Confessions of a Black Education Reformer

Writing for The Root DC, Natalie Hopkinson explores Andre M. Perry's take on school discipline, which she calls "one of the realest, toughest calls reforming schools have to make."

When Booting Out 'Bad' Kids Wastes Their Potential

"While dumping problem students from your books like a subprime loan is effective business management," writes The Root's contributing editor Natalie Hopkinson at The Root DC, "it's also a deeply unethical way to operate a system of public education."

Is School Reform About Replacing Blackness?

The Root's contributing editor Natalie Hopkinson argues in a piece for The Root DC that the "choice" movement in education is "about an escape from poverty and an escape from blackness, too."

Are Gentrified Cities Too Greedy?

Urban renewal works in D.C. and New Orleans. But the needs of the vulnerable shouldn't be ignored.

Go-Go: DC's Signature Sound in Photos

For Black Music Month, the author of Go-Go Live examines a city's cultural heartbeat.

Goodbye to the Godfather of Go-Go

D.C.'s Chuck Brown has died at the age of 75, but his legacy -- a city's signature art form -- lives on.

A Child's Wisdom About Kony 2012

As Cover the Night hits the streets tonight, parents can help kids learn truth from spin on the Web.

Chris and Rihanna Give Us the Blues, Again

They join a tradition of singers whose art reflects a repeating cycle of domestic violence.

In Defense of Hip-Hop Diplomacy

Black artists have often served as global ambassadors for the U.S. What's wrong with that?

Why Art Is Bananas

As global markets collapse, contemporary art -- even the absurd -- keeps increasing in value.

Don't Hate, Congratulate!

White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers in Avant Garde Comme Des Garcons: Hit? Or Miss?

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