Honorees of our annual event honoring influential Black Americans reflect on their most important concerns affecting…

Root 100 host Roy Wood Jr. made a joke about WH Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre trying not to curse during press…

Charges dropped against 17 Austin, TX police officers accused of assaulting George Floyd protesters, but prosecutor…

A new study found that most Black Americans are walking into the doctor's office expecting to be treated poorly.

The U.S. just broke the record for the most mass shootings in a single year since 2005, according to Washington Post…

The Republican Presidential candidate is proposing a new voting age and a "civics test." Unsurprisingly some Black…

Former President Donald Trump said he would create a federal college system that bans "wokeness," as well as several…

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's ad in the Houston mayoral race includes information that shouldn't be incorrect.

NSC's John Kirby addressed issues of Palestinian rights in the Occupied Territories, Obama's critique of the…

The National Security Council's John Kirby joined The 411 to reflect on the US's role in freeing hostages and the…

A story about racism in the NFL sparked immediate backlash. The Root spoke to a Native American group protesting…

The Root talked with NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby for The 411 to discuss the United…

In an interview with The Root, Michigan Senate candidate Hill Harper explains why money in politics is an…

Georgia Republicans create two majority Black voting districts. But the map is still far from what U.S. District…

After a devastating pandemic, life expectancy for Black Americans went up, but we still lag behind most groups.

The former President and Republican presidential front-runner said that he would go after Obamacare if he were…

All of the reasons we can't wait to have Leslie Odom Jr. at The Root 100 on Dec. 5 in New York.

The Fifth National Climate Assessment found that Black communities nationwide will bear a disproportionate share of…

A Southwest passenger reportedly opened the plane's emergency exit hatch at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans…

What could have possibly happened between 50 Cent and the "Bring Me To Life" singer?