In this edition of Love Talking, Erica Campbell takes a look at some recent controversy surrounding her friend and gospel singer Kim Burrell. Just as we rang in the new year, a video excerpt of a sermon given by Kim hit the web and went viral. The clip showcased a part of the speech in […]

The legendary Shirley Caesar tells Erica Campbell & GRIFF about how she found out that a remix of her “beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes” recording went viral on social media as the #UNameItChallenge. She talks about how happy she is that, as a result of its sweep of social media, young people will be introduced to […]

https://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/795445755360247808 The feeling of losing your child is very extreme and inexplicable; but to see a photo of their dead body on the internet is even more unsettling. On August 8th, Kim Staton learned her 28-year-old son Omar Raham was found dead in his Pine Lawn home of an apparent drug overdose. Adding fuel to the […]

A dance video with an encouraging message behind it posted by 32-year-old Dallas native Ana-Alecia Ayala has gone viral.

Hollis-Jefferson planned a birthday party in the new home and waited with his family, friends, and a videographer to film the big moment (to the tune of Boyz II Men's "Mama," of course).

This video is solid proof that calling on the name of Jesus in times of trouble STILL WORKS!!!! After going viral, I I thought i would share this with you. I pray that this will encourage your faith to greater works!

Photograph by @robinrazzi (picutred l to r: Kamaria 5-years-old, Nia 10-year-old, Nya 9-years-old) With a city plagued by violence, drugs and corruption, you can’t help but to admire the honesty of our very own, Baltimore’s children. The Natur sisters, better known as Watoto Of The Nile, penned an open letter to rap superstar Lil Wayne […]