Folks, it’s been a week, and here at The Root we’re tired. We’re tired of crazy white supremacists and their sympathizers. We’re tired of Donald Trump. We’re tired of just documenting it all and writing about it. But what better way to cleanse your palate of the week’s horrifying news than to look at some cute-ass…

It’s been three years since actress Paula Patton kicked Robin Thicke to the curb after being together since they were high school sweethearts and getting married in 2005. Patton, who has said that Thicke repeatedly cheated on her, is still battling with the singer when it comes to custody of their 7-year-old son,…

Eighty-four-year-old comedian Dick Gregory has been hospitalized with a serious, but undisclosed, medical condition, according to his son Christian Gregory, who broke the news on Facebook.

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Prospective jurors in the Martin Shkreli trial have pretty much proved that they can’t be impartial about the money-hungry Pharma-bro, who’s facing up to 45 years in prison for fraud. Sure, a lot of potential jurors are pissed that Shkreli raised the price of an HIV drug almost 5,000 percent, but they have another…

Alex Michael Ramos, of Georgia, is yet another white nationalist gaining attention after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., but unlike many of his fellow white racist counterparts, Ramos says he’s not racist because ... he’s “Spanish”!

Last year, rapper Bun B attended the Republican National Convention and documented his experience for Vice. During the event, the rapper-turned-professor got into a verbal altercation with a Donald Trump supporter after the supporter gave him the middle finger. Now, a year later, the video is making the rounds again.

LeBron James’ SpringHill Entertainment is developing a television series about the life of Madam C.J. Walker. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was a pioneer when it came to black hair care and was the first black female millionaire and the first woman of any race to become a self-made millionaire. The series will be…

Tarell Alvin McCraney, executive producer and co-writer of Moonlight, is teaming up with Michael B. Jordan for a new drama series based on McCraney’s life, to debut on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN. The drama follows a 14-year-old prodigy from South Florida who must choose between the streets and higher education at the end of…

Neo-Nazi Christopher Cantwell can’t take the heat. Cantwell, who prides himself on being part of the superior race, cried his little bitch-ass eyes out on YouTube just days after being interviewed by Vice after attending the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va.

If you were planning to use PayPal to send some coinage to your favorite racist, hate-mongering website to show support, PayPal just made it a little harder for you to support hate.

When you live in a world where your current president won’t disavow white supremacy, but it only takes the former president, Barack Obama, less than 140 characters to condemn racism, you’re left wondering (once again), “What did we do to ever deserve Donald Trump?”

One of the most hilarious sketches on Chappelle’s Show was the Making the Band parody, which showed Dave Chappelle imitating Sean Combs and aspiring reggae artist Dylan Dili.

Van Jones is currently traveling across the country on his We Rise Tour, and he wants people to rise up against hate. In partnership with Tidal, Jones is making stops across America, and Tuesday night, he’s heading to Nashville, Tenn., for which he’s renamed the tour, “We Rise Against Hate.”

When you attend a racist rally without your hood and cloak of anonymity, don’t be surprised when you’re outed as a white supremacist. But way to go in embarrassing your family members who don’t share your views.

Remember during election season, when Donald Trump appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon? When the talk show host playfully ruffled Trump’s hair and didn’t even attempt to challenge him on his views or politics? Or racism? Or xenophobia? Or sexism? Or the fact that many of his supporters are white…

The images that flashed before our eyes on television and social media from this weekend’s racist rallies and counterprotests were ones filled with rage, hatred and sadness. The world bore witness to the results of an election filled with hostility and fearmongering, which gave the people who elected a racist…

The first 90 days after being released from incarceration are said to be the hardest. And a new documentary on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN will take a look at the lives of several men and women re-entering the world after being in prison.

Seriously, it’s Monday; this weekend has been a total shit when it comes to the news. Let’s just sit and watch Bruno Mars and Zendaya in his new video for “Versace on the Floor.”

On Saturday, Bruno Mars performed for a sold-out crowd at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan, and after his show, the 24K Magic singer announced his donation of $1 million to help with the water crisis in Flint, Mich.