The Root Cities: Chicago |
The Root Cities: Chicago Takes Care of Business
In Part 2 of our series profiling Barack Obama's kind of town, The Root looks at the mighty tradition of black Chicago's business success.
The Root Cities: Chicago's Political Power Brokers
In the first in a weeklong series profiling Chi-Town, The Root examines the rise and fall -- and rise -- of the city's black political machine, and the likelihood that the next mayor will be black.
The Root Cities: Sweet Home Chicago
In Part 3 in a series profiling the "Chi," The Root explores the fun side of the city that Lorraine Hansberry, Kanye West and the president call home.
The Root Cities: Chicago series
The Root Cities: Chicago Then and Now
The more things change, the more they remain the same. The final installment in The Root's series profiling the Windy City.
The Root Cities: Chicago Series
Obama's Coattails Haven't Helped Rahm With Black Voters
Why black Chicagoans aren't willing to give the president's former chief of staff an automatic pass in his bid for mayor.
THE ROOT'S CITY PROFILES
ATLANTA
Who's got the power in the A?
Have some hot fun in Atlanta.
Is Hotlanta the land of milk and honey?
BROOKLYN
Explore fun in Brooklyn.
Find out who's holding the pursestrings in Brooklyn.
Photo gallery: A soundtrack for The Root's favorite NYC borough.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Washington, D.C., and the rebirth of cool.
Who's got the green in the nation's capital?
Power and politics in the Chocolate City.
OAKLAND
Will Ron Dellums be Oakland's last black mayor?
Where's the money trail lead in The Town?
Find the club scene in Oakland.
