The Hollywood Foreign Press Association hamfistedly attempted to address its lack of Black members, and technical difficulties made things awkward. - 5 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 8:58pm -
Authorities charged 47 people with violating a Chinese law aimed at suppressing dissent. The pro-democracy activists, arrested in early January, face life in prison. - 8 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 5:39pm -
Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, the former president said his successor had "the most disastrous first month of any president in modern history." - 10 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 3:28pm -
Myanmar's military junta has increased its use of violence against peaceful protesters. At least 18 were killed Sunday, the deadliest day yet since the military took power earlier this month. - 13 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 12:42pm -
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to endorse the emergency use of a single dose of a vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson. A study showed it was 66% effective in the U.S. - 13 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 12:28pm -
The bill would legalize cannabis for recreational use by adults starting in 2024. But some Democrats and advocates say the legislation doesn't do enough to address racial disparites in drug laws. - 13 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 12:15pm -
Tiger Woods expresses his gratitude after male and female golfers show their support for the 15-time major winner on Sunday. - 1 hour ago 1 Mar 21, 12:32am -
Just Saturday, I wrote in a report that “It’s about time we have a serious conversation about how a lot of white teachers have no business whatsoever teaching Black students.” I based this statement on three separate stories—all of which occurred during this Black History Month—involving w… - 13 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 1:00pm -
Another year, another Black History Month coming to a close. For the past 28 days, The Root has been celebrating Black Joy and how that looks—whether it’s through art, family, food or music. Panama Jackson, senior editor of Very Smart Brothas, has brought us all the joy through the most iconic a… - 14 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 12:00pm -
So, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is out here pretending that he’s not the Meg Griffin of the Republican party again. On Friday, the clout-chaser-in-lying-about-antifa-attacks delivered a speech during Republican PornHub Live, aka the American Conservative Union’s annual CPAC conference in Orlando,… - 15 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 11:00am -
“You good?” read the motif on one of the designs in Target’s Black History Month 2021 assortment, a now-annual rollout featuring collaborations with Black makers—and one arguably ahead of the curve of last year’s so-called “racial reckoning.” In the wake of the current racial justice… - 17 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 9:00am -
Last October, The Root reported on the mysterious and fatal story of 49-year-old Ronald Greene—a Black man who died in police custody after leading officers on a high-speed chase in Louisiana in 2019. It’s a wild yet familiar story where a Black man is brought to the hospital bruised and bloodie… - 17 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 8:27am -
A 4-pack of Nutale Findthing trackers and a 50-pack of 3-ply colorful face masks lead Sunday’s best deals.Read more... - 18 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 7:51am -
This year’s Golden Globes was a bit awkward thanks to a major movement against its organizers, the HFPA (Hollywood Foreign... View ArticleThe post Andra Day, John Boyega and more win big at Golden Globes + full list appeared first on TheGrio. - 5 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 8:49pm -
Chadwick Boseman just made history as the second person to win a Golden Globe for Best Actor posthumously after nabbing... View ArticleThe post Chadwick Boseman’s wife tearfully accepts his Golden Globes award: ‘He would thank his ancestors’ appeared first on TheGrio. - 5 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 8:19pm -
Daniel Kaluuya won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black... View ArticleThe post Daniel Kaluuya’s Golden Globes win hampered by bad audio: ‘You did me dirty!’ appeared first on TheGrio. - 6 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 8:06pm -
Famed R&B singer, D’Angelo’s Saturday night Verzuz concert was much different than fans of the webcast series created by Swizz... View ArticleThe post D’Angelo was originally set to do Verzuz battle with Maxwell appeared first on TheGrio. - 10 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 3:51pm -
Kelly Wood, the daughter of the late New York police officer Raymond A. Wood, said the letter her father wrote... View ArticleThe post Letter says NYPD cop played a role in Malcolm X’s death, daughter says it’s a fake appeared first on TheGrio. - 10 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 3:28pm -
