Much has been said about the “stop snitching” culture, with tales of witnesses fearing retribution from criminals…

If James Brown was the hardest-working man in show business, Charlie Wilson is running a close second in the latest…

Old Negro spirituals. Gospel. Jazz. The blues. R&B. Rock ’n’ roll. Funk. Hip-hop.

They’re crying out for help. But will anyone listen?

During Prince’s #Rally4Peace concert Sunday night, he called out to the young people in the audience. The…

As thousands of moms descended on Washington, D.C., for Mother's Day weekend, marching for the loss of their…

Stop the protests? Unlikely. That was the sentiment at a gathering hosted by local ministers in Baltimore Sunday…

She said, “Accountability, you’re getting it today,” and the celebration followed.

A mass of young people, 4,000 strong, locked arms Wednesday and marched from Amtrak’s Penn Station in Baltimore down…

There were rumors of it from the beginning: Was Freddie Gray a victim of one of Baltimore’s infamous “rough rides”?

The funeral of Freddie Gray and the mass peaceful protests that followed his death were eclipsed Monday night by wide…

Is this how boxing ends—not with a whimper but a bang?

Does “caught on tape” mean a conviction?

(The Root) — "One looks down in secret and sees many things," Dr. Valentin Narcisse, played by Jeffrey Wright, says…

On Jan. 28, 1972, red-hot trumpeter Lee Morgan, finally drug-free after battling a debilitating heroin addiction,…