Current Events

In honor of National Couples Day on Aug. 18, we're celebrating iconic Black couples from Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee to A$AP Rocky and Rihanna!

In a new interview with Ziwe, the image architect says he's moving out of his petty era, but admitted that there are still some designers he won't dress Zendaya in.

Netflix dropped the official trailer for "A Different World" reboot, and Black folks online are not holding back their thoughts. Let's talk about it!

Thousands of sailors are reportedly suffering aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln with moldy showers and inadequate meals. The NAACP says enough is enough.

We are honoring all of the Black stars who left us in 2026.

Days after Alisa Goods' family reported her missing, they began receiving strange texts from her phone asking for money. Now, they need the public's help to find her.

As back-to-school season kicks off, we're looking back at the times celebrity parents got real about the emotional reality of school drop-off day.

In an exclusive interview with 'The Root,' Dr. Letitia Plummer made her case for a changing Texas and a more unified Democratic Party.

After NABJ gave Stephen A. Smith the "Thumbs Down" award for his record of criticizing Black women politicians, he threatened to finish what they started.

More than a century later, the state of Maryland is investigating the deaths of Black boys who died in state custody.