Charlayne Hunter-Gault on the contributions and legacy of the congressman and civil rights legend.

Forty-five years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, his son tells The Root why he's still fighting for unions.

Straight Up: Calling out black-on-black crime diverts attention from taking on the powerful gun lobby.

Equating it with pedophilia and bestiality is the exact wrong way to launch a political career.

The GOP's hunger for fresh faces once again ignores the obvious in a new star -- and about Obama's appeal.

The rising popularity of the condiment shows why Republicans are out of touch with 2013 America.

A debate breaks out at a conservative gathering over "disenfranchised" whites and slavery. Progress?

At CPAC, the Oklahoma House speaker told us why they can't "become the party of old white men."

The death of Virginia State Police Trooper Junius Walker shows why the NRA's position is misguided.

With a former mayor convicted and an emergency chief in the works, it's time for an old-school boss.