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In Africa, a Renewed Sense of Potential
Your Take: The African Union is finally living up to its promise, 50 years later, writes the president of Ghana.
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It's Not Your Grandmother's NAACP
The 104-year-old organization is working to dispel myths that it's black-only and mired in the past.
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Will There Ever Be Unity in Africa?
On the African Union's 50th anniversary, ethnic strife and economic competition remain barriers to peace.
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How Did Vikings End Up in My Family Tree?
Tracing Your Roots: A black reader wonders about a DNA test that turned up Orcadian roots.
Is It the End of Black Anger?
The Root took to the streets of D.C. to see if the premise of a new book is true: that younger blacks are more optimistic in the face of racism.
'Anything but Black' in the Dominican Republic
Certain Dominicans are willing to claim any race but black. In this installment of Henry Louis Gates' PBS special Black in Latin America, learn how some use the term indio "to negate [their] African ancestry."
2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner: The Red Carpet
The Root was on the red carpet at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner, and we chatted with Gayle King, Russell Simmons, Cee-Lo and the butt of the night's jokes -- Donald Trump himself. See what he had to say when asked whether he really has designs on Obama's job.
Black in Latin America: Cuba's Racism Problem
Institutional racism in Cuba has been outlawed for decades, but in this installment of Henry Louis Gates' PBS special, it's clear that "racism of the heart" is still very much alive there.
Melvin Van Peebles: The Baadasssss Interview
On the 40th anniversary of the release of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, the famed filmmaker tells The Root why he's the illegitimate godfather of blaxploitation.
Black in Latin America: Peru, Mexico, Haiti and Santo Domingo
More Africans were taken to Mexico and Peru than to the United States, but the African influence has struggled to survive. Clips from the PBS series by our editor-in-chief.
Black in Latin America: Brazil's Complex View of Race and Color
In the PBS series Black in Latin America, The Root's editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., examines the complexities of race and color in the places where 95 percent of African slaves ended up: South America and the Caribbean. First up: Why slavery was more brutal in Brazil than in the U.S.
The Vine: Thelma Golden on Art and the Black Community
In the latest installment of the Vine series on leadership, Thelma Golden, the director and chief curator of New York's Studio Museum in Harlem, tells The Root that the "ability to live within one's culture and within one's world is made, for me, so much more important and enjoyable and informative and instructive through the arts."
The Vine: Marcus Samuelsson's Melting Pot
The celebrity chef can speak in depth about Africa, middle-class life in Sweden and, of course, living and working in Harlem. Being "in many different worlds is really an opportunity," he tells The Root. Watch him talk about modern black leadership, eating inexpensively and learning how to code-switch.
The Vine: Is Cory Booker the First Twitter Mayor?
The Newark mayor tells The Root, "I have an audience of over 1 million followers on Twitter -- that's bigger than my state's largest newspaper." In the latest installment of our Vine series, he talks with Omar Wasow about his building dynamic coalitions and managing his message in the digital age.
