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TikTok Trad Wife Nara Smith’s Goes Viral Again — This Time For Issues With Her House
The East Coast winter storm has TikTok influencer Nara Smith doing a major renovation project on her home.
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Whoopi Goldberg Clears Up Epstein Files Confusion
Whoopi Goldberg isn't here for any potential links between her and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. And now she's providing some much needed clarity!
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How Not To End Up Like Cardi B, Halle Berry or J. Lo: Unlucky in Love Because of Bad Decisions
If you want to be happy in love but don’t know how to get there, pull up a chair. It’s time we had a talk.
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Kansas State Fires Basketball Coach Over Publicly Trashing His Own Team, But That’s Not All
After a blistering criticism of his basketball team, Kansas State has fired basketball head coach, Jerome Tang, for "just cause."
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CNN’s Abby Phillip On Jesse Jackson’s Political Legacy
The Root spoke exclusively with CNN's Abby Phillip about what we can learn from the Rev. Jesse Jackson's multicultural political movement.
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Former Obama Staffers Reveal How Profoundly Trump Blindsided Them in 2016
Obama and his staff had a perception about Trump leading up to the 2016 presidential election that
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NBA Legend Chris Paul’s 5 Dirtiest On-Court Moves
Retiring after 21 years in the NBA, Chris Paul was widely regarded as one of the dirtiest players in the league.
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Black Stars Who Shined at 2026 American Black Film Festival Honors
From the Oscar nominees like Ryan Coogler to veterans like Vivica A. Fox, check out some of our faves who slayed on the ABFF 2026 red carpet!
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Why Lil Durk’s Music Will Play a Huge Role in His Murder-for-Hire Case
A federal judge has just issued his complicated ruling over song lyrics and Instagram DMs connected to Lil Durk's upcoming trial.
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Clifton Powell Crashes Out When Challenged To Be More Accountable To Black Women, Black Twitter Responds
Powell was a part of a round table discussion titled “Black Men Trust Black Women.”