The league finally suspended the game after a lengthy pause.

Rice won't be the first non-expert with a spot on a big-time hiring committee. Your boss is also probably one.

The legendary former Ravens safety is the latest retired NFL player to take over an HBCU program.

Gov. Greg Abbott won re-election last month. To celebrate, he did a most un-Christ-like thing to 130 people on…

Remember what happened in Flint? It's been nearly a decade, but justice is still being sought.

Before 2022 winds down, veteran activist Alicia Garza hopes to gather intel from 250,00 Black folks in the U.S. on…

Hillman was part of the Broncos' last championship run with Peyton Manning.

The Root spoke with several mayors who traveled to DC last week seeking funds to help their cities.

The NFL Hall of Famer died at age 72, just days before a planned celebration of his most historic play.

I asked Bishop Lamor Whitehead about his robbery, his mental health and his lawsuits. Then the video mysteriously…

Rooting out racism in sports starts at the top. Robert Sarver was all the proof the Association needed.

This guy made his living crushing people. Why risk it?

The House committee that's looking into Trump's role in the deadly riots has officially asked the Justice Department…

The arrest of Bishop Lamor Whitehead comes days after his sit down with The Root.

After launching a $100 million effort to address its role in slavery and systemic marginalization, the world's…

It may be the first time ever a Black man in their employ told the NFL's white ownership that the combine looks like…

What happened in Hesperia underscores why reparations could soon be a thing in California.

Sanders unexpectedly left his former position for a more lucrative offering at the University of Colorado.

Their contributions add to a running conversation about the relationship between Black colleges and Black athletes

The justices will hear two cases in February 2023 that may influence whether student loan forgiveness will be a…