You can always count on the Soul Train Awards—now known as the BET Soul Train Awards—to stir up nostalgia, and this…

Eighty years after its inception, New York City’s Guggenheim Museum has hired its first full-time black curator.…

As a kid coming of age in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minn. in the ‘80s and ‘90s, there were certain things I took…

“The marathon continues” may have been Nipsey Hussle’s signature line (may he rest in peace), but it is equally…

When it comes to sexual health, it’s never been more crucial to know your status on any number of sexually…

As the fight to uphold Roe v. Wade wages on, this week, Planned Parenthood lobbed a virtual clapback at legislators…

In the history of Hollywood, there are few talents as multifaceted as actress, singer, dancer and legendary beauty…

Last weekend, realizing of the vision of artist Dread Scott, hundreds of volunteers—in costume as 19th-century…

If you follow The Root on a regular basis, you know white women warrant a surprising amount of our coverage. This is…

As the fight to lower the black maternal mortality rate continues, two new studies provide new evidence of stark…

Every time we think Rihanna has been replaced by some beautiful, unstoppable, empire-expanding cyborg, she manages…

Have we had enough talk about hymens yet? Assemblywoman Michaëlle C. Solages (D-N.Y.) certainly has; as black…

“Heavy lies the crown,” they say—and for celebrity hairstylist Sally Hershberger, the punishment for the type of…

When one of the most famous and scrutinized women in sports says even she can’t fully relate to the criticism and…

The bride wore a custom, strapless, minimalist high-low wedding gown with a convertible sheer skirt by Vera Wang.

Two things in life are inevitable: If your parents are in your life, they will always consider you their…

Move over, Fenty Beauty and Pat McGrath, there’s a new black female-owned beauty empire on the rise. Hot on the…

“When I got Rent off-Broadway in 2011, I just got to be myself and actually go on my journey through my art,” said…

America’s “Hidden Figures”—the black women behind NASA’s success in the “Space Race,” continue to be celebrated 50…

As someone who’s spent her entire working life in the fashion and music industries (over two decades and ongoing),…