The 'Real American' Test

Barack Obama's not the only one being questioned.

The Future of Africa: Soyinka and Gates

In his ongoing video interview series, "The Vine with Henry Louis Gates Jr." The Root Editor-in-Chief talks with Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka about Sudan, Mugabe, slavery and, of course, Obama

Go Long...Please!

Baseball lovers should be rooting for a seven-game series.

Where are the Folk in Folk Art?

Why are white collectors buying up our heritage?

Will White People Riot?

Ridiculous question? Then stop asking it about black people.

Keep 'Gossip Girl' White

Critics have panned the show for its lack of diversity. I say leave us out of this one.

Hendrix Lives

Forty years ago--the last time America almost stopped being America--Jimi Hendrix expanded our consciousness with Electric Ladyland.

'I'll Be Voting for Sen. Barack Obama.'

Powell's endorsement repudiates both Bush and McCain and could drive undecideds into the Obama column.

What the World Owes Congo

As human suffering and corporate plundering mount, Congo deserves more than a few dutiful news stories a year.

'The Express': Slow and Steady

No clichéd sports story here. What this film lacks in hype, it makes up for in character depth and fortitude.