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by Edward Wyckoff Williams onFebruary 16, 2012
David Rubenstein tells The Root why he purchased two renowned documents steeped in black history.
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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 Claudio E. Cabrera onFebruary 7, 2012
The Joan of Arc of the civil rights movement in Tallahassee, Fla., has lost her battle with thyroid cancer.
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February 3, 2012
One of the first black TV stars tells Henry Louis Gates Jr. about life in the spotlight -- and why she thinks Roots wouldn't be made today.
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by Lynette Holloway onJanuary 31, 2012
The 86-year-old is happy the Montford Point Marines are finally getting recognition.
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by Lynette Holloway onJanuary 31, 2012
From Crispus Attucks to the Montford Point Marines, blacks have a deep history of military service.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onJanuary 26, 2012
A first lady, a civil rights icon and a pilot aided the Tuskegee Airmen, says Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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by Genetta M. Adams onJanuary 19, 2012
Thirty-five years after the iconic miniseries aired, take a look at where its stars ended up.
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by Edmund Newton onJanuary 13, 2012
One of the first black Marines, Theodore Peters, tells The Root why he still serves his community after all these years.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onDecember 23, 2011
An exclusive peek at photos from Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s compendium, Life Upon These Shores.
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