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Prince Harry and fiancé Meghan Markle. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Right on the heels of Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle’s announcement that they are stepping back from their duties as senior members of the royal family, it is now being reported that over six months ago the Duke and Duchess of …

Yet the United States cannot shove all blame on Iran for the human disaster of Flight 752. Nobody intended for civilians to die. That’s the way it is with unintended consequences—and why governments are supposed to weigh carefully the decision to employ deadly force. The Trump administration is telling an …

Osteoporosis affects millions of people around the world, and it is not possible to change some of the primary risk factors, such as aging. However, more and more environmental risk factors are coming to light, and air pollution appears to be one of them. Share on PinterestNew research points to …

How To Win An Oscar: We Ask Black Hollywood’s Biggest Stars We spent a year asking the biggest names in Hollywood what makes a performance Oscar-worthy. Watch as Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Barry Jenkins and more share their opinions on winning the coveted award. Source link

One of R. Kelly’s loyal girlfriends has turned herself in to authorities following a fight with another one of Kelly’s girlfriends. Joycelyn Savage, 24, turned herself in at the Chicago Police Department late Wednesday night (Jan. 8). She was charged with one count of misdemeanor domestic battery. She will …

Stacey Abrams literally had the Georgia governor race stolen from her by Brian Kemp. In 2018, 560,000 Georgians had been removed from voter rolls all because of weak voting laws. Abrams has been fighting to change that, so that all Americans can exercise their right to vote. This Friday, Abrams’ …

A new study from the University of California, Berkeley has identified and mapped the 13 subjective experiences that different kinds of music can evoke in people. Share on PinterestResearchers have now mapped the main 13 categories of emotion that music can evoke in us. Have you ever been in a …

The former strip club hostess who’s the inspiration behind Jennifer Lopez’s character, Ramona Vega, in the movie Hustlers is reportedly suing Lopez’s production company for $40 million. Samantha Barbash has filed suit in federal court claiming her likeness has been “exploited” and used without her consent. She also claims she’s …

Slick Woods had a frightening health scare earlier this week, but the model is pushing through. In an Instagram post on Tuesday (Jan. 7), Woods—who is battling stage 3 cancer—revealed that she suffered a seizure in her sleep. She was in good spirits and all smiles from her hospital …

Photo: Shutterstock Occasionally The Root will interrupt our coverage of black news, opinions, politics and culture to openly address our white readership. In 2020, we’d like to finally have that oft-discussed “conversation about race” we hear you guys mention so often. To be clear, white people need to have a …