Fashion is one of my favorite conversations—I say, the more the merrier. So when imaging expert Zerina Akers says, “Hey, come meet me and let’s talk spring trends,” I say it’s time to get your chat on, ladies.

You’d never know that Dascha Polanco, star of Netflix’s hit series Orange Is the New Black and, more recently, a recurring character in FX’s miniseries American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, almost didn’t become an actress because she lacked confidence in her body type. “Growing up,” she tells The…

We love an event here at The Glow Up; it’s a treat to get away from the skin-depleting blue light of our laptops and out into the field. Our ultramodern, minimalist office space—although filled with laughter and camaraderie—drops to meat-locker-level temps when the mercury dips. Not to mention, we’re passionate about…

As the year comes to a close, The Root takes a look back at those who took an L. We aren’t talking the kind of loss you feel sympathy for—or the kind of losses you point a finger and laugh at or shake your head in shame and secondhand embarrassment. Let’s review everyone—and everything—that caught an extreme loss in…

In the last few days, a shitstorm has surged around the Dove company after stills of its new ad campaign seemed to show a black woman turning white as the objective of its new body wash.

I don’t remember much from my collegiate graduation ceremony, but I do remember this highlight from our commencement speaker, the Oprah Winfrey:

This is why diversity in the workplace is so important. And I’m not just talking about token diversity. I’m talking about diversity where the opinions of people of color actually matter, because this whole idea should have been burned at its very inception.