This year, we lost many of our black firsts, black female firsts, survivors of tragedies, civil rights activists,…

We laid many of our beloved black icons, role models and pioneers to rest in 2017. From legends such as Chuck Berry,…

Long before Mustafa Santiago Ali helped establish one of our nation’s most esteemed federal programs, he was a child…

In the United States, race is the dominant factor when it comes to living in a toxic environment because black,…

Editor’s note: For Black History Month, The Root is speaking to the relatives of our most cherished African-American…

Editor’s note: For Black History Month, The Root is speaking to the relatives of our most cherished African-American…

Editor’s note: For Black History Month, The Root is speaking to the relatives of our most cherished African-American…

Editor’s note: For Black History Month, The Root is speaking to the relatives of our most cherished African-American…

The year 2016 was brutal. Remembering all of the lives we lost and putting them in a list was heavy. From Prince to…

Tomorrow marks two weeks since more than 60 million Americans elected Donald Trump president of the United States,…

#Delrawn Small, #Alton Sterling, #Philando Castile, #Alva Braziel, #Korryn Gaines, #Paul O’Neal.

In America, communities in the most polluted environments are often poor and/or made up of people of color, with race…

He pledged to pay legal fees for a supporter who injured a protester. He threatened to curb free press by opening…

Thanks to the efforts of the Black Lives Matter movement and a seemingly never-ending stream of disturbing videos,…

They were tragedies caught on video. 

When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast 10 years ago, it would become the costliest natural disaster in U.S.…

It has been a year since 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by then-Ferguson, Mo., Police Officer Darren…

As a child, Missouri state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal suffered from a severe speech impediment that prevented her…

Ferguson, Mo.: Monday night, a grand jury declined to indict Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson, who shot…

St. Louis: It’s been more than three months since 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police Officer…