Cardi B is as much of an open book as ever for her September Elle cover story. The 27-year-old rap sensation…

Ava DuVernay and her arts advocacy collective ARRAY has another project in the works—and this time they’re diving…

You know... maybe we should all just go back to celebrating Black History Month by — oh, I don’t know — teaching…

Editor’s Note: This post originally ran on December 22, 2017

There aren’t many experiences that have left me so truly speechless that they’ve stayed with me forever.

For all eight years of his presidency, Barack Obama was the epitome of class and grace, ever speaking to how to…

Twista may be the fastest-rapping MC in the world, but how good is he with his hands? His sign-language interpretive…

The category is: LOVE.

There are three types of people in this world:

I’ll preface this article with a full admission that I was never a diehard Chrisette Michele fan. Like many in the…

In 2007, David Karp founded Tumblr and essentially introduced the term “microblog” to mainstream culture. Its…

To call the Wu-Tang Clan one of the most influential musical acts of all-time isn’t hyperbole. When they burst onto…

How do you celebrate six decades of groundbreaking dance? If you’re the legendary Alvin Ailey American Dance…

Racism is so embedded in Southern culture that Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith truly believes that she’s not…

Jemele Hill, a black woman who remained so while on television, had a rough go of it at ESPN in the fallout of…

In case you didn’t get the memo, Comic-Con isn’t just for cosplay—or even just for comics. Celebs and fans of all…

Joseph Walter Jackson, who aspired to be a musician himself, instead became the mastermind behind the most…

“I’m not wearing the sneakers, I’m not wearing the clothes, I’m not listening to the music. I’m definitely taking a…

Editor’s note: This week, The Root will examine the many facets of law enforcement and its effects on the black…

Editor’s note: This week, The Root will examine the many facets of law enforcement and its effects on the black…