Sometimes, it’s hard to keep track what’s happening in the news, so for everyone’s sake, The Root is recapping some of the ...

A new study from the American Cancer Society is seeking to better understand cancer and other health conditions among Black ...

Perry took on misconceptions about the South (and won the National Book Award) with “South to America.” In “Black in Blues” ...

The comedy of “Fat Ham” manifests via the crude contortion of Hamlet’s confidant Horatio, reimagined as Tio, played by Victor ...

In the French director Catherine Breillat’s film “Fat Girl,” from 2001, two adolescent sisters go on summer holiday with ...

For the uninitiated, the alphabet BBL might draw a blank. Not so for aspiring and practising socialites in our big capital ...

However, this classification system assumes that weight alone is a reliable indicator of health, disregarding important ...

Sierra Hufham went viral for a TikTok video about how "fat" women can date "hot guys." She tells PEOPLE how she met her "ripped" husband and how she worked on her self-esteem in the year before they ...

For Black women and femmes who are navigating a system that is anti-Black and high stress, to even receive a diagnosis for an eating disorder presents its own challenges. Black women report higher ...

The BBC’s award-winning strand showcasing the very best in international documentaries has announced a new slate of films to be shown from January 2025 on BBC Four and iPlayer.

Fat deposits in muscles can increase the risk of a heart emergency ... director of the Cardiac Stress Laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, said in a news release. For the study, ...

The American Cancer Society's latest cancer report shows both positive and concerning trends: overall cancer deaths are down but the number of women and ... cancers. Black people are twice as ...