Cool-Breeze Air Conditioning supervisor Mike Trent (left) and recently hired Mike Turner install an air conditioner…
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Reader Rhodalyn Medow submitted this adorable photo of Marlon'Jey as Bat Boy.
Weeks after landing on the New York Times best-seller list and less than a month before he airs on a new AMC…
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What is a "black list"? The dictionary defines it as "a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished…
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Penguin has updated its essential reference on modern American poetry, and for the first time, it is edited by a…
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The near whiteout at the recent Emmys prompted The Root's recent look at why few minority or women television…
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From its first episode on Oct. 25, 1971, until it was canceled in 1977, Freeman starred on The Electric Company, a…
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Dr. Christine King Farris, sister of Martin Luther King Jr., waves after speaking at the dedication ceremony for…
Betye Saar. Black Girl's Window, 1969. Assemblage in window. 35 3⁄4 x 18 x 1 1⁄2 in. (90.8 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm).…
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Michael Arceneaux hails from Houston, lives in Harlem and praises Beyoncé’s name wherever he goes. Follow him on Twit…
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The execution by lethal injection in September of Troy Davis still reverberates through the criminal-justice system.…
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The Root takes a look at black celebs with Jewish roots. While some are Orthodox, practicing Jews, and others…
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The Gullah people, sometimes known as Geechee, are a group of descendants of African people in enclaves scattered…
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The grand mansion, which the great orator and abolitionist called home in the late 1800s, offers a close-up look at…
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This painting is one of three works from the late, great artist that are featured in the exhibit.
On Thursday, Sept. 22, The Root and Impact hosted a party at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to…
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The Turkish Embassy hosted an exclusive soiree honoring the chiefs of staff of the Congressional Black Caucus…
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