• Celebrating Black Love: Reader Photos

    “This is a photo of my husband, Thalleaus (aka Coco), and me celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary at Catalina Island, Calif. We have three beautiful children and continue to grow in God’s grace daily. We would not have made it without the love and respect that we have for each other.” —Betina Wilcots “Happy Valentine’s…

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  • The Best Moments of 'In Living Color'

    Don’t have the box set of In Living Color? Can’t ever catch it on cable? That’s no problem in the Internet age. The show lives on via YouTube, where fans have uploaded some of the show’s best clips. The Root asked our Twitter and Facebook fam to tell us the funniest and most outrageous sketches…

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  • Make Black History Month Your History Month

    The Root wants you to help us celebrate Black History Month. We will publish photos that chronicle your family’s experience in this country. We’re looking for historical photographs, family reunions, graduations, weddings and funerals—in other words, images that chronicle African-American life, past and present. We will post these photos to our site throughout February. We’ve…

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  • The Obama Inaugural Hangover

    Subject: post inaugural state of mind You have explained the way I feel as if you are walking in my shoes. I believe those of us who witnessed this event will never be the same. It is difficult to find words to describe the experience. I flew home to the Dallas/Fort Worth airport through the…

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