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If you thought a global pandemic would stop one of the greatest athletes of our time, you’re sadly mistaken.

Christopher John Rogers: King of Color, CFDA Award winner, 2021 The Glow Up 50 honoree and the designer Vice…

With everything else that’s occurred in the world of Kanye West since last June, it’d be understandable if you’d…

Content warning: The following article discusses suicidal ideation.

As we’ve reported numerous times over the past several years, giving birth in the United States remains a dangerous…

If you thought the onslaught of racist vitriol directed at former first lady Michelle Obama was difficult to read…

Fashion lovers and the Hive alike hit nirvana in 2018, as Tyler Mitchell became the first Black photographer to…

Tracee Ellis Ross has got it goin’ on. The award-winning actress, CEO and all-around cultural icon is…

To be young, gifted and Black is a decades-long mantra, thanks in large part to the legacies of Lorraine, Nina and Ar…

On Monday, we celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, a day launched to…

Naomi Campbell’s career has spanned over three decades and brought the supermodel, activist and philanthropist…

In recent years, it seems as if every other day marks a new holiday or day of recognition or remembrance, but May…

Harry and Meghan have made it clear that they can live—and thrive—outside of the British monarchy, becoming…

Here at The Glow Up, we’ve been clued in to Black women’s entrepreneurial prowess for a while now—it’s one of the…

OK, we can all retire the term “Megxit” now—yes, us here at The Root, too—even in jest. Meghan Markle’s difficult…

She’s been immortalized on a stamp (albeit amid some controversy), as a Barbie, as the subject of a Broadway-bound…

It has been nearly 48 years since designer Stephen Burrows brought Black American influence to France in the famed…

“Y’all knew this was coming,” Yara Shahidi captioned a post on Instagram last week, as she grinned from ear-to-ear,…

At this point, is there a major partnership the Duke and Duchess of Sussex haven’t inked since relocating to…

“You learn something once, and it’s yours for life...you’ve got big dreams, you want fame. Well, fame costs, and…