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A timeline of the hot-take king’s biggest backtracks, on-air apologies, and humble pie moments.

After making an appearance at the Louis Vuitton show during Paris Fashion Week, Wunmi Mosaku has Black social media gagging over her stunning face card.

The author argues that financial gatekeepers and donor-advised funds threaten civil rights movements by blocking crucial funds.

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The Root is shining a light on this overlooked reality to help brothers recognize symptoms, seek care, and find support.

Breast cancer is often seen as a women’s disease, but Black men can get it, too. Raising awareness of this overlooked reality can help them recognize symptoms, seek care and find support.

Rihanna has officially ushered in the start of the holiday season with a handful of adorable pics and videos of her kids!

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.