The Root caught up with Newark, N.J. mayor Cory Booker at a screening of an episode of the new PBS series Finding…
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The Root was on location at a screening of an episode of the new PBS series Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis…
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At the Million Hoodie March, a protest to end racial profiling, thousands flooded New York City's Union Square …
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The parents of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin addressed hundreds of protesters gathered in New York City's Union…
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The Root's Jenée Desmond-Harris was on the scene Jan. 14 at the taping of the 2012 BET Honors at the Warner Theatre…
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Being one of the first members of your race to appear regularly on national television is pressure enough. Imagine…
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Don Cornelius, who died Wednesday morning of an apparent suicide, lived long enough to celebrate the 40th…
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They hail from Oxnard, Calif., to Portland, Maine, and several spots in between. They are scientists, artists,…
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Thirty-five years ago, the television miniseries Roots cracked open the national dialogue about race with its…
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Defining blackness in a post-civil rights era is more complex than it was decades before, according to Touré, author…
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Members of The Root 100 for 2011 gathered in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 5, 2011, for The Root's gala held in their…
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The Occupy Wall Street movement met another obstacle as police moved into New York City's Zuccotti Park overnight…
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As the Occupy Movement picks up steam from coast to coast, demonstrators in the nation's capital have garnered…
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The independent film industry has been buzzing about Pariah since it premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
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On Nov. 5, 2011, The Root hosted a celebration to toast the influential young African Americans on The Root 100 list.…
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Oct. 21, Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes announced that she…
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The White House was "Open for Questions" Thursday, Oct. 20, when senior White House officials Valerie Jarrett and…
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Filmmaker Obatala Mawusi said that the days he spent documenting the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City…
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