With #WCW (Woman Crush Wednesday) trending today on Twitter, here at The Root we’re taking a look at a few of our women crushes—all notable black women who made headlines this week. Walker’s book Adé: ...

J. Brodie Shirey is a Contributor from the United States who currently lives in York, Pennsylvania. He's just a simple man trying to make his way in the universe, but aren’t we all? Brodie is a big ...

In today's Woman Crush Wednesday #WCW, we're bringing you the best that Instagram (or Twitter...) has to offer. Specifically, though, we looked for girls that were the right mix of sexy and ...

Madusa, who also occasionally goes by the name Alundra Blayze, has had a pretty eventful life, let alone career. She's a former WWE Women's Champion — who infamously threw said title belt away on an ...

Gabrielle Union posts one thoughtful post a week on her Instagram account as part of her Woman Crush Wednesday series — in which she praises one “dope woman” every Wednesday — and has said her ...

During the 90s, one couldn't watch women's wrestling in WWE or WCW without seeing Bull Nakano going toe-to-toe with Alundra Blaze/Madusa. And when those bouts took place in WCW, Sonny Onoo was right ...

Y’all. We are now less than 48 hours out from what will undoubtedly be the greatest cinematic triumph since The Wiz (yes, all films), and it is safe to say that along with the flu, Wakanda fever has ...

When it comes to women’s issues particularly those which aren’t openly spoken about, we need a strong, vocal, daring voice like that of Janet Mbugua. The media personality cum women’s advocate has ...

This week we nominate Julie Gichuru as our #WCW. At the age of 45, and still as stunning as ever, she is a positive figure of inspiration for young women who look up to her. Young women who are ...