Dr. King’s Favorite Pastime and More Little Known Facts on the Anniversary of His Murder
Anti-Affirmative Action Groups are Now Coming for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Scholarships
Why an Ex-Syracuse Basketball Player Chose Deportation to Sudan
New Study: DNA Testing Could Be the Key to Saving Black Women With Breast Cancer
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Which Ancestor Do You Wish You Could Meet?
At a panel held after the premiere screening for Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s new genealogy-themed PBS series, Finding Your Roots, in New York City on Monday, Gates asked Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker and Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) a poignant question: If you could go back in time to get to know one person from your…
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Melanie Roussell: 'We Can Always Do More'
Melanie Roussell, press secretary for the Democratic National Comittee and member of the 2011 class of The Root 100, has “made it” in her career. But she told The Root that’s not enough. Successful people, she said, have a responsibility not only to mentor but also to give back to the community, HBCUs and others.…
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The Surprise in Cory Booker's Family Tree
The Root caught up with Newark, N.J. mayor Cory Booker at a screening of an episode of the new PBS series Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Booker is featured in an episode of the series where Henry…
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. on His Love for Genealogy
The Root was on location at a screening of an episode of the new PBS series Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Before the screening, Gates told us the story of how he was bitten by the genealogy…
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Voices From the Million Hoodie March
At the Million Hoodie March, a protest to end racial profiling, thousands flooded New York City’s Union Square Wednesday evening wearing hooded sweatshirts in honor of Trayvon Martin, a Florida teen who was unarmed and wearing a hoodie when he was fatally shot on Feb. 26. Rallygoers expressed their concerns and anger about the horrors…
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Hear Trayvon's Mom: 'Our Son Is Your Son'
The parents of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin addressed hundreds of protesters gathered in New York City’s Union Square on Wednesday evening. We made an audio recording of their brief remarks to those gathered for what organizers called a “Million Hoodie March.” “George Zimmerman took Trayvon’s life profiling him. My son did not deserve to…
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NABJ Protests Layoffs of 19 in Philly
The parent company of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and philly.com is laying off 19 unionized workers, the company announced on Thursday. The National Association of Black Journalists promptly protested the departures of Sarah J. Glover, president of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, and sportswriter John Mitchell. “I am not entirely sure of the…
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GLAAD Serves Up Details on 'Experts'
Project Says Website Will Give Journalists Rest of the Story The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, known as GLAAD, launched a project on Wednesday designed “to educate the media about the extreme rhetoric of over three dozen activists who are often given a platform to speak in opposition to LGBT people and the issues…
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CNN Lifts Roland Martin's Suspension
Monthlong Absence From Network About to End CNN has lifted its monthlong suspension of contributing political analyst Roland Martin, a CNN spokeswoman confirmed Monday night. Betsy Rothstein, editor of the media news website FishbowlDC, had posted late Monday afternoon that “CNN staff was alerted today on the 10 am conference call that Roland Martin’s suspension…