sexual abuse

It looks like the legal tussle between HBO and Michael Jackson’s estate over the highly controversial documentary Lea…

Prior to being portrayed by Kerry Washington in 2016's Confirmation (HBO), few people would’ve associated esteemed…

The Louisville Metro Police Department is accused of concealing at least 738,000 records documenting the sexual…

In June, The Root reported that former Louisville Metro Police Detective Brett Hankison—one of three officers who…

It appears things have escalated while Robert “R” Kelly continues his stint in jail.

Justice may have moved frustratingly slow in holding R. Kelly accountable for countless allegations of sexual abuse…

Oh boy.

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Citizens are demanding answers surrounding the death of 19-year-old Oluwatoyin Salau, a Black Lives Matter activist…

Boosie Badazz (formerly known as Lil Boosie, born Torrence Hatch Jr.) is perpetually using his phone to display his…

For months, Simone Biles has asked USA Gymnastics for one thing: an independent investigation into its handling of…

It was another ritualistic dragging on social media this week, as Black Twitter read Gayle King for filth for daring…

For years, Russell Simmons was looked at as the “face of hip-hop.” A go-to promoter and manager of the emerging…

“We’re grown girls, but we’re still little girls that cry silently. If you weren’t there, you’ll never understand…

I want to be explicitly clear: There is nothing consensual about a grown-ass adult engaging in any form of sexual…

Trigger Warning: The following article contains graphic details of an alleged sexual assault.

On what was to have been the first day of Cuba Gooding Jr.’s trial on charges he groped a woman’s breast without…

Robert “R.” Kelly wants out of jail. Naturally.

R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago on charges he sexually abused girls and paid off witnesses and victims to rig…

Acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will retain his position as the director of the Hayden Planetarium at…