New Year, New Me—But for Real This Time
Seventeen days into 2019, I am still reflecting on what I want for myself this year and how I am going to go about…
Iyanla Vanzant Wants You to Get It Clean In 2019
Iyanla Vanzant is a renowned life coach, author, motivational speaker and a fixer of most things and she wants you to…
Jane Curtin Wants to Kill the Republican Party in 2019
For many, New Year’s Eve is fraught with excitement and anticipation.
8 Things White America Should Leave in 2018
As we stand on the precipice of a brand new year, the staff at The Root is hopeful that everyone can use the past 12…
America Needs to Do Better, So Here Are Some New Year’s Resolutions for the U.S.
If there’s anything 2018 showed us, it’s that America needs to do better—to say the least.
You’re Not Living Your Best Life: Leave These 6 Things Behind in 2018
You made it through 2018. Bless up! But your friends aren’t keeping it 100 with you. Luckily you have Corey Townsend,…
Protect Your Tresses: Hair-Care Tips for the Reluctant Fitness Enthusiast
Stomping out the pavement for a few miles four times a week is how I’m able to gain my clarity and preserve my sexy.…
I’ll Take Motivation for $1,000, Please: Set an Intention to #SelfLove, Part 2
We’re just one week into the new year of 2018—are you still reeling from holiday festivities, or still feeling inspired…
It Is What It Is: Why 2018 Is the Year I Let Go of ‘What If’
As the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, I wasn’t kissing a lover—or even a convenient stranger—or ringing in the new…
10 New Year’s Resolutions for Introverts
Hey, y’all. I just had a birthday last weekend. And since 39-year-old dads don’t really get gifts anymore other than…
Body Politics: Transforming Your #TransformationTuesday
#TransformationTuesday, a popular hashtag that encourages people to share their fitness success stories, has collected…
7 Steps to Achieving Our Goals in the New Year: Set an Intention to #SelfLove, Part 1
The year 2018 is here, and if you’re a goal setter, you’ve probably already set your New Year’s resolutions—or have at…
Stop Putting Your Life on Layaway: 5 Things You Should Say Yes to in 2018
Recently, Wifey and I went on a double date with another black lesbian couple I deeply admire. One of them is an…
The Race: How I’m Gonna Get in Shape, Fight Gentrification and Celebrate Kwanzaa in 2018
I know what you’re doing this week. The week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve is when you start digging online…
10 New Year’s Resolutions Everybody Sucks at Keeping That Have Nothing to Do With Losing Weight
New Year’s resolutions are fun. They’re also notoriously hard to sustain, and ultimately we only come up with them…
The 6 Worst Diet Quick Fixes You Need to Quit in 2017
Shortcuts are great. When you’re on a road trip, yes. When you’re trying to transform your health, not so much. So if…
New Year’s Resolutions Y’All Can Actually Keep
For far too many well-intentioned souls, New Year’s resolutions are the life-affirmation equivalent of a deadbeat dad…
The Mint App Is An Unreasonably Petty And Penny-Pinching Ho
New Years’ 2016 came around just a little under three months ago. And with it, yours truly had yet again created a set…