The Root is in Miami! And sure, it’s because the world is a scary place and we need a moment away, but it’s also the…

My friend Isha Aran over at Fusion said something recently that resonated with my whole entire spirit:

This was not the week to be a Bill. Or maybe it was a worse week to be Rudy, otherwise known as Keshia Knight…

Your president, Donald Trump, turns 71 in just a few days, and honestly, I don’t care. What I do care about is…

There’s a new thriller in town! Jordan Peele’s instant classic, Get Out, set the tone for a new type of thriller and…

At this point, we know the power of black Twitter. We set trends, we get folks fired and we are side-crampingly…

Nothing else matters this week except covfefe. Thank you, President Donald Trump, for being good for something. We…

The Carmichael Show is easily one of the best black shows on television right now. It stars its namesake and…

It might be enough in life to be the mother of one of the biggest and wealthiest hip-hop moguls the world has ever…

Tomi Lahren is a certified troll. Our friend Damon Young of Very Smart Brothas stuck “Darth” in front of her name…

Big house + big job = great life? Maybe, but maybe not. Maybe it’s time to take a different look at what success…

Who knew that stalking Sheryl Lee Ralph on social media would spawn two much-needed musicals: Mighty Real: A…

There’s no denying how special Mother’s Day is. It’s a holiday set aside for us to show our mothers just how much…

Adulting is hard. This week I complain to podcast co-host Stephen A. Crockett Jr. the third that I’m having a rough…

While many of us celebrate Mother’s Day by honoring our mom with gifts, breakfast in bed, movie dates and all-around…

Having a baby is more than having a baby (even though the act of having a baby seems like a process no one would…

If there’s one thing The Root loves, it’s an event! Clearly, there are a ton more things we love here at The Root, li…

I feel rich and I like being seen as rich. So am I rich? Is that how this works?

Hashtags have defined pop culture. You spot them all over social media, and now many of them have become popular…

“We’re all storytellers,” Yvette Lee Bowser said to me during our chat after I asked her how she battles creative…