For Earth Day, The Root is going deep on the ties between black people and the earth. We dig in to everything from Michelle Obama's potential impact on farming to how to plant gardens on housing project rooftops to creating green jobs in black neighborhoods. Guest writers Majora Carter, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins and Sen. John Kerry weigh in on the green movement's need to go brown. And we shine a spotlight on 10 community organizers -- The Root's Green Collar Heroes -- who are making a difference at the grassroots, literally. Plus, for those of you who think it's not easy being green, we offer seven easy tips to help you get started.

So plow into our entire Earth Day package. Once you go black and green, you'll never go back!

As Jacob Zuma prepares to become president of South Africa, the world is watching to see if he can steer the country clear of the kind of tumult that has been the hallmark of his own life.

In one weekend, President Obama completely transformed American relations with Caribbean and Latin America. Strategy: Play nice with others.

The U.S. isn't post-racial—but neither is anyone else! Why Obama should have taken that message to Geneva.

Failure to prosecute could leave the impression that the law can play favorites and that the options differ depending on your station in life.

Barack Obama has gone to great lengths to distance himself from the Bush administration. So why is he taking a page from the Bush playbook and threatening to boycott the United Nations Conference on Racism?

Why Barack Obama hasn’t heard the end of Cuba—and why he should.

In Europe, Barack Obama was the one asking for help. At this weekend’s Summit of the Americans, the president will be the one asked to deliver.

The new book Dead Aid takes dead aim on Western aid to Africa and argues—convincingly—that white benevolence has done more harm than good to Africa’s struggling economies.

We can pretty much guess what will happen in South Africa's election. What we don’t know is how this young democracy will handle its growing pains.