I can’t count how many times I played Lauryn Hill’s “Ex-Factor,” singing along to the lyrics, woefully aware of the…

On Thursday I wrote about Roy Moore waxing nostalgic about the days of slavery. And every day, The Root covers…

Friday marks 1,323 days that the people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water. Although the water is…

“Hello? May I speak to Barbara? Barbara, this is Shirley.” So begins a classic R&B song where one sista reaches out…

Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore has been accused of a lot of things. He’s referred to Asian Americans…

Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) announced Thursday that they will be skipping Saturday’s…

Everyone is still going crazy over Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line. From the foundations (I still don’t know what shade…

Let me start off by saying that I loved the Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It. I thought it was brilliant, and I…

On the eve of Time magazine’s announcement that its Person of the Year would be “the silence breakers”—the victims…

Emotional maturity and emotional intelligence are key factors in maintaining healthy relationships—romantic or…

I recently recounted for some friends an incident that occurred on a Los Angeles train where a white woman sitting…

Lubaina Himid is a visual artist whose drawings, paintings and installations reflect the African Diaspora, and on…

Updated Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, 4:50 p.m. EST: Shortly after publishing this, I tweeted that I personally believe…

First of all, let me give props to the rapper Xzibit, who gave us a hot-ass song that is both a mood and an anthem…

An unnamed American citizen is being detained in Iraq as an “enemy combatant,” and although the man has requested an…

Ten years ago today, we lost one of the greatest treasures in hip-hop—Underground Kingz member Chad Butler,…

LaVar Ball is reportedly unhappy with the punishment his middle son, LiAngelo, is receiving at UCLA since returning…

This administration is nothing if not an abject lesson in doublespeak and pimp talk as Donald Trump and his little…

I spent $300 on bras last week. Lane Bryant had an incredible sale: any single bra for $29.50. On Thanksgiving…

A New York district attorney was indicted by a state grand jury Friday afternoon on charges of official misconduct…