It’s been one year since the #MeToo movement went viral and conversations about sexual misconduct became more…

For the last day of Latinx Heritage Month, The Root is highlighting Mariana Grajales Cuello, the “Mother of Cuba.”…

Janel Martinez, creator of Ain’t I Latina? guest hosts Episode 2 of “Mi Gente Afrodescendiente,” which highlights…

For Latinx Heritage Month, The Root is highlighting black Latinxs who’ve made history. “Mi Gente Afrodescendiente”…

I’ll be the first to admit that Insecure’s “Obsessed-Like” episode put me all the way in my feelings. That helpless…

Sanaa Lathan broke the internet when she revealed her big chop last September. Lathan, who has dazzled the big…

Did you know that on average, there was one queer person (pdf) killed a week in 2017? Most people don’t, and that’s…

Nicki Minaj is on track to make history once again following the release of her fourth studio album Queen. As Minaj…

White supremacists behind the original Unite the Right rally that terrorized Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 with…

Rapper and actor Common is investing in black children across the country by donating money to public schools. He…

Over 30 celebrities joined Maggie Gyllenhaal in a collaboration with the ACLU to release a video bringing attention…

Jamilah Lemieux has about 3,000 accounts muted and blocked on social media. As a black woman who often uses her…

As long as there has been freedom for black people post-slavery, there has been a criminal-justice system that has…

Meek Mill is seeking justice, and his city is behind him. Fans gathered in droves Monday outside the Juanita Kidd…

Lezli Levene Harvell created the Iconoclast Dinner Experience four years ago to honor trailblazing chefs of color…

Sterling K. Brown, Keegan-Michael Key and Brian Tyree Henry shared their thoughts on Roseanne Barr’s racist tweets…

Another day, another bold Becky.

Dnay Baptiste has an impressive work résumé. The New York native has performed with big names like N.E.R.D and…

This week I received an email from our deputy managing editor, Yesha Callahan, asking who wanted to attend a live…

Meek Mill isn’t a free man. Despite his joyous appearances at Philadelphia 76ers games or his return to Kevin Hart’s…