March is Women’s History Month and Lord knows, Pam Grier has made history. She is known for dominating the black cinema…
Renowned artist Kadir Nelson paints to reflect the strength and spirituality of black history to remind black people of…
Rapper Killer Mike stopped by The Root to chat about his new Netflix series, Trigger Warning, and be warned, some of…
Iyanla Vanzant is a renowned life coach, author, motivational speaker and a fixer of most things and she wants you to…
ABC’s Black-ish has never shied away from controversial topics and tonight’s show about colorism shouldn’t be any…
Creed II broke box office records its opening weekend. Not bad for director Steven Caple Jr.’s second feature. “When I…
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), who won’t allow bomb threats to intimidate her, is encouraging voters to “step up…
Have you ever slid in anyone’s DMs? Done online dating? Gotten back at an ex? Better question: Are you willing to…
The Root’s Video Producer Felice Leon and I went to Harlem to ask black voters what issues they want to see addressed.…
Jordan Casteel wants to change the staleness of the high art world and how it views black men. The Denver artist has…
Terence Nance is the lead visionary behind HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness and was recently named as the director for Space Jam 2.
At only 17 years old, Tania Speaks turned her pain into a huge profit after classmates bullied her for her bushy…
Joe Morton is widely known for his Emmy-winning role as Elijah Pope on ABC’s Scandal, but don’t get it twisted, Morton…
On Friday afternoon, after a day of deliberation, a Cook County jury found Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke guilty…
Comedians Lil’ Rel Howery and Tiffany Haddish are besties. While both of their stars are shining brighter with each new…
Spades or dominoes? Drums or flats? Jheri curl or S-Curl?
Bill Cosby, in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, was sentenced to three to 10 years for one count of sexual…
If there was a signature color at the 2018 Emmys, it was pink. Yara Shahidi (in Gucci), nominee Tracee Ellis Ross (in…
Four things you don’t really need to know before watching this (but I’m going to tell you anyway)
At The Root, we don’t employ a psychologist or a psychiatrist (although Michael Harriot serves as the senior…
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