The biannual New York event started with a fashion-art expo and a talk about black women's images.

Comedian Baratunde Thurston breaks it down in his memoir, How to Be Black.

The actor plays the villain and performs his own stunts in his new action thriller, Safe House.

The Root Recommends: A new documentary that looks at how Detroit's politics may have ruined Michigan's largest city.

Ask Demetria: If he's making excuses to be somewhere else, his heart may not belong to you.

One of The Root's 2011 Young Futurists, De'Jaun Davis-Correia, reflects on his challenging year.

These stylish bloggers brave the upcoming New York shows so you don't have to.

The Root Recommends: The new sound track from the civil rights film. 

Key and Peele belong to a new breed of black comics who use universal humor to tackle the topic.

A Washington Post survey suggests that, for some black women, economic woes and a willingness to aid family members put an extra strain on finances.