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You'll never guess what Lauren Blake Boultier, a white influencer, blamed after she allegedly stole a Black model's photo in a bizarre Photoshop fail.

Here's all of the changes Trump's made to the White House in his second term, including his controversial ballroom construction.

Olandria Carthen may have gained fame from 'Love Island,' but she's clearly here to stay for a long time. Let's talk about it!

The Root spoke with the president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund on what Black Americans should brace for ahead of the Supreme Court's case on birthright citizenship.

The Root spoke with the president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund on what Black Americans should brace for ahead of the Supreme Court's case on birthright citizenship.

As En Vogue prepares to tour with TLC and Salt-N-Pepa, we're looking at the ups and downs of the soulful R&B divas who dominated the 1990s.

In a study covering more than 200 countries, researchers traced two plastic-based chemicals to approximately 2 million early births and 74,000 infant deaths in 2018 alone.

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. LaMonica McIver, who is facing up to 17 years behind bars stemming from her first ever visit to an ICE detention facility in 2025, Speaks To The Root.

From the beginning of their relationship in 2018 to now, FKA twigs and Shia LaBeouf have been embroiled in a legal and public back and forth. Let's dig into the latest!

While the typical face of supremacy is well-known, there is a growing, complex wave of leaders, commentators, and politicians who have been accused of racism—even though they look just like us.