Donald Trump appears committed to a girl power Supreme Court Justice pick to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday. But while conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett is receiving plenty of attention as a potential frontrunner, she might have some competition. Meet Barbara Lagoa, the Cuban-American judge…

On Saturday, Empowerment Queen Donald Trump announced he plans on giving a gift to all women, but especially to the white women voters who have theoretically soured on his presidency: his Supreme Court nominee will be, you guessed it, a woman! When abortion rights–along with environmental protections and the…

In August, when Aunt Becky (actor Lori Loughlin) was sentenced to serve two months in prison, pay a $150,000 fine, and participate in 100 hours of community service for her involvement in the college admissions scandal, she made a few requests: to let her husband, Mossimo Giannulli (of the Target Mossimos), serve at a…

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on the eve of the Jewish new year, and I learned the news as I was wondering how on earth to spend the evening. This is the first time in memory that I have spent Rosh Hashanah without family, a minor grievance in the scheme of a year filled with unquestionable sorrow. It had already…

The Kardashian family’s “exclusive” sources are out in full force, preparing the tabs and the general public thusly for what might be the end of Kim and that man, her husband, Kanye.

The Root 100 for 2020 is here! Our annual list of the most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45, honors the innovators, the leaders, the public figures and the game changers whose work from the past year is breaking down barriers and paving the way for the next generation.

When the 2020 Emmy Awards began on Sunday night, I felt that I had briefly time traveled. Jimmy Kimmel was giving a monologue on-screen to robust laughs, the camera cutting to a full house of well-dressed and un-masked celebrities clapping along. It all seemed eerily normal until Kimmel noticed himself in the audience…

At Sunday night’s Emmy Awards, Uzo Aduba won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a limited series for her portrayal of political pioneer Shirley Chisholm in Mrs. America. She accepted the award in what appeared to be her living room, wearing a t-shirt with Breonna Taylor’s name on it. Regina King, who came away with her …

New York City’s dread clock got a makeover. The 15-digit digital clock that once counted the hours, minutes and seconds to and from midnight was recently updated to display the amount of time we have left to take action on climate change before its effects become irreversible.

As all but two Republican senators buckle in for a last-minute, whiplash-inducing Supreme Court appointment, Trump and his Heritage Foundation cronies have reportedly coalesced around a frontrunner: Amy Coney Barrett, an appeals court judge with a dubious track record on abortion.

Two E! red carpet hosts had to call out sick from Sunday night’s Emmy’s ceremony after learning that they tested positive for covid-19.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced its Creative Arts Emmy winners this weekend, and Deadline reports that, for the fifth consecutive year, RuPaul has taken home the award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program.

Another Republican senator has broken ranks with her party, announcing that she does not support filling Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s vacant Supreme Court seat before election day.

Well, it looks like Katharine McPhee is a Republican—not all that shocking, considering how she, uhhhh, literally looks like a Republican. (I mean, we’re looking at the same photo, right?) But, still. A moment of silence for the Smash gays.