While 2013 saw a number of setbacks, including the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act and George Zimmerman’s acquittal, some good things happened, too. The roster of black high-ranking lawmakers expanded, and actors and filmmakers saw success at the box office, with 12 Years a Slave, Fruitvale Station and The Best Man Holiday. Hoping to…

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Director: Lee Daniels Starring: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, Jane Fonda, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams, Minka Kelly, Mariah Carey, Alex Pettyfer U.S. release date: Aug. 16, 2013 Domestic box office total: $115,577,562  Director: Malcolm D. Lee Starring: Morris Chestnut,…

West Hollywood, Calif., July 14, 2005 Roc-a-Fella recording artist Rihanna is featured at the Teen People Listening Lounge, hosted by Jay Z at the Key Club. Irvine, Calif., May 2006 Rihanna arrives at 102.7 KIIS-FM’s Wango Tango 2006 concert, held at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Los Angeles, June 27, 2006 In the press room at…

Photographer and video artist Carrie Mae Weems had just received word the other day that BET planned to honor her outstanding work at an upcoming ceremony, alongside Aretha Franklin and Berry Gordy. “Imagine that,” she exclaimed to The Root about sharing the stage with the two celebrities. But Weems is a star in her own…

Here are more photos taken at The Root 100 celebration held in New York City on Nov. 14. (Click here to see another slideshow of the event.) The honorees—including MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry, feminist blogger Brittney Cooper and historian and pundit Jelani Cobb—were all chosen for their excellence in leadership and achievement in their fields.…

On Thursday, Nov. 14, The Root celebrated The Root 100’s class of 2013 at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City. Honorees included Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner, political pundit Joy-Ann Reid, LGBT-rights activist Danielle Moodie-Mills and writer and MSNBC co-host Touré. The members of The Root 100, who range in age from 25 to 45,…

The Root 100 2013 Honoree Valisia LeKae The Root Grapevine Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta in a moment of hilarity with The Root Staff Writer Jenee Desmond-Harris Pretty in white, The Root Publisher Donna Byrd speaks to guests during the dinner and awards ceremony.  Come up from around your Root 100 award, Mark S. Luckie!!  Honorees Jamil Smith…