Tracee Ellis Ross isn’t boss-ish, she’s a whole boss.

‘Tis the season for a summit! As you hopefully know by now, this week marks the second week of The Root’s monthlong…

This book isn’t just for white women.

Black History Month may be over, but for black women (and those who love them), the party’s only half-over, because…

Girlfriends are there through thick and thin—and sometimes even reunite on a successful primetime television show on…

The movement known as the Women’s March announced a change in leadership on Monday, as co-founders Tamika Mallory,…

The terms “hip-hop” and “feminism” might seem like oil and water. After all, the culture of misogyny and straight…

Disney’s Aladdin remake flew away with $113 million on its magic carpet this Memorial Day weekend, according to the …

“We women people, we are used to saving other folk; we’ve been doing it a very long time,” said Oprah Winfrey,…

Real talk? One of the funniest, yet most common misconceptions about feminism—aside from the lie that we are…

Remember when Tyra Banks spoke for America and bellowed a “We were all rooting for you!” cry to America’s Next Top…

On International Women’s Day, Meghan Markle got a promotion, of sorts. The Duchess of Sussex is now vice president…

It’s one day a year, within the one month of the year dedicated to honoring and uplifting women in what is still…

As feminist activists and allies across the country prepare to join the third wave of Women’s Marches in as many…

Last week, my wife gave birth to a beautiful, healthy, bouncing baby boy. He is all the things that you hope new…

A year ago, a line in a piece from Saki Benibo—an assertion also articulated a year before in a tweet from Mela…

If you grew up a lover of soul music, you know that today, Aug. 16, 2018, is a day to honor the memory of the…

Finally, some good news to come out of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: On Tuesday, the Ms. Foundation for Women…

One of what?

Now, this is what we call pretty in pink: Perennial fave Yara Shahidi looks poised to take flight on the cover of…