-
Markers on the Road to Freedom: A Slideshow
Nicknamed the “Black Moses,” Tubman is portrayed by a re-enactor during a tour of Underground Railroad sites in and around Cambridge, Md. Tubman, whose real name was Araminta Ross, was born a slave in 1822, fled to freedom in Pennsylvania only to return as a conductor on the Railroad, the network used to aid slaves in…
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Melody Barnes on Leaving White House
Oct. 21, Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes announced that she would be stepping down at the end of the year. During an “Open for Questions” Q&A session moderated by The Root at the White House, our Washington reporter, Cynthia Gordy, asked Barnes to weigh in on the legacy…
-
Qaddafi's Dead. Did You See the Photo?
Warning: Some of the links in the article are to images that may be disturbing to the reader. By the time word broke that Muammar Qaddafi had gone to wherever dead dictators go once they’re gone, they were plastering his lifeless face all over the news, apparent proof positive that the Libyan leader indeed had…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
