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The Root spoke exclusively with Pastor Jamal Bryant, Tamika Mallory and Nina Turner about how the Black community held a major corporation accountable.

The Root spoke exclusively with Pastor Jamal Bryant, Tamika Mallory and Nina Turner about how the Black community held a major corporation accountable.

Jada West reportedly experienced bullying before a fight with another girl led to her untimely death.

Dr. Dre has now joined the list of Black billionaires, per a new report from Forbes. So let's take a look at other Black stars and influential folks who've amassed truly insane levels of wealth!

'Grey's Anatomy' may be beloved and invoke positive feelings, but the show itself was inspired by an extremely tragic incident.

Black folks woke up on the last day of Black History Month to military strikes in Iran. Now, they're voicing frustrations as questions about ground troops arise.

As Ryan Coogler could make history at the 2026 Oscars, let's look back at Black directors whose films deserved more recognition than they got!

As Ryan Coogler could make history at the 2026 Oscars, let's look back at Black directors whose films deserved more recognition than they got!

Kerwin Pittman becomes the first formerly incarcerated Black man to buy a U.S. prison, transforming a site of confinement into a reentry campus.

Folks online who followed Dwight Howard and Amy Luciani's marriage say its been rocky early on before Howard filed for divorce. Here's the full rundown.