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…
Whether seen or unseen, black women have always had a hand in the American political system.
“It’s never true that *no one* is talking about a thing. It’s often true that *not enough* people are talking about a…
If you were a colored girl lucky enough (or “enuf,” as she might write) to grow up on the words and work of playwright,…
Twitter is apologizing for ignoring the warnings of a woman who appealed to administrators at the social media site to…
Editor’s note: Intersex Awareness Day is October 26.
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