NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I intend to work for @cindyhydesmith as if the fate of America depended on her single election," Gov. Phil Bryant tweeted on January...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When Bill Cosby opened up to the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) in his first interview since his incarceration more than a year...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Surprise! Racism—that “thing” white people say doesn’t exist—has dire long-term effects on the health of black children and adolescents, according to a report...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — More than 1,000 individuals incarcerated in federal prisons were granted sentence reductions in the four months since the First Step Act was signed...
By Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root It’s been a busy few weeks for the legacy of Harriet Tubman. Earlier this month it was...
By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Julie Wolf, The Root Who was the first African-American flight attendant for a U.S. airline? The skies weren’t always...
By Breanna Edwards, The Root Taking their seats, the symphony orchestra begins with a wave of the conductor’s baton, led by the cheerful sound of the...
By Yesha Callahan, The Root Last week it was announced that seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders in New York City would be able to see the movie...
Take a quiz created by professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Root’s editor-in-chief, to test your knowledge of African, European and Native American ancestry in the...
By Kevin M. Burke, Ph. D., The Root While much is being made about the new movie Selma’s depiction of the complicated relationship between the Rev....
By Breanna Edwards, The Root Two members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the renowned all-black group of military pilots who fought bravely in World War II, passed...
By Stephen A. Crockett, Jr., The Root Last week Boko Haram entered the northern Nigerian town of Baga and began opening fire on residents. According to...
By Stephen A. Crockett, Jr. – The Root A Howard University running back, who returned to his Texas home while on holiday break, was shot and...
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