Quarantine

It’s a new year, y’all. That said, 13 days in, the only new developments, unfortunately, seem to be an escalation in…

Aisha Nyandoro has attended a wedding, her book club, gone to happy hour, and played spades—all on Zoom.

Jasmyn Lawson has done a lot during these socially-distant times, including successfully announcing an incredible…

It seems like just yesterday that Ms. Tina Knowles Lawson was giving us details on how she’d been staying productive…

Bronzed, blond, and bodied—Mary J. Blige’s grow-up has been far more than a glow up. At 49, the Grammy-winner and…

We typically chill with Netflix, but this is no time to chill—this is not a drill! We have more quarantine content…

Lou Williams of the Los Angeles Clippers apparently loves the food at the Magic City strip club in Atlanta so much…

Unfortunately, the nation’s COVID-19 crisis continues to wage on as the summer sun makes going outside all the more…

Look, we get it. Aside from being a historically solemn holiday made all the more so this year by the devastating…

Arguably, one of the qualities that constitute a “Karen” is their inability to know when or where to quit—their…

A global pandemic has derailed the wedding plans of many engaged couples this year, but love wouldn’t let…

It’s been a little over two months since we began quarantine and social distancing nationwide, so if you feel like…

Tyler Perry is doing bad all by himself by social distancing away from the industry pack and making major moves…

Given the new reality of our world with COVID-19’s takeover, many of our regular meetups with friends, family and…

It’s well-discussed fact around here at The Glow Up (and The Root, at large) that Issa Rae’s glow up is our favorite…

I remember well the age I was when I demanded to take over the maintenance of my own hair. I was 8 and a soon-to-be…

When I call my father on the weekends, we talk about a myriad of things. How the family is doing, politics, food, my…

One of the only things getting us through this endless, nationally mandated quarantine is the “Verzuz” battles on…

The family of a beloved Mississippi barber who recently passed away from COVID-19 is making a plea to anyone who…

Somewhere lying on a couch awaiting a kid to come hand her the remote that’s only a few inches away from her is a…