Testimony continues today in George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial, as prosecutors plan to call witnesses today in hopes of convincing the jury that Trayvon Martin’s shooting was not in self-defense. Yesterday, the trial kicked off with prosecutor John Guy’s heated and emotional opening statements about Zimmerman’s actions, telling the jury that the neighborhood watch coordinator […]

After watching the Oprah’s Next Chapter episode with Gabrielle Union, Phylicia Rashad, Alfre Woodard and Viola Davis entitled “African-American Women in Hollywood,” I can’t stop thinking about what Gabrielle said about her past. She admitted that she used to be a mean girl and would hate on any and every woman she felt was a threat […]

There’s a lot of speculation and a lot of different opinions about Paula Deen‘s racial slurs and attitude towards her co-workers. The Food Network has already decided to drop her contract, meaning her program Paula’s Home Cooking will no longer appear on the network. Now, the QVC is deciding whether or not they should also ditch […]

UPDATE: 1:30 PM EST After the court came back from recess this afternoon, attorney Don West half apologized-half defended his use of a knock-knock joke during opening statements: “No more bad jokes I promise. I really think it was the delivery, I think the joke was funny.”  He went on to say that he is […]

We’re shocked!  Back in the day, Gabrielle Union was one of Hollywood’s mean girls, and she wasn’t afraid to admit it while talking to Oprah on last night’s special episode of Oprah’s Next Chapter. Featuring acting legends Viola Davis, Phylicia Rashad, Alfre Woodard, and Gabby Union, the ladies sat down to discuss the battles of light-skinned […]

After two long weeks of jury selection, the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman is finally starting. Last week, in addition to choosing the jurors, the judge ruled in favor of the defense when she excluded the audio experts from the trial who identified the screams on the 911 audio as Trayvon’s. Today, jurors will […]

If you don’t know by now, the Supreme Court decided to send a major affirmative action case back to a lower court this morning.  And Justice Clarence Thomas had something pretty interesting to say about affirmative action to support that decision. Apparently, it’s similar to segregation.  Now, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard an […]

Hip-hop has stereotypically been known for its racy lyrics, luxury cars, scantily clad women, drugs, and being a male dominated world; nowhere in that brief synopsis does the word homosexual fit in. In fact, it seems like the words hip-hop and homosexual can’t even collide together to form a sentence. Unless of course, you’re using a derogatory […]

  Paula Deen was knocked off her pedestal quicker than you can utter the words “fried chicken” this past week but now her ex-hubby is coming to her defense. After the now former Food Network chef was exposed of using the n-word and being fond of slavery-themed weddings, Paula has been the center of controversy […]

This is ridiculous.  Ohio school Horizon Science Academy is reportedly banning Afro puffs and braids. Ladies, you know when you were growing up, that was the only hairstyle your mother gave you. The Root reached out to Horizon Science Academy, where a representative said, “We have about 15 different schools in the state of Ohio” and […]

Get this! One of the U.S.’s most well known charities is paying disabled workers as little as 22 cents an hour. Which company, you ask?  Oh just the folks you donate a ton of stuff to: Goodwill!  Goodwill executives make six-figure salaries, with disabled workers receiving pay less than minimum wage – and it’s legal. Apparently, […]

UPDATE: 4:10PMEST Paula Deen released a second apology video but it doesn’t seem to matter because she was just dropped by the Food Network. The network just released a statement saying: “Food Network will not renew Paula Deen’s contract when it expires at the end of this month.” —— Paula Deen has stirred up a […]