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Why Black Women Face Higher Infertility Rates And What Real, Affordable Options Are Within Reach

Why Black Women Face Higher Infertility Rates And What Real, Affordable Options Are Within Reach

This National Infertility Awareness Week, The Root spoke with an expert who broke down early red flags, barriers to treatment and affordable options that can make a difference.
In This 'Red Pill Era,' One Black Man Is Becoming the Positive Role Model Every Young Boy Needs

In This ‘Red Pill Era,’ One Black Man Is Becoming the Positive Role Model Every Young Boy Needs

In an era where many young men are influenced by the red pill content they
Expert Tips to Help Black Families Navigate Dementia Care

Expert Tips to Help Black Families Navigate Dementia Care

In many Black families, caregivers pour their hearts into taking care of loved ones. Here’s
Why Millions are Risking AI Medical Advice Despite Fading Trust

Why Millions are Risking AI Medical Advice Despite Fading Trust

A new study found that consumer trust in AI as a medical decision-making tool is
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    Rob Moore Is 2nd Editor Out at New York Daily News Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

    In Newsroom, ‘Everyone Seemed Ready to Move On’ N.Y. Times Puts a Training Program on Hiatus Ciprian-Matthews Named EVP at CBS News Columnist Gave Black Journalists a Platform Ex-Nashville Anchor Sees Lack of Progress Rebooting Shows With White Casts Not a Good Sign Kenya Ignores Court Order to Restore TV Signals Robert Moore, the managing…

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    Move Over, Lois Lane! Hit Comic Features Black, Bisexual Tabloid Reporter

    First in Series ‘Sold Out on Day One’ Trump Vents With Reporters Before SOTU Smiley Begins Five-City Tour on Harassment New Mexico Keeps Prisoners Past Release Date Other Cities Eye Cleveland Decision on Wahoo Simeon Booker Has Company as Newspaper Pioneer Mogul Says Arise Network Has Beaten Despair Jacquie Jones Dies at 52, Led Black…

  • Judge of Characters: An Ode to Black Twitter

    Black Twitter is an almighty force that’s not only been able to make the best memes the internet has ever seen but has also managed to get movies made and racists fired, as well as expose the horrific trend of police brutality across the country. It’s so big, it can’t be contained. And for that,…

  • Building Good Relationships Means Creating Real Intimacy

    Connected. If I had to describe what intimacy means in one word, that would be the word. Connected. You being in tune with your partner and your partner being in tune with you. Puzzle pieces that fit together the way they are meant to, working together to make a beautiful thing. Intimacy is that connection.…

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    The Man Who ‘Integrated an Industry’*

    Those Who Followed Honor Jet’s Simeon Booker Columbia J-School Establishes Civil Rights Center Plain Dealer: Wahoo Should Have Been Long Gone Lemon Asks What Trump Is Trying to Hide Melvin Makes Spicer Watch Embarrassing Moments N.J. Investigation Tallies the Cost of Bad Cops Bystanders Bombard Texas Reporter With ‘N-Word’ A New Approach to Prepare Journalists…

  • Watch: The Root Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton’s Got 10 on It

    The Root just turned 10! To celebrate, some of our nearest and dearest will sit in the hot seat to answer 10 burning questions. First up is our very own editor-in-chief, Danielle Belton. Watch above.

  • Are Female Orgasms Elusive or Easily Attainable?

    During a recent #TheRootAfterDark Twitter chat on masturbation, there was some discussion about women masturbating because they don’t achieve orgasm with their partners. This is not an uncommon phenomenon, and there are many who believe that bringing a woman to orgasm is some sort of sorcery you have to learn from a magician—but is that…

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    Top New York Daily News Editor Portrayed as Vengeful

    Robert Moore Investigated in Harassment Claims Jemele Hill Leaving ‘SportsCenter’ for Undefeated NABJ Turns Down Facebook Scholarship Project HUD Official Sorry for Calling Ryan ‘Miss Piggy’ NPR Host Touts Alternative to CNN Shout Matches Short Takes HuffPost said Friday it had spoken to more than 20 current and former employees of the Daily News in…

  • Judge of Characters: Inequality for All, Especially in Hollywood

    While many people may have heard Mo’Nique’s “cries” about the gender and color bias in Hollywood and rolled their eyes, there were others of us who wholeheartedly agreed with her. Inequality reigns supreme in Hollywood. It’s the reason Jessica Chastain helped Octavia Spencer negotiate a higher salary. It’s the reason a very white Scarlett Johansson…

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    Masekela ‘Placed Me on the Front Row of African History and Culture’

    U.S. Photojournalist Was South African’s Biographer Obama-Farrakhan Photo Published for First Time Blacks, Latinos Cite CNN for Objectivity on Cable A ‘Best Actor’ Surprised by Lack of Black Reporters 2 Win $100,000 Each for Freelance Reporting ESPN The Magazine Focuses on the Black Athlete Black Journalist Accuses Progressive Outlet Short Takes It is unlikely that…