How my box braids kept me out of a waitressing job in a rapidly gentrifying America. Also on TheRoot.com, another writer explains why he decided, after 13 years, to cut off his locks.
Memes making fun of the two rage on for hours on Twitter and Instagram.
Her Bowie State speech could hint at a change of heart in the White House.
Recent film exposes journalists' guilt. Plus: The Root's valued leader resigns.
If any other group called for the government's demise, the GOP would have a fit.
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: Life took him from a daring sea escape to a stint in Congress.
Tracing Your Roots: Several reasons could explain a questioner's surprising genetic testing results.
At a university in Yola, graduates offer a glimpse of a promising future in a strife-torn region.
Class of '63 finally gets a ball that was denied to those who participated in the Children's March.
