Nick's Articles
The Roots and John Legend -- Live! (And on the Web)
No worries if you couldn't make the concert. Thanks to Spike Lee, you can watch it. Right now.
The Root Interview: Spike Lee on His Latest HBO Film
The filmmaker has never been one to hold back. He still isn't, weighing in on everything from Katrina to the BP oil spill to his annual bash for Michael Jackson's birthday.
Will Blacks Accept Gay Marriage?
The overthrow of California's Prop 8 says it's time for African Americans to get on the bus.
Brooklyn's Finest
Looking for a good time? Head to the Borough of Kings. Manhattan is so played out. The final in The Root's series on Brooklyn life. GALLERY: Scenes and sounds from Brooklyn.
Washington's Other City
Inside the beltway, at least 3 percent of the Chocolate City is HIV-positive, stats that you usually find in sub-Saharan Africa. A new documentary examines living in the midst of the epidemic.
Inglourious Masterpiece
How Quentin Tarantino won the war.
We’re Relevant, Really!
The NAACP, proud of its past, makes its case for the future.
Studying War Some More
The Hurt Locker is a brilliant movie that shows us exactly why we need to get over our addiction to fighting, and sometimes starting, wars.
Can You Hear My T-Shirt Now?
How one woman is trying to make T-shirts politically active again.
Too Many ‘Limits,’ Not Enough Drama
Even with a first-rate cast, Jim Jarmusch’s latest film requires an out-of-this-world imagination to understand.
