Sorry to this man Jordan Peele for trending on Black Twitter in connection with this awful 'Karen' trailer.

The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) released its first annual Music Industry Action Report Card for diversity…

Will Smith's memoir, aptly titled 'Will,' releases on Nov. 9. Plus, he and Kevin Hart got vulnerable on 'Red Table…

RéAnna Simone Kelly says Nina Simone estate was 'taken away' from family, and she blames the vice president.

Juneteenth (observed on June 19) is definitely one of the most significant celebrations in Black culture. As you…

Blue Ivy, Grammy-winner, athleisure model and ceiling-avoider, is the daughter of arguably the biggest couple in…

The Beverly Hills are alive with the sound of a white woman’s weaponized tears.

“Girl Power” with an asterisk is weak.

America’s first-ever president is getting a series…helmed by a Black man.

Picture it, Philly. You run to the top of the stairs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and punch the air in triumph.…

*Bravo Housewife Franchise Intro Music* “They call me The Root’s Staff Entertainment Writer because I always hear it…

Y’all ready to bust out your linen suits for Essence Fest 2021?

Hey outside, we’re coming for you! After a year and some change in a lockdown, several cities in the U.S. are…

Ellie Kemper and her publicist are the involuntary stars of Twitter this week!

Correction: 5/29/2021, 2:21 p.m. ET: An earlier version of this blog noted that Okoye will be getting her own…

Go ahead and picture Trevante Rhodes working on Mike Tyson’s famous lisp with a dialect coach because the actor has…

The Pennsylvania Parole Board has denied Bill Cosby’s parole, Deadline confirmed on Thursday. Cosby has been…

This year, it’ll be 100 years since the extremely grotesque act of domestic terrorism known as the Tulsa Race…

John Davis, known as one of the true voices behind once-popular R&B group Milli Vanilli, has died at the age of 66…

Here at The Root, we’ve provided exhaustive coverage on the ongoing fight in connection with the removal of…