After Hurricane Irene derailed plans for an August ceremony, the dedication for the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial…
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The 2011 Black Girls Rock! award show, hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and Regina King at the Paradise Theatre in the…
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From The Root's rap battle, hosted by Fonzworth Bentley, to the amazing Battle of the Bands halftime show, we…
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The Root's editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., says, "It's time that all black people write their own family…
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, a 4-acre commemorative site on the National Mall, will be officially…
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In an episode of African American Lives 2 that aired in 2008, chairman and then-CEO Linda Johnson Rice talks about…
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The day before the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial is unveiled on the National Mall in Washington,…
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In an episode of African American Lives 2 that aired on PBS in 2008, writer Bliss Broyard, who spent her life…
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Inspired by The Root's recent survey on tipping habits at restaurants, we hit the streets of New York City to ask…
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In an episode of African American Lives 2 that aired in 2008, the Olympic gold medalist talked about the hurt and…
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In this episode of African American Lives 2 that aired on PBS in 2008, the poet discovers where her ancestors are…
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Color of Change's newly minted executive director, Rashad Robinson, caught up with The Root at the 2011 Blogging…
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Angel Laws, founder of the popular blog Concrete Loop, talks to The Root's Sheryl Salomon about her new book at the…
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At the 2011 Blogging While Brown conference in Los Angeles, The Root caught up with veteran journalist and blogger…
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In an episode of the PBS series African American Lives 2 that aired in 2008, the actor uncovers shocking facts about…
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Rewind: In an episode of Faces of America that aired on PBS in 2010, the poet talks about her grandfather's…
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The Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood's "do or die" attitude dates back to the 1830s. Weeksville, a completely…
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The Root took to the streets of D.C. to see if the premise of a new book is true: that younger blacks are more…
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The Root's editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., introduces our Roots section, where you can get advice on…
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