adams just informed me this lede is not enough. All …

Melissa L. Williams, star of Tyler Perry’s BET+ series Ruthless, is having a full-circle moment. The Oklahoma City native and graduate of Clark Atlanta University’s Theater department began her acting career as an extra on the set of Tyler Perry’s 2007 film Daddy’s Little Girls. The thing is, like most …

(iStock.com/fredrocko) There will be no work stoppage or lockout anytime soon or within the next 10 years due to the latest collective bargaining agreement that the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) approved with the NFL owners, according to Sports Illustrated. In an announcement by The NFLPA, the union members voted by 60 …

Vivi, a 12-year-old girl, was sweating, gasping for air, and on the verge of death when he recommended that she be treated in a different way: As was sometimes done in the operating room, they should perform a tracheotomy and force oxygen into her lungs using “manual intermittent positive pressure …

As a well-known face in Black sitcoms of the ‘90s, Kellita Smith is widely recognized as one of our favorite aunts. But before playing Aunt Wanda on the famous Bernie Mac Show, Smith graced television screens for sitcoms like Martin, Sister Sister, Malcolm & Eddie, and The Jamie Foxx Show. …

Joe Biden likely added to his delegate lead on Tuesday night (March 16) as the projected winner of the Democratic presidential primaries in Florida and Illinois. In Florida, Biden looks poised to win by a big margin against rival Bernie Sanders, NBC News reports, with 61% of the vote and …

Idris Elba hopped on social media today (March 16) to update fans on his health following his positive test for coronavirus. But before he talked about himself, he had a message to share, specifically with Black folks: “Something that’s sort of scaring me when I read the comments and see …

Photo: Neilson Barnard (Getty Images for Daily Front Row) So, uh, it’s been quite a week, yeah? The past five days have seen American life completely upended. It feels like the news is just a barrage of non-stop chaos because, well, the world is a barrage of non-stop chaos at …

Lori Gottlieb, who you may know as our Dear Therapist columnist, offers some guidance: “You can let anxiety consume you, or you can feel the fear and also find joy in ordinary life, even now.” What to read if … you just want practical advice:   What to read if … …