Nate Parker's controversial The Birth of a Nation comes out Friday, and while many are shunning his directorial…
Who says romance and marriage are antiquated? Whether they were moving on up or struggling to survive, these black…
Wednesday night was The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female event, this time held at the African American Museum in…
It’s been two decades since young black girls of the ’90s were introduced to Moesha Mitchell and her South Los…
For the past five years, The Root has recognized young talent across the nation. These “Young Futurists” make big…
It is a trying time to be black in America.
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Before the trophies were handed out at tonight's 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, black celebrities shined as they…
The day has finally come for the new National Museum of African American History and Culture to open.
From hip-hop releases like The Score and Ill Na Na to R&B albums like Ginuwine … the Bachelor and Dru Hill, 1996…
It is fashion week in the big city! It is a time for fashionistas, and celebrities, to see and be seen—come through,…
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Twenty years ago, Outkast released their critically acclaimed sophomore album, ATLiens. At the 1995 Source Awards,…
Eight years go by fast. Many substantial careers have been boosted by the experience of working in the White House…
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The year 1996 was arguably the hottest in the ’90s for black popular culture.
The Root 100 means black excellence.
Spike Lee forever changed black film with the 1986 release of She’s Gotta Have It. Although a black-film movement…
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It's been 30 years since we were introduced to Nola Darling, a sex-positive, independent woman in Brooklyn, N.Y.,…
After all the discussions about crime, poverty, pollution, corruption and the Zika virus, it’s now time to shift our…