This Poet’s Chilling Take On Black Death Is Heartbreakingly True
“In a country that wishes your children buried, you do not wish a child on your children.”
Watch This Stanford Grad Student Tell Ad Execs How To Stop Colorism
“The first step to change is awareness.”
How This Rapper Is Using Music To Speak Out Against Racism
“Don’t judge me by how I look or what you think you know about me.”
Four years after Olympic gold, Gabby Douglas’s reality remains riveting
Gabby Douglas is aiming to be the rare woman gymnast to compete in multiple Olympics.
This Emergency Room Doctor Was Tired of Seeing Gunshot Victims Who Looked Like Family, So He Did Something About It
Dr. Rob Gore, a clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine at New York City’s SUNY Downstate-Kings County Hospital, spoke to The Root about the Kings...
THE ROOT OUT LOUD: IS THERE SUPPORT FOR BLACK WOMEN IN BUSINESS?
On this episode, voices of The Root OUT LOUD talk about whether or not they believe there is support for black women in business.
African-American Woman Named as Head of Teen Vogue
Publisher Conde Nast hires its second black EIC after more than a century in business.
2nd Nigerian Schoolgirl Rescued, Army Says
Serah Luka, who was among the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago in Chibok, Nigeria, by the terrorist group Boko Haram, has been...
Comedian Quincy Jones Plans To ‘Burn The Light’ On Cancer With HBO Special
“I just hope while I’m here now people look at me and draw inspiration.”
Rare Copies Of 13th Amendment, Emancipation Proclamation Go On Sale
Two of the most rare and iconic documents of American history will soon be auctioned.
Texas Woman Dies In Police Custody After Two Weeks Of ‘Gross Negligence’
Symone Marshall’s sisters say police refused to get her proper medical care after a severe car accident.
How One Woman Is Helping Black Kids See Themselves In Books
Just Like Me! is the subscription box every black parent needs.
He was an inmate. Now he’s a Ph.D., and he wants to pay it forward.
For many former convicts, punishment extends far beyond the time they spent in prison.
Watch: Cancer-Free Leah Still Dances at Her Father’s Wedding
Little Leah and her family turned the party out to the tune of “Uptown Funk.”
3 Valedictorians for First Time in History
The three scholars, one of them white, each graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
NJ Mom With 7 Kids Wins $429.6M Powerball Jackpot
The winning numbers came to Pearlie Smith in a dream, her daughter says.
This Organization Is Helping Women Of Color Thrive In The Communications Field
ColorComm is making sure these professional women are seen, heard and connected with each other.
Elizabeth Warren And Congressional Democrats Call Out Lack Of Diversity At The Federal Reserve
Top central bank officials are disproportionately white, male and from the finance or business sectors.
Susannah Mushatt Jones, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116
Jones, who had been ill for 10 days, died at a public housing facility for seniors in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she had lived for the...
West Point clears black cadets over raised-fists photo
The 16 female, African-American cadets who appeared in a photograph with raised fists in uniform will not be punished for their controversial “Old Corps Photo.”
This 20-Year-Old Is Serving The Longest Sentence From The Ferguson Protests
But Josh Williams vows to continue fighting for social justice during his eight-year term.
Michael Brown’s Mother Tells Her Truth
“I don’t think I’ll ever heal from this,” Lesley McSpadden tells The Root.
Asthma Rates Among Blacks Will Take Your Breath Away
The death rate from asthma is three times higher for blacks than for whites.
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