Prince has had numerous photographers over the years, but there’s one who stuck out to the Purple One from the day…

“Princess Meghan”—it’s got a nice ring to it! Let me start first by saying yasss for anyone who can find love in a…

You should know the name Shug Avery. She’s only one of the biggest and boldest characters from one of Alice…

While we are all fully aware of the foundation of lies that Thanksgiving was built on, we’ve managed to turn the…

Jemele Hill’s name has been hashtagged, dragged and praised heavily this year, and here at The Root, we honor her…

It’s that time of year again. White folks are clamoring at Starbucks for their pumpkin-spice lattes, and black folks…

Dee Rees is out here making movies that stick to your ribs. From Pariah to Bessie to her latest, Mudbound, which was…

To hear the authorities tell it, UCLA basketball players LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley all decided that…

When there’s historical blackness in film, it’s usually displayed through slavery or Jim Crow. There’s never really…

“I was being Taylor Swift and you just Kanye’d me,” Angela Rye said, scolding her The Root 100 gala co-host, Extra’s…

I’ll take “What We Already Know” for $1,000, Alex (as in Trebek, as in Jeopardy). It’s no secret that Hollywood…

Listen, I don’t know what Bossip’s editorial team is on, but I’d like for them to pass it my way. There is no…

The Root 100 celebrates the best, brightest and most brilliant forms of black excellence across every field you can…

The 2016 election took the wind out of most of our sails because it led us into a presidency that’s just so ...…

King Bach (Andrew Bachelor) is a social media savant who grew from Vine fame and once the platform closed, he kept…

In all truth, I was originally never going to tell this story. Because for the longest time, I didn’t even know if…

The stories of black women are often met with closed ears. And if the ears happen to be open, oftentimes we’re…

Tyrese Gibson has been on my mind and in my heart this week. And as a woman of the Lord, I must say that my prayer…

This week, racism reared its ugly head the same way it’s been doing since Donald Trump became president. In New York…

Many people dream of their lives being made into movies. Maybe Halle Berry or Denzel Washington will play you in…