The funeral for Rep. Elijah Cummings takes place today after hundreds of mourners lined up for a Friday morning…

This is it—the last preview before we reveal the full list and who is No. 1 for the 10th anniversary of The Root 100!

As we continue our roll out for the 10th anniversary of The Root 100, we’re giving a sneak peek at the top three…

A quick Google search reveals that gifts for 10-year anniversaries should be made of either tin or aluminum, a…

The sister of NBA superstar Kawhi Leonard has been charged with murder in the death of an 84-year-old woman…

I think it goes without saying that there’s a lot of bad shit happening in the world right now: the Bahamas and the…

Lena Waithe continues to stay booked and busy.

Black rag dolls featuring instructions on how to abuse them were removed from the shelves of One Dollar Zone stores…

Ben Carr, the stepfather of Eric Garner—the Staten Island man who was killed after being placed in a banned…

After the president labeled Baltimore “a very dangerous & filthy place” that is “rat and rodent infested mess” and…

Man, the president must be really pressed to come up with this doozy.

Remember Nicholas Sandmann, the MAGA hat-wearing teen from Kentucky’s Covington Catholic School who stood toe to toe…

President Petty, apparently tired of directing racist tweets toward the four congresswomen known as “the Squad,”…

So it has come to this.

Before an orange-tinged carnival barker began waging a war with the news media and Russian troll farms began spewing…

Natasha Tynes, the author who lost her book deal after calling out a black female D.C. Metro employee for eating on…

We here at The Root always look forward to The Root 100, our annual list celebrating the best and brightest in the…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin apparently failed to learn anything the last time he went up against Auntie…

Nipsey Hussle had nothing but love for his community of South Los Angeles, and now an intersection in the…