Because you learn quickly that it's nothing like A Different World. At all.

This witness to the Mother's Day mayhem that injured 19 wants to know: Why don't more people care?

Ask Demetria: Just because a guy earns as much as you doesn't mean he's free of insecurities.

Race Manners: The problem here isn't your mother's choice. It's widespread disdain for poor black people.

New Jersey high school students' flaunting of racial privilege is no laughing matter.

The best-selling author tells The Root that addressing issues that affect blacks is "a labor of love."

Tracing Your Roots: A white reader wants to learn about a Civil War vet interred with his ancestors.

Co-valedictorians and hair-care scions Kristie and Kirstie told us what propelled them to the top.

Image of the Week: This painting was created during Reconstruction, before racist imagery would re-emerge as the standard. 

She Matters: His pimp persona wasn't just for show. He should be ashamed, but he's not.