Congrats are in order for Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle, who the Naval Air Training Command is recognizing as the first…

Proper Gnar, the first Black female-owned skateboard company, was featured on Beyoncé’s June list of Black-owned…

Nicole Thea, a 24-year-old YouTube star from London, and her unborn child passed away suddenly on Saturday morning. C…

Mariah Carey is a living legend we’re sure has a ton of stories to tell, and she’s going to open up about her life…

Unfortunately, the nation’s COVID-19 crisis continues to wage on as the summer sun makes going outside all the more…

While much of Hollywood has been trying to decipher how to reopen and get back to business in this crazy new world…

Tyler Perry is paying for the funeral of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner, a little girl who was shot and killed in…

Well, folks, I’m back with another edition of this. If you missed my first article in this *now series* (because…

According to data from Parrot Analytics obtained by The Root, viewership for Netflix’s series When They See Us and De…

Dave Chappelle’s famed Brooklyn-based musical festival was held in 2004 and later released as a documentary (Dave…

Halle Berry issued a statement of apology on Monday after backlash for discussing her intentions to play a…

Fans of the NBC series The Office are getting in their last viewings before it disappears from Netflix in 2021, when…

As if it were possible, it appears that Pharrell is in an even more creative space than usual. The music and…

Henderson, Minn., is the new home of a life-size bronze statue of the one and only Prince, a fitting memorial…

Ahead of Sunday’s 2020 BET Awards, the network’s annual ceremony celebrating the best in Black culture, nominee John…

Grammy-nominated musician Aloe Blacc returns to the music scene with his latest song, “My Way,” which will be…

At Sunday night’s BET Awards, Beyoncé will be the recipient of the 2020 Humanitarian Award, which will be presented…

Several Black female employees and former employees came forward via Twitter to detail their experiences with a…

The sun is out, the birds are chirping, and COVID-19 is still a thing. If you’re still planning on staying indoors…

The country is experiencing a racial awakening in response to the police brutality protests that are still taking…