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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onNovember 1, 2012
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the political independent cited climate change as a reason for his support of the president's re-election.
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by Edward Wyckoff Williams onAugust 29, 2012
In a piece for Ebony, The Root's contributing editor Edward Wyckoff Williams says that the recent shooting outside the Empire State Building reminds us why the policy is a "big, racist fail."
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMarch 16, 2012
According to ColorLines, trust between New York City's mayor and Muslims has been "thin at best" for some time.
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December 31, 2011
Journal-isms: Bernard Seabrooks, who was first hired by CBS News in 1955, has retired.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onApril 5, 2011
Bloomberg called the UConn star to tell him to remember the Bronx.
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by Joel Dreyfuss onAugust 12, 2010
An upcoming ethics trial didn't deter a stellar cast, including Mayor Bloomberg, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Andrew Cuomo, from celebrating the Harlem congressman's 80th-birthday fundraiser.
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May 15, 2009
The White House announced this morning that it has tapped NYC Health Commissioner Tom Frieden to run the overworked, underfunded U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s a bolder, potentially more consequential choice than it appears to those not familiar with Dr. Frieden. In his seven years as our city’s top doc, the man has pissed off just about every constituency—left and right, grassroots and industry....
