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by Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. onFebruary 10, 2012
Keeping up with Black History Month activities is demanding, rewarding -- and absolutely necessary.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onFebruary 8, 2012
Sure, they're clueless about history -- but it's their take on what it means to be black now that really makes us cringe.
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by Genetta M. Adams onFebruary 8, 2012
These African-American innovators transformed the way we live, play and eat.
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by Joshua R. Weaver onFebruary 6, 2012
The Root Recommends: The monthlong celebration of black art and history at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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December 14, 2011
From Journal-isms: Isabel Wilkerson has not fulfilled her requirements as a College of Communication professor at Boston University.
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by John McWhorter onMarch 2, 2011
Can't we accept that at last, mainstream America gets it, and drop the annual exercise?
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February 24, 2011
The White House celebrated Black History Month with a Motown tribute concert, and The Root was there (well, for about 20 minutes).
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February 22, 2011
Blacks from the West Indies often feel left out of U.S. black-history celebrations. Here's a West Indian perspective for Black History Month.
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by Monée Fields-White onFebruary 22, 2011
In 1921, Greenwood, a successful, all-black enclave in Tulsa, was the site of the deadliest race riot in U.S. history. For the inhabitants of "the Black Wall Street," life would never be the same.
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February 19, 2011
In honor of Presidents' Day, an Associated Press writer digs up the history behind George Washington and one of the "blackest names."
