Remember last February, when we were basking in the billion-dollars worth of black excellence that accompanied Black…

What a difference a year makes! Only 365 days ago, we were celebrating the birth of The Root’s newest baby, a beauty,…

Do people still call Washington, D.C., Chocolate City? I’m asking for a friend and also because my people, my people,…

On Thursday evening, The Root, Very Smart Brothas and The Glow Up joined forces for a panel in Washington, D.C. The…

For the first time ever, The Root teamed up with Very Smart Brothas and The Glow Up for a panel event all about black…

Hey, young world (who lives in the greater Los Angeles area or has lots of money and time to fly out to L.A.)! Do you…

2017 was a year of growth for The Root. With the help of our dedicated readers, we reached new milestones and added new…

OK, ladies, now let’s get in—well, you know the rest. Five short weeks ago, we introduced you to The Glow Up, a new…

When I declared 2017 “the Year of the Glow Up,” I needed a win. 2016 was my first year without my mother, and it was…

Here we go again: Another day, another blackface makeup tutorial. Cue the moral outrage ... and another horrible human…

Beauty is more than what you look like. It’s more than when you’re dressed nice or you bothered to dust on a little…

What’s up, gorgeous?! If we haven’t yet met, I’m Veronica Webb, a woman with 30 years of experience in the fashion…