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'I Am Numb': Tarana Burke Gets Real About the Cost of Leading—and Living—#MeToo
“This movement is constantly being called a ‘watershed moment’ or even a reckoning,” Tarana Burke told the audience at…
Stephen Curry Continues to Address Gender Disparity—This Time, With a Sneaker
Steph Curry has gone on record in support of gender equality (though we’ve yet to see any of that translate to equal or…
Home Is Where the Hatred Is: New U.N. Study Says Domestic Violence Causes Over Half of Female Murders
No matter where a woman may reside in the world, she may be most endangered at home, according to a new study by the…
New Research Says Black Women Are More Objectified Than White Women. Old Research Says We Knew That
Fun fact: The very first article I ever wrote for The Root was titled, “5 Signs You’re About to Be Racially Fetishized.”…
On #TransDayofRemembrance (and Every Day), We Implore You to Respect and Protect Trans Lives
By all outward appearances, 2018 was a year of incredible progress for trans people. Of the triumphs: Christine…
Like Many Black Women, Kim Porter Was Under a Doctor's Care and Still Died. That's Terrifying
To prepare for the expected birth of our second child next month, my wife and I are enrolled in one of those new age…
Viola, Kamala, Janelle and More Are Glamour's 2018 Women of the Year
What do Viola Davis, Kamala Harris, Janelle Monae, Naomi Wadler and 97-year-old park ranger Betty Reid Soskin have in…
'Charge It to the Game': WNBA Star Skylar Diggins-Smith Addresses the Gender Pay Gap With Wealthsimple
“Don’t act like you don’t see the discrepancy,” Skylar Diggins-Smith says during a confessional new spot for…
It’s Time to Listen to Black Women. We’ve Been Talking About Police Sexual Violence for a Long Time
“It’s never true that *no one* is talking about a thing. It’s often true that *not enough* people are talking about a…
Billionaire Topshop CEO Accused of Sexual Harassment, Abuse of NDAs
Fast fashion retailer Topshop may be at the forefront of fashion trends, but the brand is now embroiled in an…
I'm an Intersex Black Woman. My Voice Matters. Listen
Editor’s note: Intersex Awareness Day is October 26.
My Only Feeling About This Drake, Pusha T, Kanye Beef Is Anger at the Liars Who Told Me ‘Men Don’t Gossip’
You need a flow chart to keep it all straight.
Girl Power Grows Up: Dozens of Influential Women Explore the Meaning of Power
What does it mean to be a powerful woman? This is the question New York magazine’s Women and Power issue explores,…
For Tough Broads: On the International Day of the Girl, How Are We Preparing Them to Be Women?
Being a woman means a lot of things (trust me; it’s been a smooth quarter century since I turned 18). It means…
20 Years After the Murder of Matthew Shepard, Samira Wiley Speaks on the State of LGBTQ+ Rights
Samira Wiley is many things: black woman, American, actress, activist, wife and breakout star of bona fide hits Orange…
Not Like This: Melania Trump Tries to Middle Ground #MeToo (and Frankly, It’s Gross)
You know, there are times I actually feel sorry for Melania Trump. (Sorry, brain freeze.) But seriously, what must it…
‘Your Sacrifice Was Not in Vain’: Tarana Burke, Tracee Ellis Ross and More Pen ‘Love Letter’ to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
On Wednesday, Oct. 10, some of the most visible female activists of our generation joined forces to give their thanks,…
Watch: A List of All the Things Straight Men Can’t Do Because It’s ‘Suspect’ (According to Wiz Khalifa and Many Others)
In a Breakfast Club interview in July, very tall Pittsburgher Wiz Khalifa expressed dismay at the horror of men eating…
'A Life Defined by Fear': Tina Turner Details Even More Abuse from Ike Turner in New Memoir
Most of us remember the brutality brought to life on screen in the 1993 Tina Turner biopic What’s Love Got to Do with It