Day 12 of R. Kelly’s federal sex trafficking trial featured testimony from a woman who said the R&B singer paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused him of giving her herpes without telling her that he had it.
Sistaaaa, you been on my mind! And the sista I’m referring to specifically is none other than the Academy Award-winning artist H.E.R, who is set to make her acting debut in the forthcoming film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical version of The Color Purple. Per Billboard, the “Slide” singer will take on the role…
One of the newest stars of poetry is now the newest face of Estée Lauder; Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, who shot to fame as the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history during the inauguration of President Joe Biden, has inked a first-of-its-kind partnership with the legacy cosmetics company. According to Women’s…
On Aug. 25, 2017, The Root debuted the first column in what would become a weekly series called the Clapback Mailbag. Since then, we have responded to more than 600 emails, tweets, DMs and comments from readers, admirers and people whose shopping list doesn’t include lotion.
Camaraderie is kind of a big deal in professional sports and is often cited as one of the most important ingredients to establishing a championship culture. There have been countless stories about how bonding off the court has produced results on it, but that entire dynamic could take a major hit due to new COVID-19…
