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October 5, 2011
As a liberal conference in D.C. ends, attendees say why their new movement feels different.
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June 27, 2011
Knowing HIV/AIDS awareness alone isn't enough, today government officials are issuing a direct call to action. Are you in?
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June 22, 2011
Obama kept his promise on starting to withdraw troops from Afghanistan this summer. But critics in Congress tell The Root that the numbers aren't nearly enough.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMarch 10, 2011
Russell Simmons says Islamophobia could be worse than McCarthyism; Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison tears up during testimony.
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by Cynthia Gordy onFebruary 3, 2011
As both a House Foreign Affairs Committee member and a Muslim, the Minnesota congressman has a unique vantage point on the Egyptian crisis. He says the real story in Egypt isn't about Obama -- it's about what's happening on the streets of Cairo.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJanuary 24, 2011
Rep. Allen West continues his anti-Islam rhetoric with a personal attack on Muslim Rep. Keith Ellison.
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January 27, 2010
Obama's first State of the Union address took on big banks, health care, and job creation. But it won't solve the country's woes—that much is up to the Democrats and Republicans in Congress.
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