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  • VIDEO: Protesters in Morocco Call for Greater Reforms

    Trying to head off the kind of “Arab Spring” uprising that has swept through countries throughout the Middle East and Africa, Morocco’s King Mohammed recently handed over some of his powers to elected officials in a referendum on Friday. Although 98.5 percent of voters endorsed the referendum, thousands of protesters in Morocco are saying it…

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  • Find Your Roots Contest Winners

    Winners June 16, 2011: Tazamisha Alexander, Vallejo, Calif. June 17, 2011: Michael Ben-Elohim, New Haven, Conn. June 20, 2011- Angela Johnson, Americus, Ga. June 21, 2011: Janice Crespo, Hamburg, N.J.June 22, 2011: Rochelle Lation, New Orleans June 23, 2011: Jovon Caldwell, Suisun City, Calif. June 24, 2011: Patrick Cornelius June 27, 2011: Jeffrey Parker, Bellaire,…

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  • Michelle Obama Arrives in Botswana, Visits HIV Center for Kids

    Throughout first lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Africa, The Root will be running selected press pool reports. FLOTUS POOL REPORT 1 — Fri., 6/24/11 Gaborone, Botswana — FLOTUS is wheels down in Botswana. She was greeted with a traditional welcome by 25 children ages 6 to 18, who wore traditional costumes of hide and what…

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  • Michelle Obama Tells Young South Africans They Are 'Really Cool'

    Throughout first lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Africa, The Root will be running selected press pool reports. FLOTUS POOL REPORT 2 — THURS., 6/23/11 At the University of Cape Town, the first lady began her conversation with girls and boys selected from nearby townships at about 2 p.m. The 55 students all attend high school. There…

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  • Michelle Obama Reflects on Apartheid

    Throughout first lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Africa, The Root will be running selected press pool reports. FLOTUS POLL REPORT 1 — THURS., 6/23/11 Cape Town, South Africa — Before the District 6 museum visit, FLOTUS met with local Embassy officials at her hotel on the waterfront. At the museum she and her family took a…

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  • First Lady Pays Homage to Slain 13-Year-Old

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  • Michelle Obama to Young African Women: Yes, We Can!

    Throughout first lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Africa, The Root will be running selected press pool reports. FLOTUS POLL REPORT 1 — WED, 6/22/11 Johannesburg — Speaking from a Soweto church thrust onto the front lines of the fight against apartheid, first lady Michelle Obama urged young South Africans to conquer hunger and AIDS and…

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  • Find Your Roots Contest Winners

    Winners June 16, 2011- Tazamisha Alexander, Vallejo, Calif. June 17, 2011- Michael Ben-Elohim, New Haven, Conn. June 20, 2011- Angela Johnson, Americus, Ga. June 21, 2011- Janice Crespo, Hamburg, N.J.June 22, 2011- Rochelle Lation, New Orleans, La. June 23, 2011- Jovon Caldwell, Suisun City, Calif. June 24, 2011- Patrick Cornelius, Palmdale, Calif. June 27, 2011-…

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  • Enter the 'Find Your Roots' Sweepstakes

    It’s family reunion season, and there is no better time to trace your family’s lineage! Enter our “Find Your Roots” sweepstakes for your chance to discover the origins of your family tree. Each weekday from June 16 to June 30, The Root will choose one lucky winner to receive a genealogy kit from the gene-tracing…

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  • In Modern Slavery, Sad Echoes of Juneteenth

    This weekend throughout the South, African Americans will gather at festivals, picnics and other events to observe Juneteenth, a celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The term “Juneteenth” comes from the date June 19, 1865, when enslaved Africans in Galveston, Texas, found out that they were free a full 2½ years after…

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