There was nothing like the first time I heard “Soror” in front of my name. Many Black Greek Letter Organizations…

I have three dads. But I have a biological dad, whom I met over eight years ago. Then there’s my adoptive dad, whose…

Editor’s note: For Pride Month, The Root and Jezebel are teaming up once again for JezeRoot, with content by writers…

Eight years ago I got a Facebook message that said, “Do you remember me?” I was prepping for a staff meeting and…

The hair on my face feels like it has daily plans for a takeover.

He was my dude, my nigga, my friend. The details of that night are mine to keep, a privacy I allow myself, even as I…

A really good friend once told me, “I take care of myself extremely well. So whoever I’m with has to be just as good…

Last week I was told that my position at my day job is being eliminated. It’s the second time this has happened in…

Editor’s note: Multiple spoilers ahead. 

On Sunday, when the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots meet for the Super Bowl, the spotlight in…

Between Bruno Mars and our new president, Cardi B, taking us back to In Living Color with their video for “Finesse”…

In the immortal words of the late Joan Rivers: Can we talk?

In black America, there’s a mythology surrounding the black beauty shop—I would even argue that the black beauty…

It’s awards season—my favorite time of the year! Some butches may look forward to the Super Bowl (I’m personally…

This week, Grown-ish premiered on Freeform to big fanfare. Everyone is loving it. I’m loving it.

Because of Jay-Z, this New Year’s Eve, I found myself thinking about families and feuding.

My friends and I constantly talk about how we want a bunch of black movies across the spectrum, from romance to…

Recently, Wifey and I went on a double date with another black lesbian couple I deeply admire. One of them is an…

It was around 1994, and I was crushing hard on L. She was fine—like an Asian Apollonia, but just a bit thicker, with…

In the summer of ’98, I lived in Harlem. There’s a longer story behind how a Midwest-raised black tomboi found…