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On-screen, on the air, and now, on the page, Zerlina Maxwell is a force. Having held positions on both Barack Obama…

Magic. What is it exactly? Some will debate wholeheartedly that the confines of magic exist in fantasy novels and…

Real talk? The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton and I consider ourselves to be pretty smart people—but…

Performance occurs in a myriad of ways, from spoken and written poetry to taking the stage, to playing a game of…

When’s the last time you had a good kiki? With our social lives deeply lacking during quarantine, many of us have…

It seems as though authors this week are gearing us up for some sort of fight. Whether it be of the fictional kind…

The relationship between poetry and music is intrinsic. While all music isn’t lyrical and poetry isn’t musical, it’s…

Now, this is a story all about how one life got flipped, turned upside down...life after The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,…

Here’s my take: books that are about history—fiction or nonfiction—guide us in the decisions we make about setting…

He may be a former “Sexiest Man Alive,” but never forget that Idris Elba is for the children. HarperCollins…

What does it feel like to be heir to a renowned legacy? For Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, it…

Y’all already know that here at The Root, we like big books and we cannot lie. Accordingly, we love big book news…

Here’s the thing about new books: They are the catalysts that inspire readers to try, do, and feel new things.…

In celebrating women’s history this month, we should be putting special emphasis on the women who pioneered the…

They say never meet your heroes...but given the chance to meet Alice Walker, the 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning author…

You know that feeling when you pick up a book for the first time and think, “yeah, I’m going to read this in all of…

We can’t think of a better way to spend the first week of Women’s History Month—or “Black HerStory Month,” as it’s…

Black history has been passed down from generation to generation through storytelling. Stories of religion, trauma,…

In case you haven’t noticed, “Black joy” has been our theme for Black History Month 2021 at The Root—and as the…

Black women are the most looked over, underappreciated, and undervalued people in this country. This is as true in…