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On the 53rd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, health concerns for Black women are still the most pressing but the most under funded and forgotten.

Hezekiah Watkins— the youngest Freedom Rider—is still here to share his harrowing journey from a death row cell to the history books.

One Kansas City man is facing charges for allegedly selling cars on Facebook Marketplace, then stealing them back. But, that's just the beginning.

"Sinners" star Wunmi Mosaku spoke to The Root shortly after her prestigious nomination and reflected on the gravity of the moment!

From Coco Gauff to Mackenzie Scott, this handful of donors have contributed a titanic amount to HBCUs over the years.

From Coco Gauff to Mackenzie Scott, this small handful of donors have contributed a titanic amount to HBCUs over the years.

Decades after the Black Panther Party's rise in the '60s, a new Panther movement in Philadelphia is upsetting founder Huey P. Newton's family.

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook faces her future and the Fed's independence in front of the Supreme Court following Trump's attempt to remove her last August.

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook faces her future and the Fed's independence in front of the Supreme Court following Trump's attempt to remove her last August.

New reports from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies show that Black folks are at risk of a recession.