• Cambridge, Mississippi, Circa 1959

    Skip Gates’ arrest reminds me of the violent days of the civil rights movement.
    Charlayne Hunter-Gault on why Skip Gates’ arrest reminds her of the violent days of the civil rights movement.
  • What Iran Can Learn from the Civil Rights Movement

    I was struck when, in commenting on the unrest in Iran, Barack Obama invoked Martin Luther King, repeating the borrowed line that King made famous: “The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.”  Because already, as I watched the demonstrations in Iran, my mind took me back to the days of King and the students of about the same age as many of those in the streets in Tehran.
    Charlayne Hunter-Gault Compares Civil Rights Movement to Iranian Revolution
  • A Race Czar for Black Farmers

    Can Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack dismantle the Last Plantation?
    A Race Czar for Black Farmers
  • The Root's Talented Ten: Elizabeth Wilkins

    Steeped in a history of activism and black empowerment, Elizabeth Wilkins carried her familiy's torch to communities of color during the 2008 campaign. Now, she's making sure Barack Obama's policy agenda affects the lives of those she met on the trail.
    The Root's Talented Ten: Elizabeth Wilkins
  • Movement Music

    How Motown became a soundtrack for change.
    Motown at 50
  • Farewell, Odetta

    The folk and blues singer died last night in New York. She was one of five major players that shaped my consciousness. Her voice provided a soundtrack to the civil rights movement, and although I was about 15 years too late, she helped my mind grow.
    Farewell, Odetta
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