Young Africans Who Want to Be Porn Stars

May 03, 2011

Hundreds of youths try to escape poverty by going into Africa's porn industry. Few realize how difficult and unsafe it can be.

African Women and the 'Arab Spring'

Meeting in Morocco, 600 female politicians from the continent wonder if the winds of change sweeping North Africa will turn south -- to black Africa.

The Root Interview: Openly Gay Imam Muhsin Hendricks

The South African Muslim cleric says that homosexuality and his religion can co-exist peacefully -- although many of his peers disagree.

The International Fight for Gay Rights

On May 17 the world--largely without the United States--commemorates the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

The Root Interview: The Former President of Ghana Speaks Bluntly

Jerry Rawlings says he’s disappointed in many African leaders and in the failure of African countries to work together more closely.

France, Slavery and Colonization

A French intellectual talks frankly about topics that are often left unsaid in his country.  

An African Problem in the Heart of Europe

Female Genital Mutilation in Immigrant France.