On Oct. 8, tens of thousands of immigration-reform activists are expected to rally in Washington, D.C., to call on…
Even though Gravity — the new movie opening Friday that stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as a couple of…
On the eve of its third season, Scandal got the mannequin treatment at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City. On…
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The 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards celebration was held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The Root has a recap…
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It's a misconception that African Americans do not commit mass killings like the Navy yard shooting in Washington,…
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With all of the hand-wringing over Chicago's failure to respond to exploding youth-gang violence, it would seem that…
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Harriette Cole is the author of the book of meditations 108 Stitches: Words We Live By and a contributing editor at T…
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When ABC's Scandal returns Oct. 3, political operative and crisis manager Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) will…
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When the fourth season of Boardwalk Empire premieres on HBO this Sunday, Sept. 8, at 9 p.m. EDT, fans of the show…
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When the fourth season of Boardwalk Empire premieres on HBO this Sunday, Sept. 8, at 9 p.m. EDT, fans of the show…
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A growing number of black British actors and actresses are booking roles in blockbuster films and television shows…
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A growing number of black British actors and actresses are booking roles in blockbuster films and television shows…
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When Living Single debuted on Aug. 29, 1993, four single ladies — Khadijah James (Queen Latifah), Maxine Shaw (Erika…
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The more things change, the more they stay the same. That old adage was definitely illustrated in the signs hoisted…
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Tracy Clayton is a writer, humorist and blogger from Louisville, Ky.
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On Saturday, thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall in Washington, D.C., from cities across the…
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As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, it's clear that while we've…
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Keli Goff is The Root’s special correspondent. Follow her on Twitter.
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A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders worked together to make the March on…
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