We all know that when love is good, it’s really good. Research shows that romantic attachments, when they’re healthy and supportive, can be immensely beneficial for our health. Married people tend to live longer than single people and seem to fare better when seriously sick. But as poets and pop …

“Hijab is our crown, not a crime.” That is the tagline of World Hijab Day, established in 2012 by Nazma Khan in an effort “to fight discrimination against Muslim women through awareness [and] education.” Now in its 10th year, World Hijab Day is both a celebration and an invitation for …

Today, labor economist Valerie Wilson took the helm of the National Economic Association (NEA), which was founded in 1969 to increase the representation of Black economists and other people of color within the profession. She takes on a one-year term as president of the NEA, which also produces and distributes knowledge of economic issues to promote …

W. Kamau Bell, left; Promo image of We Need to Talk About Cosby docuseries.Photo: Rich Fury/ Courtesy of Showtime (Getty Images) Sometimes the hardest conversations to have also prove to be the most necessary ones to engage in. Such appears to be the case with W. Kamau Bell’s newly released …

Neutrogena is hoping to make the world of skincare more equitable. On Monday, January 31, the skincare and cosmetics brand streamed the first-ever ‘Heroes of Skin Health Equity’ Awards on TikTok Live, co-hosted by brand ambassadors Kerry Washington and Jennifer Garner. Credit: Neutrogena The awards are part of Neutrogena’s new …

An Alabama high school teacher is under fire after a report that she was having sex during a Zoom meeting. According to BlackSportsOnline, the unnamed teacher appears on camera in a horizontal position with her eyes locked on her screen. However, it seems that a shirtless man pops on camera …

More than two dozen Black colleges and universities have been selected to receive $20 million from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund-Novartis US Foundation HBCU Alliance. The resources will come in the form of faculty research grants and scholarships. Selected institutions include Tennessee State University, Hampton University, Alabama A&M University, Charles …

Brehanna Daniels in Your Attention Please Season 3 Episode 1Screenshot: Hulu Hulu’s Black History Month series Your Attention Please is returning for Season 3, and The Root has an exclusive look at the premiere. Beginning Feb. 1, the four episodes debut every day, with all of them available on Feb. …

The Public Relations Society of America Foundation and Mission North have partnered to offer Black, indigenous people of color who identify as female a fellowship worth $20,000. According to the press release, ”The Future Is” marks the largest financial offering to a single student by the PRSA Foundation to date. …

The CEO of Tumblr—a social platform that was once worth more than $1 billion, and in its time was among the internet’s most popular and talked-about cultural spaces—quietly worked his last day on January 21. The company has not explained Jeff D’Onofrio’s departure, nor even referenced it publicly; I learned …