On Friday congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) called for an independent investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Governor Andrew Cuomo brought... View ArticleThe post AOC says Cuomo must be investigated after harassment allegations appeared first on TheGrio. - 11 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 2:54pm -
Some bishops—and many conservative laypeople—think Joe Biden should be denied access to one of the faith’s most important sacraments. - 8 days ago 21 Feb 21, 4:00am -
Progressives and moderates are split over Michael Barr, the president’s likely nominee to become one of the banking industry’s top regulators. - 11 days ago 18 Feb 21, 10:01am -
Top Senate Democrats are pulling a plan to penalize large corporations that don't have a $15 per hour minimum wage, two sources confirmed to The Hill.Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyde... - 7 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 6:40pm -
Justice Brett Kavanaugh dismayed conservatives this week when he cast what appears to be the deciding vote preventing the Supreme Court from taking up pro-Trump election lawsuits.Kavanaugh's apparent break with the... - 8 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 5:49pm -
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) made one thing clear: The GOP is still former President Trump's party.The three-day gathering in Orlando, Fla., of members of the GOP... - 8 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 5:32pm -
Former President Trump lashed into President Biden and his own Republican critics on Sunday during his first major address since leaving office as he looks to leave a permanent stamp on the GOP amid speculation he w... - 10 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 3:53pm -
Former President Trump won the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll on Sunday, with 55 percent of respondents saying they would vote for him in a hypothetical 2024 primary.I... - 13 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 12:44pm -
Tulane University Police officer Martinus Mitchum, 38, was fatally shot by a man who refused to put on a mask to enter a high school basketball game, New Orleans police said. - 1 hour ago 1 Mar 21, 12:27am -
A portion of the plan includes paying $2,000 to six local social media influencers tied to the city’s Black, Hmong, Latino, Native American and Somali communities. - 22 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 3:07am -
Illinois Democrats are calling for the state lawmaker to be investigated over his actions ahead of the U.S. Capitol riot. - 2 days ago 27 Feb 21, 5:26am -
This Black History Month, as history struggles to keep up with current events, we can remember how we got here as we keep our eyes on the future. - 2 days ago 27 Feb 21, 4:20am -
The former president’s grip on the party base is so total that top Republicans say the path to the nomination is best defined by the degree of loyalty to him. - 4 days ago 25 Feb 21, 1:30am -
The election technology supplier, targeted by Trump and his allies, is competing for a voting machines contract in Louisiana. - 5 days ago 24 Feb 21, 11:52am -
Ann O’Leary has publicly rallied to Tanden’s side. Privately, too. But she’s also mentioned that she could survive confirmation. - 5 days ago 24 Feb 21, 11:29am -
Advocates are pushing for state legislation that would ban New York City and other municipalities from maintaining their own DNA databases. - 5 days ago 24 Feb 21, 9:43am -
The plan, which Adams’ has dubbed NYC Advanced Income Deployment, or NYC AID, aims to boost the earned income tax credits poor families receive by more than 10 times and cost the city $1 billion annually. - 6 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 8:00pm -
'I may even decide to beat them for a third time,' Trump said Sunday of Democrats, clinging to the fantasy that he really won the 2020 contest. - 9 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 4:19pm -
'Some of the things I have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation,' he stated Sunday. 'To the extent anyone felt that way, I am truly sorry about that.' - 10 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 3:45pm -
Benjamin, who represents Harlem, is battling fellow state Sen. Kevin Parker and City Councilman Brad Lander, both of whom currently represent parts of Brooklyn, as well as Queens Assemblyman David Weprin, former Marine Zachary Iscol, and former CNBC reporter Michelle Caruso-Cabrera. - 11 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 3:00pm -
'Some of the things I have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation. To the extent anyone felt that way, I am truly sorry about that,' he stated Sunday. - 12 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 1:41pm -
