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Despite the progress African Americans have made on income and education, when it comes to marriage and families, the numbers are bleak.
The (Poor) State of Black Families: A Portrait of Black America Before the 2010 Census -
Tired of the same old Black History Month stories about George Washington Carver's uses for the peanut and Madam C.J. Walker's hot comb? This year, The Root asked its readers and staff members to submit photos of their own black history, from sit-ins to first communions to 90th birthday celebrations.
Black History Month Photos: The Root Readers and Staff's History -
In his new PBS series, Faces of America, The Root’s editor-in-chief, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., traces the ancestry of 12 famous Americans. Take a look at excerpts from Yo-Yo Ma's interview.
Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s Faces of America: Yo-Yo Ma -
As awful as a job loss is economically, for many households unemployment is taking an even greater emotional and psychological toll on family members.
Job Losses Creating Hostile Home Life -
The Root offers tips to help you cope with bad potato salad and cousins you’d rather not know.
How to Get Through Your Family Reunion -
Deep south, Jim Crow, and interracial marriages. Two new books from Danzy Senna and W. Ralph Eubanks tackle the intersection of race and family in America.
New Books from Danzy Senna and W. Ralph Eubanks explore race, identity, and family -
Barack Obama's inauguration ushers in a new administration and a renewed American spirit.
Barack Obama's Inauguration -
My friends and I call our soon-to-be president 'Barack,' not out of disrespect, but, in fact, just the opposite. To us, Barack is family. So come next Inauguration Day, we're all a little more invested than usual.
Barack Like Me -
Why family permanence is so important for foster kids.
A Forever Family -
How aging-out of the foster care system led me to build my own family.
Becoming My Own Advocate
