Tonight is the night. The 2017 Golden Globes ceremony airs Sunday, Jan. 8, at 8 p.m. ET.

Imagine sitting down to write your first book, selling the idea to a publisher and then having that book proposal…

Hidden Figures is the story of the impact black women had on NASA's space explorations, and it hits theaters…

Da Brat joined Unique Views to brag about how no one ever forced her into a sexy image to be successful in hip-hop,…

2016 has been a very difficult year for many of us. There have been a number of high-profile deaths, destruction all…

What a year 2016 has been! It felt as if we were hearing about the death of some unarmed black person or a beloved…

This is the second time that the pod squad—myself, Ms. Patti LaDanielle, and The Root Senior Editor Stephen A.…

The holidays are for food, family and fun, so we're giving you an extra dose of the latter as we play…

Before his death in 2005, August Wilson optioned Fences as a feature film. He was adamant about wanting a black…

Hidden Figures is the riveting and inspirational story of three black female mathematicians who excelled against all…

Realizing that you're losing President Barack Obama is like being peacefully asleep and suddenly being jerked awake…

The Root 100 celebrates the best and brightest of those in the black community who constantly give back to the…

The #MannequinChallenge started with a few Jacksonville, Fl., high schoolers from Edward H. White High School who…

Ain't no party like The Root 100 gala! To quote the great prophet Joanne the Scammer, "Honestly, truly … " The Root…

OK, so I'll admit that maybe "on fleek" is over, but it just felt right describing a celebration of melanin in the…

The Root celebrated the eighth year of The Root 100 list of influential African Americans, and the first gala with…

It's happened. The American people have elected Donald Trump to be the 45th president of the United States of…

Even though we've all had to deal with the recent results of a very intense election, it is almost the holiday…

By now you should have heard about the latest trend sweeping the internet: the mannequin challenge. This is when a…

November is National Gratitude Month. That's a beautiful thing. Let's think about gratitude, shall we?