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Oprah's Blackest Moments
Oprah Winfrey recently announced plans for retirement in 2011. The talk show host may have a stronghold on white, suburban housewives, but The Root contributors remember moments when Oprah kept it real—black.
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What Kobe, LeBron and Dwyane Owe Spencer Haywood
Forty years ago, Haywood became the first player to leave college early and go to the pros—proving that young players got game, too.
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Shaniya's Shame
The murder of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis highlights a disturbing and growing trend in the U.S.: the trafficking of young girls into sexual slavery.
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Storming the Court?
When it comes to appointing federal judges, President Obama shouldn’t try to play center. Centrist judges will not balance judges on the right. Left balances right.
The (Not So) New World Order
Yinka Shonibare MBE’s career retrospective at the Smithsonian just goes to show how strange things get when the empire strikes black.
Maybe Your Great-Grandmother Really Was Cherokee
A new exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian traces black-Native American relations from the 1500s to the present.
Is the USDA Still the Last Plantation?
During the Bush administration, 13,999 racial discrimination cases were swept under the rug at the Agriculture Department. What will Secretary Tom Vilsack do about it?
Rakim's Back
Def Jam is 25. "Rapper’s Delight" is 30. And Rakim is 41. But with his latest album, The Seventh Seal, hip-hop heads can remember the best of the golden age.
Color-Struck Around The Globe
Sammy Sosa’s new vampire complexion is a jarring reminder that, from the Dominican Republic to Dakar to New Delhi, white is still right, yellow is still mellow and if you’re black, get back.
How ‘Precious’ Is Like Palin’s ‘Going Rogue’
Nope, I didn’t see the movie, and I’m not going to read the book. I’m tired of being played by over-hyped productions.
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Lee Daniels' film? Brilliant. The Oprah-fied pitch? Not so much.
Star-Spangled Muslims
The Ft. Hood tragedy is a citizenship test for Muslim Americans—and everyone else.
Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In
With more than half the NFL’s season gone, the New Orleans Saints are still undefeated. Can they run the table?
Does Hollywood Still Have a Brown Paper Bag Test?
When it comes to colorism, “Precious” is still the same old, same old.
On the Road to Entrepreneurship
In an excerpt from their book, Down to Business: The First 10 Steps to Entrepreneurship for Women, Clara and Alicia Villarosa list the top eight reasons why people decide to start their own business.
What’s Islam Got to Do With It?
From the D.C. sniper to Ft. Hood, it’s un-American to blame black people or Muslims for what crazy people do.
Why Black People Took to the Streets in Chicago
This debate about the proposed consumer protection agency is a big, big deal for black America. We can’t afford to sit it out.
The D.C. Sniper Should Die. But Not Like This.
I’ll be glad to see John Allen Muhammad go for his murderous rampage. But the death penalty is still wrong.
Did the Ft. Hood Killer Go Postal or Go Terrorist?
If the alleged shooter acted out of personal anger, the tragedy may be more Columbine than jihad. No one should make any assumptions until all the facts are out.
Hollywood: Same As It Ever Was
Even with Oscar buzz and record-breaking box office success, “Precious” isn’t likely to blow up the careers of its female stars. Black actresses still have a hard row to hoe. Just ask Angela Bassett—and Cicely Tyson.
Rihanna Breaks Her Silence
Ever since that night, Chris Brown has been on the mea culpa tour. But now, in an exclusive interview with ABC’s 20/20, Rihanna has her say about their love affair, the fight that shocked the blogosphere and how she feels about that picture.
Oprah Is Wrong About ‘Precious'
But you still need to go see Lee Daniels’ brilliant, powerful new film about a Harlem black girl in trouble.
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Check It Out: Perry Changing NOLA, One %$#% At a Time
New Orleans mayoral candidate has five changes planned for the city, just cover your ears...
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Congress Spazzes Out on The Obama and Friends
Members of Congress are not happy with economic recovery and they want heads to roll...
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Man Charged in Shaniya Davis Murder
Mario Andrette Davis has been charged with raping and murdering the five-year-old North Carolina girl...
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Dad Kills Son for "Inappropriate Contact" with Sister
The boy's mother had called the father looking help with the matter...
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5 Suspects Arraigned in Bronx Teen Shooting
16-year old Carvette Gentles and four others have been charged with attempted murder...
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Check It Out: AG Holder Says He's Not Scared
Khalid Sheik Mohammed and friends are not characters the attorney general fears...
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Obama to Iran, North Korea: HEY! Knock It Off!
The president is none too pleased with their nuclear shenanigans...
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Caster Semenya to Keep World Championship Gold
The runner at the center of a gender-testing controversy will retain her 800-meter gold...
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File Under "Not Hilarious": Thinly-Veiled Death Threats
It may seem hilarious to talk about killing the president of the United States of America, but it's not...
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Black Women Need to Get Breast Cancer Screenings OFTEN
Even if new breast cancer guidelines say otherwise...
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Americans Split Over 9/11 Trials
Half want accused tried in criminal courts, half are in favor of military tribunals...
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Body of Missing 5-Year-Old Girl Found
North Carolina authorities discovered what's believed to be the body of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis, who had been reported missing by her mother...
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Obama and Jintao: The Newest Planeteers
The world's greatest producers of greenhouse gases are teaming up to put a shoe in climate change...
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The Supreme Court Doesn't Care About Native American People
And thus passed on taking up their grievance with the Washington Redskins name...
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