-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/birminghampromdance-518-575-ga.jpg "[title-raw]")
A Birmingham Prom 50 Years in the Making
Class of '63 finally gets a ball that was denied to those who participated in the Children's March.
-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/venus-and-serena-51713-575se.jpg "[title-raw]")
Intimate Look at the Williams Sisters
Director explains how Venus and Serena doc explores the way their enigmatic dad shaped their lives.
-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/reddit-jenee-575se_0.jpg "[title-raw]")
Help! My Black Nephew Thinks He's Yellow
Our Race Manners columnist answered your burning questions in a Reddit Ask Me Anything. Check out her answers!
-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/HBCU-Cover-575se_0.jpg "[title-raw]")
19 Things Every HBCU Grad Knows
Because you learn quickly that it's nothing like A Different World. At all.
-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/Danny Brown performs at Coachella_5413 _0.jpg "[title-raw]")
Was Rapper Danny Brown Sexually Assaulted by a Fan?
White female rapper Kitty Pryde argues in a provocative post at Noisey that fellow rapper Danny Brown was sexually assaulted when a fan rushed the stage and began performing oral sex on him -- so why is everyone blaming the victim?
-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/djmistercee-arrested-prostitution-0504-575-jc_0.jpg "[title-raw]")
Hot97 Radio DJ Mister Cee Arrested Again
A New York DJ was busted by an undercover cop for allegedly trying to pay for sex -- again.
-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/Marco_Mcmillian575lh.jpg "[title-raw]")
Slain Gay Mississippi Mayoral Candidate Died of Lack of Oxygen
Marco McMillian, the openly gay Clarkdale, Miss., mayoral candidate, was also severely beaten about the head.
-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/Kevin Krigger_5413_575lh.jpg "[title-raw]")
Watch This: Kevin Krigger Eyes Historic Win for Black Jockeys in Derby
He had hoped to make history at the big race on Saturday as the first African-American jockey to win since 1902.
-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/Potus and Clarence Thomas_5413_575lh.jpg "[title-raw]")
Watch This: Clarence Thomas: Obama Says What Elites 'Expect From a Black Person'
The conservative Supreme Court justice said that he always knew the nation's first black president would be someone "approved by the elites and the media."
-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/Jesse Jackson Jr._4413_575lh.jpg "[title-raw]")
Jesse Jackson Jr May Use Illness in Sentence Plea
The ex-congressman's lawyer argues that his client's behavior, including embezzlement, was directly linked to mental illness.
-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/Kobe and Pam_5413_575lh.jpg "[title-raw]")
Sparks Fly Between Kobe and Mom Over Money
The NBA star and his mother are locked in a battle over the sale of memorabilia, including his old jerseys, varsity letters from high school and championship rings.
-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/lilwayne-pepsico-emmetttill-0503-575-jc.jpg "[title-raw]")
PepsiCo Drops Lil Wayne
The rapper's endorsement deal comes to an end, reportedly because of his Emmett Till lyric.
-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/corybooker-senate-race-0502-575-jc.jpg "[title-raw]")
Where Has Cory Booker Been?
The mayor of Newark kept a low profile in April to prepare for his next race: U.S. senator.
-
![[title-raw]](http://www.theroot.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blurb-image/Black-Mortgage-5-3-2013-575-vg.jpg "[title-raw]")
The Ghetto Is Public Policy
It's hard to accept, but the wealth gap is not a mistake, Ta-Nehisi Coates writes at The Atlantic.
