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After noticing people of color were usually the minority in yoga classes, Shakira Scott brought together a group of…

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Renowned artist Kadir Nelson paints to reflect the strength and spirituality of black history to remind black people…

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…

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…

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), who won’t allow bomb threats to intimidate her, is encouraging voters to “step…

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…

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,…

On Friday afternoon, after a day of deliberation, a Cook County jury found Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke…

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