7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (607+ words) From Adina Howard's "Freak Like Me" to Toni Braxton's "You're Making Me High" these women used bold lyrics, pleasure-centered storytelling, to reshape the way women claimed their power. Adina Howard shook the industry with sexually driven music that had women…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (276+ words) Solange's only child Julez Smith is opening up about his sexuality and sparking some discourse online! We don't hear much from Julez Smith, the only child of Solange Knowles. But he's been speaking out recently to address some longstanding rumors,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (254+ words) Stephen A. Crockett Jr. When President Donald J.Trump initially tweeted out July 26 that he was issuing a ban against all transgender people serving in the armed forces, I assumed that as with most of Trump's tweets, he'd stolen his phone out…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (438+ words) Writing at Essence, Daniella Gibbs L'ger says that Sheryl Sandberg shouldn't be raked over the coals for telling her life story, even if we don't see ourselves in it. By now you've seen, read or heard ... Like 'Girls,' 'Lean In…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1295+ words) This Valentine's Day, we're celebrating some of the cutest Black stories from Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee to A$AP Rocky and Rihanna. (Original Caption) 10/3/1958-New York, NY: Martin Luther King (1929-1968), Leaving Harlem Hospital with his Wife Coretta. This weekend,…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1746+ words) The story of writer Gay Talese and his offensive remarks to New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones became a story about the Times itself Thursday when Executive Editor Dean Baquet rebuked the Times" report on the incident and tied it…...

2+ mon, 8+ hour ago  (751+ words) By skipping the final "Queer Eye" press run, Karamo Brown taught viewers a valuable lesson about standing up to mistreatment in white-led spaces. While all four remaining castmates held hands, King read a statement by Brown's assistant addressing his choice…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (533+ words) The Root spoke to Amy DuBois Barnett about her debut novel which explores the good and bad of hip-hop and journalism in the late 1990s. With more than two decades of experience in journalism, including editor-in-chief positions at Honey Magazine, Teen…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (397+ words) The family of Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, shared an update about his health in a September 11 statement. Prayers are pouring in for former NBA star Jason Collins, who just received a devastating diagnosis. The family of…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (587+ words) Cynthia Erivo has been forced to endure awkward press moments and field inappropriate interview questions that Ariana Grande and her other non-Black "Wicked" co-stars don't have to. This past weekend, "Wicked: For Good" actress Cynthia Erivo attended the Santa Barbara…...