New York Times Magazine staff writer Nikole Hannah-Jones considers Ida B. Wells her spiritual grandmother.
It takes a queen to teach a queen.
Black women singing the praises of other black women is truly a beautiful thing—and one we can’t get enough of here at…
It was a moment we should’ve been wholly proud of.
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, the first black woman supreme court justice to lead the state Supreme Court, was sworn in…
The competition may be fierce for Hollywood’s top honors on Oscars Sunday, but at the annual Essence Black Women in…
We’ve all heard the black woman motto around this clusterfuck of a world that needs fixing: “Fine, I’ll do it.” But…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—When Maya Rupert walked into then-Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro’s office with…
Former members of Alabama State University’s Stingettes dance team are using their talents to instill confidence and…
I first experienced Amanda Seales live and in action during the early iteration of her game show, Smart Funny & Black…
In 1963, Barbara Gardener Proctor was flying to Europe to swap records while working for a black-owned record company.…
Greetings, big sister Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter. Dean of Pledges. Snatcher of Edges. Wearer of Bundles. Is there…
The Kwanzaa principle for today, Dec. 28, is Ujima: Collective Work and Responsibility. Ujima means building and…
It’s no secret that Beyoncé has no respect for our edges, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that she’d release music…
We often speak about the “strong black woman” archetype, but what does it mean to be a “vulnerable black woman?” The…
In yet another display of “Viola Davis’ Speeches Are Better Than Everyone Else’s,” the Widows actor took the stage as…
At a respectable hour—2:47 p.m. EST on Sunday, to be exact—Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z’s philanthropy and benevolence …
What a difference a year makes! Only 365 days ago, we were celebrating the birth of The Root’s newest baby, a beauty,…
Fun fact: The very first article I ever wrote for The Root was titled, “5 Signs You’re About to Be Racially Fetishized.”…
To prepare for the expected birth of our second child next month, my wife and I are enrolled in one of those new age…
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