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by Jade O. Earle onAugust 8, 2012
The Root Recommends: The new album by the band that fronted Broadway's Fela! It will not disappoint.
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by Claudio E. Cabrera onJanuary 31, 2012
Police report that the Brooklyn, N.Y., mother screamed curse words at her children before abandoning them.
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by Gary Lee onNovember 6, 2011
Retrace the steps to freedom many escaped slaves made to the North.
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by Celena Cipriaso onOctober 20, 2011
In Brooklyn Boheme, Spike Lee, Chris Rock and others celebrate the New York City borough's rich artistic legacy.
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July 5, 2011
You don't need to travel the world to find yourself. There's a treasure trove of black history and culture right here in the U.S. The Root explores the places you've got to see in your lifetime.
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by Lauren Williams onNovember 23, 2010
Police say they found the Haitian-American actor "babbling about religion and repentance" and holding a three-foot sword in his mother's apartment.
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by Valerie Gladstone onSeptember 17, 2010
They were probably the least likely rock band ever to hit Broadway. A Tony Award and a Spike Lee film soon followed. Now they're exploring the creative possibilities of the borough of Kings.
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by Nsenga Burton onAugust 26, 2010
Brooklyn remembers the King of Pop on Aug. 29. Get the flyer.
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August 3, 2010
From the mouths of those most affected by the controversial policy.
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by Nick Charles onJuly 29, 2010
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.
