Stephen A. Smith Drags Megyn Kelly Over Eagles Fiasco, Sole ‘White Boy’ From ‘Barbershop’ Is Son Of This Famous Celebrity, Aaron Pierre Speaks On Viral ‘That’s Mufasa’ Tiktok Video, Lela Rochon Responds To Haters And MoreThe Root's most popular entertainment stories from the week.
Dogecoin fan Elon Musk says ‘don’t bet the farm’ on meme coinsMeme-coin launches tend to be vulnerable to "pump and dump" schemes
Trump Will Make English the Official U.S. Language For The First Time and...Black Folks Have ThoughtsThis country has never had a national language at the federal level in its history.
Tesla stock just had its second-worst month ever as Elon Musk's investors turn jitteryMusk's political activities in the U.S. and elsewhere may weigh on the automaker's sales
Trump's trade war, 'gold' visas for the rich, and scrambling on egg prices: Politics news roundupPlus, corporate America tries to understand a second Trump term, and an economic slowdown could be coming
Bitcoin has bled 25% in a month despite Trump. How low can it go?Bitcoin could fall to $72,000 as the Trump-driven cryptocurrency rally has faded, a crypto leader says
Costco's luxury favorites, Walmart's big bet, and McDonald's egg promise: Retail news roundupPlus, Papa John's slices the competition as Domino's warns tariffs could drive up pizza prices
Stephen A. Smith Drags Megyn Kelly Over Philadelphia Eagles-White House FiascoSmith's remarks about Kelly come after Don Lemon's remarks about the conservative personality.
Meta just fired about 20 employees for leaksThe Facebook parent company fired the workers for sharing confidential information
Trump's CFPB just let Capital One off the hook for $2 billionThe regulator under Biden alleged that the big bank defrauded customers — but now it's backtracking
Generic brand groceries are winning big as inflation makes a comebackA new survey shows consumer habits are changing. Aldi, Costco, and Walmart may see the upside
4 Black Leaders Who Stay Clapping at Trump and MAGASince Trump's election, Joy Reid, Don Lemon, Jasmine Crockett and more have been giving him hell.
Papa John's is beating Domino's in the pizza warsAs Trump's tariffs loom, Domino's warns that one key ingredient could push prices higher
Black Twitter Responds to Floyd Mayweather Going Full-Blown MAGA and...Lord!The famous boxer has been a Donald Trump supporter for a while.
Eli Lilly wants to make drugs in America. First it wants a tax cutEli Lilly plans to invest $27 billion on four new manufacturing sites in the U.S.
Trump says more tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico are coming soonThat could result in higher prices on goods imported from the top U.S. trade partners
Microsoft is pushing back against new AI chip restrictionsThe company says limiting allies' access to top tech may risk pushing them toward Chinese suppliers
Nvidia, Salesforce, Snowflakes, Warner Bros. Discovery, eBay: Stocks to watch todayU.S. stocks ended the day in the red as Trump announced that new tariffs would take effect next Tuesday