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  • Fashion and Friendship Explored on Film

    (The Root) — Anyone who’s ever been lifted out of a bad case of sads by a new shade of lipstick, slinky red dress or sexy new ‘do will absolutely identify with writer-director Ava DuVernay’s new short film, The Door, released this week. The fifth installment in Miu Miu’s Women’s Tales series, DuVernay’s film charts…

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  • Revenge of the Blerds

    (The Root) — Welcome back to The Root’s Blerd History Month series. If you’re just joining us, we’re taking a humorous look at the origins of the “blerd” — the black nerd — which has recently become a thing. The Internet has been all abuzz with blerds over the past several months, and we want…

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  • Go, Zora! 7-Year-Old Is World's Youngest Video Game Programmer

    She’s in first grade, she’s African American, she’s the youngest person ever to create a full version of a mobile-application video game and she’s already familiar with how to gracefully silence her doubters. Zora Ball, who first revealed her game at FATE’s (the Foundation for the Advancement of Technology in Education) “Bootstrap Expo” at the…

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  • 'The Root Live' Video: Passing Down Wealth

    (The Root) — The wealth gap between blacks and whites isn’t getting any smaller. On the latest webisode of The Root Live hosted by Harriette Cole and taped on Feb. 11, 2013, guests Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments and ABC News personal-finance expert; Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League; Donald Smith, manager…

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  • 'The Root Live' Video: Kids and College

    (The Root) — Are you concerned that you won’t be able to afford college for your child, amid uncertain economic times and rising tuition costs? There’s tons of advice on saving money, finding scholarships, using the right tax breaks, etc. On the Feb. 4, 2013, episode of The Root Live, our experts offered tips for…

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  • Louisiana Couple Celebrated for 82 Years of Marriage

    Norman and Norma Burmah of Marksville, La., had a Valentine’s Day date today at the Louisiana governor’s mansion. Why? They were one of 10 couples honored for being among the longest married in the state. The Burmahs led the pack with 82 years of matrimony. Now, that’s something to celebrate. Norman, 102, and Norma, 99,…

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  • Fox News Mocks 102-Year-Old Black Woman

    Desiline Victor, 102 years old, received a standing ovation during the State of the Union on Tuesday for the determination she showed in braving excessive lines to cast a vote in the last presidential election. But from Fox News hosts Brian Kilmeade, Martha MacCallum and Bill Hemmer, who wondered what the “big deal” was, she…

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  • Trayvon Martin: The Latest, Week 50

    Thursday, Feb. 14, 1:39 a.m. EST: When is George Zimmerman’s “Stand your ground” hearing actually happening? We’ll find out soon. The judge presiding over his trial is holding a hearing today in Sanford, Fla., to discuss jury selection. Lead defense attorney Mark O’Mara says in a motion that he wants to discuss the process for…

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  • Hanging With His Mama on Valentine's? Uh-uh!

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  • Trailblazing South African Runner Charged With Murdering Girlfriend

    Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee track star from South Africa who was one of the heroes of the 2012 London Olympics, was charged Thursday with murder in the shooting death of a woman believed to be his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, at his home outside of Pretoria. Pistorius made history last summer as the first double-amputee…

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