According to a new study, expected mothers gaining 40 pounds or more during pregnancy results in 9 pound or more babies and increasing health risks…
For registered voters ready to cast their ballots, waiting until Election Day isn’t the only option. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, thirty-two states and the District of Columbia offer registered voters an option to cast their ballots as far out as 45 days before the election. SEE ALSO: Why Gay Marriage Won’t […]
Two nights ago, rapper Lupe Fiasco (pictured) made an impromptu appearance at a townhall community gathering in Philadelphia, where a debate on hip-hop, the youth vote, and the 2012 election was well under way. SEE ALSO: This Election, Voting Is Our Civil Rights Movement For the first time, Fiasco responded in person to a debate […]
U.S. Congressional GOP candidate Mia Love (pictured,) who is currently the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, received racist mail at her office on Tuesday, the Deseret News reports. Saratoga Springs police are investigating the mailing. SEE ALSO: Meet The Women Of The Root 100 City Manager Mark Christensen describe the contents of the envelop as […]
The Opelousas Massacre in St. Landry Parish, La., has baffled historians over the years. From varying accounts, hundreds of Blacks were reportedly killed, because of their desire to join a local political group that included racist White Democrats. The Seymour Knights violently drove potential Black voters away from the Democratic Party, prompting White Republican reporter […]
A Mecklenburg County affiliate was ordered to take down photos from its Facebook page that depicted photoshopped images of President Barack Obama as a witch doctor, caveman, and a thug in a wife beater. While the photos were removed on Thursday morning, the eye candy for Obama haters had reportedly been up for months before […]
Work, children, relationships…life happens. For many of us, we run around and around taking care of so much…except one of the most important things of…
The movement has begun. Don’t get left behind. They say that behind every great man is an equally phenomenal great woman.  As our First Lady continues to prove, the Obamas are no exception. Addressing the Congressional Black Caucus‘ annual awards banquet last weekend, Michelle Obama not only delivered a moving speech, but she eloquently reminded us of […]
A 60-year-old Oklahoma City, OK woman was mauled to death by a family pit bull on Wednesday night, CBS-affiliate WTVR reports. SEE ALSO: Why Gay Marriage Won’t Stop Black Voters Nellie Davis (pictured above), moved into her granddaughter’s home where the attack took place after receiving a heart transplant and recovering from a subsequent illness. […]
Six teenage girls in Chester, Penn., have been charged with aggravated assault and other related charges after they video-recorded themselves beating a 48-year-old woman with special needs at her home, the Daily Times reports. Scroll down for the video SEE ALSO: Obama’s Step-Grandma On Women’s Rights Four of the girls, including two sisters ages 15 […]
“Pulp Fiction” meets politics in the uproariously funny President Barack Obama ad featuring foul-mouthed thespian Samuel L. Jackson. SEE ALSO: Snoop Responds To Critics Over Son’s Weed Use: ‘My Kids Can Do Whatever They Hell They Want’ Primarily targeting those fair-weather supporters of President Obama who are either apathetic or disenchanted this election cycle, the […]
For those of you privy to the grandiose verbosity of our dear brother Dr. Cornel West, who often dissects the intricate underpinnings of “oligarchs” and “plutocrats,” last night’s “Saturday Night Live” Update was just what the doctor ordered. West, along with Tavis Smiley, has been extremely vocal in his criticism of President Barack Obama. A […]
