A woman in Oklahoma repeatedly refused being given a traffic ticket, authorities say, apparently going so far as to…

A$AP Rocky testified Thursday during his trial in a Swedish courtroom that he begged the man he and his entourage…

Just over half of all Americans think Donald Trump is racist, according to a Quinnipiac University poll, including a…

She gets it from her mama—and papa. The “she,” in this case, is Blue Ivy Carter, Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s first-born, and…

Maybe Ben Carson reads The Root because just one day after Senior Editor Stephen A. Crockett Jr. noted that Donald…

Lawyers for accused pedophile Robert “R.” Kelly say the embattled R&B singer’s troubles are basically the result of…

Since 2015, elite runner Caster Semenya has gone undefeated in the 800-meter event at the world track and field…

An event to mark the 400th anniversary of the legislative start of Jamestown, Va.,—the English colonial settlement…

If Donald Trump wants a shot at appearing on California’s presidential primary ballot, he’ll have to pony up his tax…

In the latest case of what one apparently cannot do and be black in this country, a 10-year-old black child is…

Maybe a Chicago mom thought she actually was the sometimes criminally inclined Cookie Lyon of TV’s Empire. But…

A day before the myriad Democrats vying to unseat Donald Trump face off in a second set of debates, presidential…

A special ed teacher and avid Trump supporter who’s set her sights on unseating first-term Rep. Ilhan Omar in 2020…

By a 5-4 vote Friday night, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump can co-opt funds meant for the military…

Looks like Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have decided to bury the hatchet.

With less access to traditional bank loans and often saddled with higher student debt burdens than other racial…

In a case that just won’t seem to die, lawyers for Jussie Smollett filed court papers Thursday to answer a charge…

Seven decades’ worth of historic Ebony magazine photos documenting black life, both the everyday and the extraordinar…

In a case of life imitating art, groundbreaking fan favorite Orange Is the New Black is looking to make an impact on…

The the-a-tah (or theater to the uninitiated) used to be should be a bastion of taste, class and grace as we immerse…