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  • Model Janice Dickinson Releases Photos of Bill Cosby in a ‘Patchwork’ Robe

    Celebrity news site TMZ reports that it has obtained pictures of Bill Cosby from 1980s supermodel Janice Dickinson, who claims that she took Polaroids of the TV icon shortly before he sexually assaulted her—an accusation that she went public with in an interview with Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday. Here’s part of Dickinson’s description of the alleged…

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  • Watch: Bill Cosby Tells AP Reporter ‘I Don’t Talk About’ Sex Assault Allegations

    Late Wednesday the Associated Press released video of a Nov. 6 interview in which comedian and TV icon Bill Cosby responded to a reporter’s question about a series of sexual assault allegations made against him by saying, “No, no, we don’t answer that.” Cosby appeared in the video with his wife, Camille, to discuss the…

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  • Vote: Who Killed Sam on HTGAWM?

    On Thursday night the head-spinning, gut-twisting plot shenanigans of the craziest law firm we’ve ever seen will finally come to a climax. How to Get Away With Murder is capping its winter finale with the revelation of “Who Killed Sam.” He’s Annalise Keating’s can’t-keep-it-in-his-pants, coed-loving and very dead spouse. And with the end of this…

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  • Woman Who Died in NYC After Returning From West Africa Tests Negative for Ebola

    The 40-year-old woman who died suddenly in a New York City hair-braiding salon after having recently returned from West Africa has tested negative for Ebola, authorities announced on Wednesday. “The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said the woman, whose identity was not immediately released, returned from West Africa 18 days ago and appeared symptom-free…

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  • Debt Is a New Type of Slavery for African Americans

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  • African-American Debt Is a New Form of Slavery

    If African Americans do not get control of personal debt and begin to live healthier financial lives, “we will never own our neighborhoods,” and “we will never leave a legacy for our children.” This dire prediction from a prominent religious leader has motivated a financial-freedom movement that is grounded in religious teachings. Wednesday’s episode of…

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  • Martin Salia, the Md. Doctor Being Treated for Ebola in Neb., Has Died

    Dr. Martin Salia, the Maryland physician who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone and was brought to Nebraska for emergency treatment on Saturday, died Monday. He was the second person to die from the disease in the United States; Thomas Eric Duncan died from the disease after traveling to Dallas from Liberia earlier this year.…

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  • Nominate a Star of Tomorrow for the Young Futurists of 2015

    Who are the young black trailblazers in your community? The Root is putting the spotlight on the African-American leaders and innovators of the future, and we want you to help. We are now accepting nominations for The Root 2015 Young Futurists list, to be unveiled in February. Young Futurists are between the ages of 16 and 22 and committed…

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  • How to Go From Volunteering to Full-Time Work

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  • How You Can Turn Volunteering Into Full-Time Work

    Whether you are 21 or 45, a position as a volunteer is a smart way to improve job skills, expand corporate experience and get a foot in the door of a new company. Many companies look to their volunteers as a readily available applicant pool. Some also require their employees to serve as volunteers to…

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