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by Stacy-Ann Ellis onDecember 28, 2012
The Root Recommends: Back-to-back episodes featuring select honorees from 2012's list of influencers.
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August 2, 2012
The actor, who has survived thyroid cancer, was one of the key Obama-administration appointees announced this week.
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by Mary C. Curtis onJune 4, 2012
Gearing up to host a leadership summit this fall, she talks about Hollywood's passion for politics.
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by Joshua R. Weaver onDecember 1, 2011
For National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we look at some of our community's famous activists.
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October 28, 2011
From Toni Morrison to Hill Harper, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders captures famous African Americans.
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by Lynette Holloway onAugust 25, 2011
Diagnosed with thyroid cancer, he writes about the nexus of physical and financial health in his new book.
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by Hill Harper onNovember 10, 2010
Being in For Colored Girls reminded actor Hill Harper how we often refuse to take our mental health as seriously as we do our physical well-being.
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May 17, 2010
News that the original Law & Order has been canceled after 20 years may have Lt. Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) turning in her gun and badge, and drawing a well-deserved pension. Not so long ago, Merkerson was one of a handful of black actors playing cops, not just robbers, on television. Today, there are scores in roles on the right side of the law. See a few of the more familiar faces.
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by Lakeia Brown onApril 21, 2010
Discussions about the difficulty of finding a mate never cease to draw a crowd. Tonight's version is on ABC.
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by Helena Andrews onApril 8, 2010
Enough with the self-help books telling single ladies that they need to fix themselves to get a man. We don't need fixing. And news flash: Some of us actually love being single.
