-
by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onDecember 23, 2011
An exclusive peek at photos from Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s compendium, Life Upon These Shores.
() Comments -
by Akoto Ofori-Atta onDecember 23, 2011
The Root Recommends: Life Upon These Shores, Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s sweeping, photo-rich tome.
-
by Akoto Ofori-Atta onDecember 22, 2011
Images from Life Upon These Shores, Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s sweeping, photo-rich tome.
-
February 4, 2011
This week on the Confab: Join Associate Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with The Root's new Washington reporter, Cynthia Gordy, and 2011 Young Futurist winner Jordan Howard about green jobs, The Root's Young Futurists list and the most memorable moments in black history.
-
January 27, 2010
From the civil rights movement to the election of President Barack Obama, Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Root's editor-in-chief, presents a time line of the highlights of African-American history. See how far we've come and how far we've yet to go.
- Most Popular
- Most Shared
Must-See Media
No 1No 2No 3No 4No 5No 6
Blogs
Allegations of nepotism could haunt Clinton on the presidential campaign trail.
Social media emerges as a vehicle for love and support during natural disasters.
The Root
presents
sponsored by
Toyota
THE CHATTERATI
The Chatterati Newsletter
Sign Up
The Root DC
- Axel F, D.C.’s classic soul party, to return to the Howard Theatre
- Why I chose to attend a historically black college- as a white person
- Historically black colleges are seeing an increase in white students
- Doing away with food deserts in the District
- State of Equality and Justice in America: The Presumption of Guilt
News One
- Porsha Stewart Locked Out By Husband Kordell?
- Activists Cornel West And Carl Dix Hold Mass Incarceration Dialogue In N.Y.C.
- Detroit Mom Says 4 Women Attacked Her In Front Of Her Children
- UPDATE: 9-Year-Old Girl Who Went Missing After Oklahoma Tornado Found Dead
- Christopher ‘Notorious B.I.G.’ Wallace Would Have Been 41 Today













