As the world celebrates 60 years of ‘I Put a Spell on You,’ the North Carolina home where Nina Simone’s story began is ...

OPINION: The “So-white” Lakers can win games, but the team that once made Black America feel like it owned a piece of ...

Janet Jackson has always been fabulous and has never shied away from giving us a memorable beauty look. But her latest blonde bob hairstyle is getting lots of attention, as folks sing her praises and, ...

From the potential firsts of Keisha Lance Bottoms and Byron Donalds to vulnerable incumbents and redistricting battles in the ...

When we think of Black History Month, we often think of iconic pioneers, changemakers, and abolitionists like Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X. But across the Atlantic ...

OPINION: The architects of 2025 aren’t the only ones writing. Black people have similarly written a plan for progress in the forthcoming book, “The Black Papers!” If Project 2025 has gotten under your ...

After years of supporting Republicans, one Black supporter was escorted out of a Texas campaign event, raising questions ...

For many Black athletes, the latest controversy is a reminder of the expectation to perform at the highest level while also ...

Mississippi’s investigation into the fatal police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley has concluded the officer was justified, ...

Black women were tired of the rising cost of keeping their hair together, so many have found a cheaper alternative that ...

This midterm election season, The Root is going straight to the candidates to hear how their vision for the future will ...