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Lawyers, activists, scientists, journalists, creatives—and more. These are 100 men and women who, with their actions, ideas and enthusiasms, are changing the world.
Meet The Root 100 -
That Louisiana justice of the peace only needs to worry about biracial kids if they get trapped in runaway balloons.
Falcon Heene, Balloon Riding Biracial Boy -
The ROOT 100 recognizes emerging and established African-American leaders who are making extraordinary contributions. The ROOT 100 celebrates leadership, creativity, service, and, above all, excellence.
The Root 100 Recognizes Emerging and Established Black Leaders -
From Eleanor Roosevelt to Gandhi, Foreign Policy lists the transformative figures that should have, could have, but didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize.
President Obama Wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize -
When it comes to 'rogues' like Iran, Cuba and North Korea, will President Obama be feared and not liked? Or will he be liked and not feared?
A Black Republican's Memo to Democrats on Foreign Policy -
Sammy Sosa’s new vampire complexion is a jarring reminder that, from the Dominican Republic to Dakar to New Delhi, white is still right, yellow is still mellow and if you’re black, get back.
Sammy Sosa and His New, Lighter Skin Complexion -
Barack Obama hosts his first G20 political summit as president this week. As 20 major economies gather in Pittsburgh, some wonder: What happened to the G8?
Obama at Pittsburgh Summit: How the G8 became the G20. -
Eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks, we are left to ponder: Who won the war on terror?
The Endless Aftermath of 9/11 -
The vast majority of victims dying in London from gang violence are young African-Caribbean men. But while their U.S.-city counterparts live and die by the gun, these gangs come bearing knives.
Recent trends show a majority of Young African-Caribbean men dying from knife violence in London. -
How a short trip to Barbados took me on a long trip back to the past.
Barbados: More Than Rum and Relaxation
