First, let’s examine what NIL is and is not. What NIL Is. I said this earlier, but I did not stop to explain wha ...

Two-thirds of Senators were born before the Voting Rights Act, and of the 24 Senators and House Members who are 80 years old or older, more than half are running for re-election. Congress is old and ...

Cynthia Erivo may be slightly sad over the backlash from her ‘Wicked’ press tour, but if we’re honest—the chatter has some justification to it and here’s why. Cynthia Erivo is looking back on her role ...

Ben Crump’s lawsuit against the federal government claims it used two healthy Black infants as test subjects for a vaccine without their parents’ consent. In a chilling echo of America’s history of ...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke exclusively to The Root about “Block by Block,” which targets Black and brown communities most impacted by housing disparities. Since New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ...

Carmen Electra is looking back on her time married to former, oft-controversial NBA star Dennis Rodman. Specifically, she’s opening up about their divorce and the surprising things she had to deal ...

Stephen A. Smith is not having the best year. The ESPN “First Take” co-host and so-called political pundit, who just so happens to be one of the richest media personalities in the industry, just ...

The coalition revealed plans Wednesday (May 28) for a nationwide Juneteenth Week of Action beginning June 17 in Atlanta and ...

From legendary tennis victories to front-row fashion week appearances, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has become ...

Gayle King is getting all the way candid about the unfortunate circumstances that led to her divorce from her ex-husband, ...

In 1997, 73-year-old Essie May Davis was found fatally stabbed in Philadelphia. Three men were convicted of her murder, ...

In American cities large and small, Black folks are building businesses, buying homes, breaking into high-growth industries ...