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A Ghanaian Take on Africhic
The Africhic movement is a fusion of traditional African prints and colors, with modern European-inspired cuts. African designers are emerging from all over the continent to represent their wearable and versatile lines. Text by Danielle Kwateng Details. Details. Details. The intricacies of stitching and printmaking all serve as an indicator of how much work goes into each piece.…
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The Root Had a Ball! test
Speaking with the Speaker: The president-elect sits down with Nancy Pelosi before a meeting with his top economic advisers to discuss his plan for a stimulus package.
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Mr. Obama Goes to Washington
Speaking with the Speaker: The president-elect sits down with Nancy Pelosi before a meeting with his top economic advisers to discuss his plan for a stimulus package. Bye-Bye, Chicago: Barack Obama leaves the Windy City for Washington.
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Best of 2008: Erin Evans' Picks
THE LATEST WAVE OF BLACK GENIUS: Veronica Chambers’ piece, “The Latest Wave of Black Genius,” is my all-time favorite on The Root . I actually brought it up during my job interview to work here. Since I’m a big Erykah Badu fan, the image of her with her oversized afro sticking out of a large,…
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The Trouble with Kwanzaa
OK, this may not be politically correct to say, but I just don’t get what’s up with Kwanzaa. Our family celebrated it two or three times in the ’90s. We had a kinara, handmade by my Uncle Calvin; the seven candles, three red ones for the struggle, three green ones for hope and a black…
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Souljah's Boy
“I came busting out of my momma’s … on January 28, 1977, during one of New York’s worst snowstorms.” So began The Coldest Winter Ever (1999), one of the most compelling novels of a generation, a cult classic that catapulted Sister Souljah from dissed-by-Bill-Clinton “raptivist” to best-selling author, trapping millions of readers in a trance-like…
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How Do Voters Make Sure They Are Ready to Vote?
There are some people who like to make it harder than necessary for others to vote. Voter-caging practices have already taken hold in this election. It was rumored that the Michigan GOP planned to use a list of foreclosed houses to bar those residents from voting. But with the way these things work, the damage…
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Smells Like 'Teenth Spirit
When I was a kid, my brother and I could look forward to waking up early, putting on a Juneteenth T-shirt and heading to my grandma’s house. She lived in Hamilton Park, a black neighborhood in north Dallas, and every year on the Saturday closest to Juneteenth, churches, community clubs and local businesses paraded down…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
