Chaka Khan, one of R&B and funk music’s greatest talents, took the stage at the 2012 Essence Music Festival on Sunday. But before entering the spotlight down here in New Orleans, Khan spoke to The Rootabout her weight loss, secrets to living a healthy life and learning to enjoy tasty food that’s also good for her. […]
When director Spike Lee screened his latest joint, Red Hook Summer, at Sundance in January, some hoped the film would mark a triumphant return to his indie-moviemaking roots. But initial reaction to the self-financed effort was mixed at best. With an unexpected plot twist near its end, the film divided early audiences. This trailer, though, looks to be […]
(The Root) — R. Kelly’s past is hardly free of scandal. But if you’re looking for any juicy details about the singer-songwriter’s child-pornography trial (he was acquitted of all charges in 2008), his alleged marriage to singer Aaliyah when she was 15 orrecent tax troubles in his new memoir, Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me, you’ll be disappointed. […]
Congratulations to Corey “CoCo Brother” Condrey and his lovely wife Rosario on the birth of their second daughter. The openly candid couple who has shared their journey with us over the past several months, even amid complications, were overjoyed. Click here to read more Source: Gospel Magnet Most Popular Cleveland’s Stone Soul Picnic – A […]
If the Essence Music Festival schedule had a time frame, no one told the Queen of Soul. Taking the stage at 10:30 p.m. Sunday at the Superdome in New Orleans, Aretha Franklin may not have been the closing Essence Music Festival 2012 act (Chaka Khan had that honor), but she delivered a set worthy of […]
Some things are more important than winning or feeling superior. For months, Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Raymond have been involved in a vicious, mean-spirited and expensive custody battle over their two children, but now none of that seems relevant or worth arguing over. Over the weekend, eleven-year-old Kyle Glover, Tameka’s son and Usher’s step-son […]
Millions of kids simply don’t find school very challenging, a new analysis of federal survey data suggests. The report could spark a debate about whether new academic standards being piloted nationwide might make a difference. The findings, out today from the Center for American Progress, a Washington think tank that champions “progressive ideas,” analyze three […]
Former CNN anchor and now BET host T.J. Holmes is speaking out on the n-word and revealing his frequent use of it. Holmes, who will be headlining a BET show this upcoming Fall, said he uses the word frequently in a column for TheGrio. Check out an excerpt below: At times, […]
As the overall U.S. unemployment rate stayed at 8.2% in June, the rate among black Americans rose nearly a full percentage point. The reason for the increase appears to have been a rise in the percentage of African-Americans looking for a job, rather than job losses. The unemployment rate for blacks rose to 14.4% from […]
No matter what Mitt Romney tells NAACP members Wednesday, nine out of 10 African Americans will still pull the lever for President Barack Obama in November. But that doesn’t mean the former Massachusetts governor’s address to the venerable civil rights organization at its 103rd annual convention in Houston isn’t a big deal. In another era, […]
