'The Root Live' Video: Making a Difference

(The Root) -- For the Feb. 25 and final taping of The Root Live, about being an agent for change, host Harriette Cole talked to NAACP President Benjamin Jealous, entrepreneur Tracey Edmonds and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's Khalil Gibran Muhammad about how they've made a difference for black communities.

"Don't be afraid of speaking your mind and putting yourself out there," Edmonds says of following your passion to effect change.

Watch the entire webisode below. Spoiler alert: Edmonds has a very special project in store. Press play to find out!

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