Known as the human beatbox, rapper Doug E. Fresh created a signature style that dominated hip-hop in the mid-1980s.

Known as the human beatbox, rapper Doug E. Fresh created a signature style that dominated hip-hop in the mid-1980s.

For the last 27 years, rapper-turned-actor Ice-T has been a key part of the “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” cast. But ...

Before he became a tenured professor at Howard University, Dr. Stanley Andrisse served a 10-year sentence at a maximum ...

An associate pastor at Atlanta's 2819 Church was reportedly suspended after he was arrested for doing the unthinkable to his ...

A South Carolina woman, 20, allegedly took medicine to purposefully end her pregnancy at 27 weeks. The newborn survived, and ...

Kid Cudi may do a lot in his own right, but his recent opinion of Michael Jackson has folks dissing him hard. Let's talk ...

Ahead of the annual Root 100 awards, we're taking a look at the life of The Root's founder, Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Jessica Martinez has just been crowned the Guinness World Record holder for the world's largest afro, measuring 6 feet 2 ...

These Black political leaders and Root 100 honorees are driving justice, uplifting the working class, and creating real change across America.

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Black organizers are turning spending into power with “We Ain’t Buying It!” — a movement to reclaim, redirect, and resist ...