Pose actress and activist Angelica Ross definitely understands the importance of community during the holiday season.
Whe…
In the new film Green Book, Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen play a black musical genius and the hard-nosed Italian…
While in town for The Root 100 several days ago, Panama and I were compelled to shoot a video articulating the many…
The magical world of Harry Potter just got a little blacker.
Every year The Root honors the best and the blackest on an esteemed list that we call The Root 100. If you’re just…
Melanated news here! Get your melanated news here!
Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of director Malcolm D. Lee’s first major film, The Best Man, which hit…
All’s fair in love and guessing games.
The midterms didn’t go how many of us had hoped they would. But tonight, there’s one huge glimmer of hope, and that’s…
Andrew Gillum may not be Florida’s first black governor, but he still had an encouraging message of perseverance and…
Ahead of Tuesday’s midterm election in Georgia, an armed militia has threatened violence if Stacey Abrams wins the…
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), who won’t allow bomb threats to intimidate her, is encouraging voters to “step up…
Misty Copeland just keeps making history. This time, she made it to Disney!
Andrew Gillum called on Florida Gov. Rick Scott to declare a “state of emergency” after Markeis McGlockton was killed…
Have you ever slid in anyone’s DMs? Done online dating? Gotten back at an ex? Better question: Are you willing to…
The Root’s Video Producer Felice Leon and I went to Harlem to ask black voters what issues they want to see addressed.…
Insecure’s Kendrick Sampson doesn’t shy away from discussing politics or its impact on people’s daily lives. In fact,…
Whether seen or unseen, black women have always had a hand in the American political system.
Jordan Casteel wants to change the staleness of the high art world and how it views black men. The Denver artist has…
Advertisement