After drawing inspiration from 2019 The Root 100 honoree Allyson Felix as a youth, sprinter Gabby Thomas ditched softball and accepted her fate as the future of USA Track and Field. Since committing to the sport, the Florence, Mass., native has battled health scares and a two-year provisional suspension before she…
Late last month, an off-duty Knoxville, Tenn., police officer reportedly committed an act of police brutality against himself when he repeatedly made racist comments to a Black wedding attendee—causing said attendee’s Black fist to KNOCK HIM TF OUT! Now, the Knoxville Police Department says the officer and incident…
Ayesha K. Faines, a print and broadcast journalist, died unexpectedly on July 2 at the age of 35. Per People, Faines died of unknown causes.
Nick Cannon loves da kids. Like, he REALLY loves da kids.
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Naomi Osaka is only 23 years old.
