There’s something sacred about the role of aunties and uncles in a family dynamic. In many Black families, they aren’t just relatives you see on holidays. They’re the bridge between parent and child, ...

Mae Greenleaf embodied the messy and often secretive Black church matriarch whose devotion to her family often got entangled ...

Comedian Trevor Noah has never been one to shy away from hot topics and hot takes, But his latest one has the internet sounding off…and for a good reason. In the latest episode of his “What Now” ...

Black Democrats are sounding off after Tennessee lawmakers passed a new proposed congressional map, axing the state’s sole Black-majority district. Tensions are high in Tennessee after the House ...

Here are the Black-led districts from Louisiana to North Carolina facing elimination as the South becomes the epicenter of a ...

We all remember where we were when Kanye West famously interrupted Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMAs. And now, we’ve finally ...

Weeks after a Black Miami influencer died while celebrating her birthday and engagement in Tanzania, more questions remain ...

​The answer is probably more layered than either side wants to admit.

A successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, Jones is a lead principal on the record-breaking $3.9 billion deal to acquire ...

From Teyana Taylor to Colman Domingo to the Queen Bey herself, stay with The Root as we bring you all of the fashion from the ...

While many TV watchers are used to seeing popular and sometimes controversial sports pundit Stephen A. Smith hoot and holler ...

We’re witnessing the death of the last white supremacist empire,” Ware said. “Portuguese in the 15th century, Spanish into ...