New York City’s Department of Education is facing a federal lawsuit after the U.S. Department of Justice accused the…
A former chief for security and four other officers at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex have been…
The man suspected in the shooting death of a teen baby sitter surrendered to cops at a police station in New York…
While I was not born in the United States, I spent the bulk of my formative years in Harlem. I went to elementary…
Every young black woman who’s fabulous, ambitious and committed to her growth was in attendance for The Root’s…
On Tuesday, I was at Google's New York City office for a panel titled "Breaking Through The Noise: Making Our Voices…
Last night, VH1 finally premiered The Breaks, a “movie” they’ve been promoting for the better part of the past two…
If I had moved to New York last fall as intended, you would be surely be referring to me in the past tense today.
Being a firstborn daughter in a relatively sizable extended family of East Africans* certainly has its benefits.…
Andre from Patterson, NJ asks:
As someone who grew up in Harlem in the 90s, a very large part of my life is defined by the following:
I was in New York City for two days last week. I was also there for a couple days in February, 36 hours or so in…
Look, I'd be lying if I said I'd heard of either Eid al-Adha or Eid al-Fitr before today. But since, according to…
I went to college in Buffalo, NY, a city which shares many cultural and aesthetic similarities to Pittsburgh. Well,…
In "Separate, But Equal" news, New York City gave the green light to Extell Development so that they may install a…