Parents: Teach Your College Bound Students that Their Options are Limitless
Education is much broader than what is learned within the walls of a classroom.
Black Talent And Films At 2016 Tribeca Film Festival
The 2016 Tribeca Film Festival will take place from April 13 to April 24 in New York City.
Earning The Black Vote: Are Presidential Candidates Playing The Race Card For African-American Support?
Are presidential candidates discussing race just to gain the support of African-Americans?
Last Man Standing: Meet the New Head of African-American Outreach for the Republican Party
Telly Lovelace wants more African-American voters to see the Republican Party as a viable option.
Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls Identified In New Video 2 Years After Boko Haram Capture
The girls pleaded with the Nigerian government to cooperate with Boko Haram on their release.
2 Years After #BringBackOurGirls, Boko Haram Is Still Attacking Schools
Since 2009, Boko Haram has destroyed over 900 schools and forced at least 1,500 to close.
Committee Urges Sweeping Reforms At Jail Where Sandra Bland Died
The panel called for major changes in how inmates are screened for medical and mental health conditions.
Are Charter Schools The Future Of School Desegregation?
Charter schools could play a key role in dismantling the nation’s highly segregated schools.
These Are The Best Colleges In America For Black Students
Choose wisely.
Instagram Project Vividly Captures the Human Toll of Mass Incarceration
The curators of Everyday Incarceration talked to The Root about why they started the project and the importance of giving a voice to those most...
Former NFL Player Shot and Killed in New Orleans
Will Smith, who was recently released from the Saints, was fatally shot in a tragic case of road rage.
Norman Brown Was Supposed To Die In Prison. Instead He’s Pushing Obama To Help Those He Left Behind.
“Allow the time to fit the crime,” says Brown.
Bill Clinton ‘Almost’ Apologizes For Lecturing Black Lives Matter Protesters
The former president admitted his crime bill did some things that “cannot be justified.”
Super Dad Selling Comic Book Collection to Fund His Superhero’s College Education
Al Sanders is ready to sell his vintage comic book collection to help fund his daughter’s college education.
Bernie Sanders Tells Spike Lee What Black Lives Matter Means To Him
These two Brooklynites met up for the first time and things got real.
The Anguish of Depression: ‘I Am Trying to Stay Alive’
With searing honesty, our writer reveals her constant struggle with “the fog” and the mantra she needs to get through each new day.
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch to Decide if Accused Charleston Church Shooter Dylann Roof Faces Death Penalty
Roof, the accused shooter in the Charleston, S.C., Emanuel AME Church massacre, faces nine counts of murder in state court, as well as charges of...
Duke University & Student Protesters At An Impasse
Meanwhile, the university official at the center of the storm apologizes for his disrespectful conduct.
Sanders, Cruz Win Big in Wis.
It’s another bump in the road for front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
New York Teen Accepted To All 8 Ivy League Colleges
This is the second year in a row that a student from Long Island’s Elmont Memorial High School achieved this extraordinary feat.
This Mom Is Changing The Conversation About Autism In Communities Of Color
“I just want to make sure that children of color got screened for autism and get into therapy.”
Where’s The Next Flint Water Crisis? Anywhere.
Why some cities still aren’t taking lead poisoning seriously.
3 Things To Know About The Race For Delegates & Why Trump Could Lose The GOP Nomination
Donald Trump is likely to have the popular vote ahead of his two opponents, but that does not mean he will clinch the nomination.
$250,000,000 HBCU Innovation Fund Act Introduced to Congress
North Carolina Congresswoman Alma Adams proposed the bill to provide access to competitive grants for historically black colleges and universities.
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