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Stephen A. Smith, who has spoken openly about his own mental health struggles, faces criticism for mocking an NFL star's retirement decision.

The Root is giving Ellen Johnson Sirleaf—Liberia's first female president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate—her flowers for consistently serving as a global beacon of freedom, women's empowerment, and democracy just before her 88th birthday.

The ever-gorgeous Olandria and famed makeup artist Pat McGrath have teamed up for an all-new, dazzling campaign! Here's how it all came to be!

'RHOP' star Gizelle Bryant said she and her siblings lost their fight over their father’s estate. Now, new court records and details explain what started the dispute.

From gameday glam to streetwear standouts, HBCU students and alumni brought culture, creativity, and unmatched style to homecoming weekend.

Ben Crump releases body cam footage as Saveion McConnell’s family questions why one officer used a gun instead of a Taser

With Halloween upon us, we’re flipping the script and highlighting the villains who said the quiet part out loud.

My experience shapes how I see the Memphis Safe Task Force, and I am deeply concerned that the federal government now wants to make it a public safety model for other cities

A viral parking dispute near Austin’s Huston-Tillotson University highlights the racial entitlement and gentrification creeping into historically Black spaces.

The story behind 'Nickel Boys' was horrifying enough, but the real history of Black children in state custody cuts much deeper.