For Black History Month, The Root featured a series on Facebook called #RootDisruptor, which highlighted the men and…
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In the past few years, there’s been a big push for more young black women to pursue careers in technology. There’s Bl…
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While the nation was riveted by President Barack Obama’s stirring tribute to the legacy of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma,…
Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer.
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Becoming successful in the world of business is no easy feat, especially for a woman. This is especially true in…
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Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer.
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The Stellar Gospel Music Awards honor the best and most inspirational artists in the genre today. From traditional…
Even though there was an uproar about the lack of diversity among the Academy Award acting nominees, that didn’t…
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If the last 10 years serve as a forecast of Academy Awards viewership, lots of African Americans likely won’t be…
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Much like American history, memorials tend to be segregated along racial lines, with buildings and streets bearing…
As W.E.B. Du Bois once said, “There is in this world no such force as the force of a person determined to rise. The…
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Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer.
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We all love Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and will take any opportunity to bow down to Queen Bey. With the Grammy Awards…
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Some of the women who attended The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female event at the Long View Gallery in Washington,…
In the new film Black or White, opening Friday and starring Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer, the two Oscar-winning…
Every year the Sundance Film Festival premieres some of the best independent black films around, and it looks as if…
When I got the idea to do a PBS series about the roots of the African-American people, I was inspired by two…
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David Oyelowo was recently nominated for a Golden Globes Award for his depiction of civil rights icon Martin Luther…
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As we wind down 2014 and look ahead to 2015, we want to take a moment to remember the people who passed on this…
Selma, director Ava DuVernay’s much-anticipated film about the 1965 marches that led to the Voting Rights Act, hits…