'The incredible journey we began together four years ago is far from over,' he’ll tell the Conservative Political Action Conference, according to excerpts of his speech shared by aides. - 17 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 8:43am -
Some bishops—and many conservative laypeople—think Joe Biden should be denied access to one of the faith’s most important sacraments. - 8 days ago 21 Feb 21, 4:00am -
Progressives and moderates are split over Michael Barr, the president’s likely nominee to become one of the banking industry’s top regulators. - 11 days ago 18 Feb 21, 10:01am -
The president did not directly endorse the union drive at an Alabama Amazon facility, but he condemned "anti-union propaganda" by employers. - 6 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 7:16pm -
“At work sometimes I think I am being playful ... I mean no offense," Andrew Cuomo said about sexual harassment accusations against him. - 8 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 5:58pm -
Robert Unanue, who prompted calls to boycott Goya Foods last year with his Trump worship, is still spouting election falsehoods. - 8 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 5:49pm -
In a hypothetical 2024 GOP presidential primary race, 55% of the gathering's poll respondents pick Trump, which falls short of expectations. - 9 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 5:03pm -
BuzzFeed News interviewed more than three dozen people as part of an investigation into allegations that Madison Cawthorn harassed women in college.View Entire Post › - 11 mins ago 1 Mar 21, 1:25am -
New details about Jan. 6 were discussed in court, as Oath Keepers member Jessica Watkins failed to convince a judge she should be released from federal custody.View Entire Post › - 2 days ago 27 Feb 21, 2:27am -
"If you can’t see the election was stolen you’re a moron,” Richard Michetti texted his ex on Jan. 6, along with videos from the Capitol. She went to the police the next day.View Entire Post › - 3 days ago 26 Feb 21, 9:25am -
Raising the minimum wage is the first Biden policy to get blocked in the Senate, but it won’t be the last.View Entire Post › - 3 days ago 25 Feb 21, 10:46pm -
Sacha Baron Cohen won two Golden Globes for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. | NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesExcept when they do. The 78th Golden Globe Awards were handed out on Sunday, February 28 — about two weeks before the nominations for the 93nd Academy Awards, a.k.a. the Oscars, are set to… - 4 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 10:06pm -
Rosamund Pike reacts to winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy via livestream at the 2021 Golden Globes. | Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Hollywood Foreign Press AssociationThe stranger-than-ever ceremony was also a drag. Nobody “went home” from the 202… - 4 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 9:50pm -
Tina Fey co-hosts the 2021 Golden Globes. | Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesThe Crown, The Queen’s Gambit, and Schitt’s Creek led the TV categories; Nomadland, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, and Soul were the most decorated films. The winners of the 2021 Golden Globes were crowned on Sunday night, in a bi… - 5 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 8:45pm -
From left: Annie Murphy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, and Dan Levy. | Pop TVSchitt’s Creek was the first comedy ever to sweep its Emmys category, and now it’s a Golden Globes winner too. Here’s how to watch it. On Sunday night, the beloved Canadian sitcom Schitt’s Creek won the Golden… - 7 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 7:06pm -
Trump speaks at CPAC on Sunday, February 28. | Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesTrump’s first post-presidential speech was just as bad as the speech he gave before the January 6 insurrection. If anybody thought the January 6 insurrection and the ensuing second impeachment trial might’ve chastened Donald T… - 9 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 4:35pm -
Protesters honor those who were killed during the February 28 protests in Yangon, Myanmar. | Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty ImagesThe protesters were shot and killed by the military government, according to the UN. Myanmar’s military government intensified its crackdown on the country’s pro-democracy pr… - 13 hours ago 28 Feb 21, 12:50pm -
They're making the same mistakes made during the HIV epidemic by hoarding doses and blocking global initiatives that encourage open and equitable access to vaccine technology. - 4 days ago 25 Feb 21, 9:06am -
Back in the anti-Putin hockey player’s homeland, the sports world is reacting with caution to the assault allegations against the NHL star by a Kremlin-supporting coach. - 4 days ago 25 Feb 21, 6:56am -
The research, using the government’s own data, alleges Canada is not respecting various court rulings, its own laws, international standards, or a United Nations convention on torture. - 5 days ago 24 Feb 21, 5:57am -