Several powerful advocacy organizations are joining forces at the RCA Records headquarters in New York City on…
If residents of Culver City, Calif., look to the sky above the Sony Music headquarters from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. PST on…
The term “problematic faves” has effectively inserted itself in pop culture. But the work of reconciling with the…
Lady Gaga has finally said it, publicly: she has acknowledged R. Kelly’s reported victims and is remorseful.
Many of us are still trying to move on from the traumatic six hours we spent watching the #SurvivingRKelly documentary.…
Almost a week after Lifetime’s docuseries, Surviving R. Kelly, we’ve been issued the remix to conviction with Georgia’s …
Three nights of television recently rocked the black community—surprising, since they detailed approximately three…
Sometimes art not only imitates life; it influences it.
For nearly four years, famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has invited celebs to sit and chat about science on the…
The much-anticipated night of Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly has come, and right on schedule, Robert Kelly is…
Hearts were broken when OWN announced the cancellation of its romantic drama, Love Is ___, supposedly inspired by the re…
It’s official: Love Is... no more.
Imagine being silenced and shamed for years after trying to tell your truth about an abusive and prominent celebrity,…
Fun fact: The very first article I ever wrote for The Root was titled, “5 Signs You’re About to Be Racially Fetishized.”…
When discussing America’s police state, we often talk about “black bodies.” The conversation is peppered with words…
On Wednesday, Oct. 10, some of the most visible female activists of our generation joined forces to give their thanks,…
If you’re active on social media, you may have been greeted with a very important anniversary this morning: the…
Please stop asking why women don’t report abuse—sexual or domestic.
A South Carolina high school student and his mother filed a lawsuit accusing the boy’s math teacher of coercing him to…
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