All eyes will be on the “All Roads Lead to the South” National Day of Action on Saturday (May 16), and The Root will be on ...

Jiang Xueqin, a Chinese-Canadian educator and writer, became a viral sensation after he correctly predicted Donald Trump’s presidential win and the war in Iran on his YouTube channel, Predictive ...

In the early 1990s, Janet Jackson had us all wanting our own set of her “Poetic Justice”-era box braids. She appeared at the ...

I don’t know if it’s just us, but does it feel like comedians just…aren’t that funny anymore? While some argue audiences have ...

For decades, professional sports have projected a version of masculinity built on toughness. A version that equates strength with being straight. However, Charles Barkley has no issue with saying the ...

Michael Jackson’s nephew, Taj Jackson, didn’t hold back on why MJ eclipsed his Jackson 5 bandmates in a brutally honest post ...

It eviscerated the most consequential civil rights legislation this country has ever produced. In 2013, the Court gutted ...

Before they became world-famous singers and dancers and made their way to California, Michael Jackson and his siblings lived with their parents, Joseph and Katherine, in a small, two-bedroom home in ...

As thousands of Americans board flights and fill buses bound for Alabama for the “All Roads Lead to the South” National Day of Action,” Black communities across the country are mobilizing to combat ...

Janet Jackson is turning 60! So what better time than any to take a look back at her best performances of all time? Let’s get ...

In news that can only be described as “you’ve got to be kidding me,” Nicki Minaj is opening up about her very public and very divisive support of President Donald J. Trump. Specifically, she’s finally ...

February 2026 marked the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, a celebration of the outstanding contributions Black ...