‘Tis the season to be enlightened: we’re now months into perhaps the most challenging crises of our lifetimes…

If you’ve followed Tracy Clayton online throughout the years, you’ve probably noticed her endearing and comforting…

May 19, 2020 will mark the 95th birthday of the late, great Malcolm X.

The National Women’s Hall of Fame prides itself on celebrating the achievements of transcendent women throughout the…

LGBTQ African Americans have always been here. (Drag) Kings and Queens, dykes, homos, gender nonconforming,…

Toni Morrison had to figure out a way to talk to Muhammad Ali. It was the mid-’70s and at the time, she was his…

Activist icon Angela Davis and Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) spearheaded a rally Tuesday in…

Angela Davis’ homecoming was perfect.

Criminally underrated and mother of black film, Julie Dash is tackling a much-needed biopic.

First, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute announced that they were honoring human rights icon Angela Davis with…

If you haven’t heard, black civil rights icon Angela Davis should not be honored by civil rights organizations…

The fallout behind one of the most respected civil rights museums’ snub of freedom fighter Angela Davis continued…

One of the nation’s most prominent civil rights museums has reneged on its plans to celebrate one of America’s most…

More than two weeks after the assassination of Marielle Franco, an Afro-Brazilian politician who had staunchly…

Angela Davis, the academic, womanist, activist and freedom fighter who has been part of the quest for black…

James Baldwin is unequivocally one of the most prolific writers of his time.

Singer-actress Janelle Monáe said a prayer with her fellow performers before taking the stage to raucous cheers at…

Acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s documentary 13th was released on Netflix last week. Masterfully produced and…

White fear exists. It has been manufactured, encouraged and proliferated through the centuries. From it spawned a…

Previously on The Root, we reported on scholar and freedom fighter Angela Davis' recent comments about the 2016…