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The Root Institute 2021: How Black Women Will Change the Tech World
In this timely conversation, two experts in AI and data mining give us the lowdown on why more Black people should be engaged in this industry.
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The Root Institute 2021: A Fireside Chat With LaChanze
Vanessa De Luca talks to the Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress about her latest stage project, Trouble In Mind, and why Broadway needs more diversity.
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The Root Institute 2021: A Fireside Chat With Yara Shahidi
We sat down with the grown-ish star to discuss her career journey and how she balances her art with activism.
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The Root Institute 2021: Media Coverage and the Black Community
In this roundtable discussion, April Reign, Errin Haines and Angela Rye break down the ways media portrays our community and how we can make it better
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The Root Institute 2021: Defund, Abolish or Reform? What to Do About Police and Prisons
Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Monifa Bandele join Michael Harriot to discuss the controversial opinions surrounding this thought-provoking issue.
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The Root Institute 2021: A Master Class in Grassroots Organizing
Trailblazing change agents LaTosha Brown, Melanie Campbell and Glynda Carr school us on how to build momentum and turn imagination into action.
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The Root Institute 2021: Unpacking the Attacks on Critical Race Theory
Michael Harriot sat down with noted scholar and Crunk Feminist Collective co-founder Brittney Cooper to dispel some myths about CRT.
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The Root Institute 2021: A Special Message From President Joe Biden
On the advent of this year’s second annual virtual conference, President Joe Biden offers his remarks and reflections on the power of the Black community
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Welcome to The Root Institute 2021
This year we convened some of the Black community’s brightest minds to help set the agenda for Black America’s future
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The 2021 Black Women Give Back List
These women have answered the call to be the change we all wish to see

