On Tuesday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the first case of Ebola  diagnosed in the United States was that of a man who traveled from the West African country of Liberia to Dallas in September. And on Friday a person with Ebola-like symptoms was admitted to Howard University Hospital in Washington,…

Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal is joined by Karla FC Holloway to talk about her new book, Legal Fictions: Constituting Race, Composing Literature, and the question of whether we are on a path to a post-racial America. She also weighs in on President Barack Obama’s ability to serve the interests of African Americans while…

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Too many black men have lost their lives because of encounters with police officers whose racially charged presumptions about what the men were holding in their hands informed their decision-making minutes before the men were gunned down. In fact, it’s what Jennifer L. Eberhardt, a Stanford psychologist and one of this year’s recipients of the…

There is finally justice for 17-year-old Jordan Davis, the young man gunned down by Michael Dunn after a verbal dispute over loud music in a Jacksonville, Fla., gas station in November 2012. Dunn was found guilty of first-degree murder by a jury of eight men and four women who deliberated just five-and-a-half hours. A different…

Time Is Illmatic, a documentary released for the 20th anniversary of Nas’ debut album, Illmatic, is opening in select theaters. The Root sat down with the fillmmakers, Erik Parker and One9, to hear the story behind the creative process of making the film.

Bill Duke, director of the highly acclaimed documentary Dark Girls, joins The Root Live: Bring It to the Table on Wednesday, Oct. 1, to talk about his experience with crowdfunding. The Root Live, sponsored by Prudential, is a weekly video series tackling financial concerns in the African-American community. Duke is joined in the discussion by Denmark…

The Root Live: Bring It to the Table returns Wednesday, Sept. 24, with a highly informative discussion about ways to get a college education without going broke. The Root Live, sponsored by Prudential, is a weekly video series tackling financial concerns in the African-American community. Since higher education is a priority for many African-American families, this is…

If you ask Demetria Lucas what she thinks, be prepared for a jolt of raw reality. For the past few years life coach Lucas has dished out advice on everything from bad BFFs, falling for your FWB (friend with benefits) and freaky sex at her website, A Belle in Brooklyn, and in her column, Ask…