Five years before police found two Georgia sisters crying inside a locked trailer, Lakesha Shanta Brown, 42, was allegedly at ...

After sports commentator Stephen A. Smith received the Thumbs Down Award at the National Association of Black Journalists ...

Mary J. Blige has never shied away from the fact that she doesn’t want kids, saying that she enjoys the freedom a life with ...

Every March, the nation takes a moment to honor women. This month, The Root holds a space specifically for Black women. With melanin in their skin and coils in their tresses, they move through rooms ...

There are a few things Black people don’t play about, and a good UNO game is one of them. One “Draw 4” will have you questioning your entire relationship with your opponent. Now, Mattel wants fans of ...

Podium Entertainment is facing backlash after a paid partnership with a Black BookTok creator went all the way wrong. The publisher tapped Nash Reads to promote “Capone,” a popular urban romance novel ...

Angie Nixon entered Florida’s Democratic Senate primary Tuesday as the clear underdog against Alex Vindman, a nationally ...

Prayers are going up for Mychal Threets, host of the “Reading Rainbow” reboot, after a recent social media post has fans ...

As we previously reported, McKenna West, a 28-year-old Alaska nurse who served as a gestational surrogate for California ...

For generations, Black broadcasters used the airwaves to introduce new artists, challenge the status quo, build community and ...

Not only is it Black Business Month, but it’s also Black Beauty Week, so we’re highlighting all the Black makeup brands that ...

After a long history of Republican leadership, Democrats have been strategizing on how to flip the state of Texas blue. But ...