How One Black Woman Is Saying ‘No’ to Work and ‘Yes’ to Unapologetic Rest
Rev. William Barber: Why the Midterm Election is So Important
The Chilling Rise of the ‘Alpine Divorce,’ Where Men Take Their Wives to Hike— Then Purposefully Abandon Them
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The Next Generation of Black Medical Genius
In part of a regular conversations series for The Root on the new black visionaries, famed neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson, has a conversation with his young protege, Dr. James Frazier. The colleagues at Johns Hopkins Medical Center discuss everything from what every child should know, to how to pay it forward to why Carson rarely…
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The End of Black History Month (?)
A multicultural swirl of faces came to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History for The Root Inaugural Ball to fete the arrival of our new president. The iconic setting and diverse crowd of revelers begged the question: Is it time to end the segregation of teaching history? Watch as The Root correspondents Helena Andrews…
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The New Visionaries: Dr. Ben Carson and Dr. James Frazier
The Root’s ongoing video series in the newest generation of black thought leaders.
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Bush, The Lincoln Bedroom, and Me
In this segment of the PBS special, ‘Looking for Lincoln,’ premiering on Feb. 11, The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Henry Louis Gates Jr. gets a White House tour from President Bush and the two men compare the 16th and 43rd presidencies. In other segments, Doris Kearns Goodwin explains how Lincoln co-opted his rivals, and Gates touches the hat of the…
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How Lincoln Tamed His Rivals
In this clip from the PBS series ‘Looking for Lincoln,’ The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks to “Team of Rivals” author Doris Kearns Goodwin about how Lincoln used his political instincts and powerful oratory to co-opt his rivals.
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Walking in the Front Door
Many of us today can remember when it was a huge deal for a black person to enter the White House through the front door, and not through the servants’ entrance. As the Obama family takes up residence at the White House, Henry Louis Gates Jr. gives the history of this remarkable journey.
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Tour of Echoes
From the slaves who built the Capitol to King’s dream and the Million Man March, watch as Henry Louis Gates Jr. recalls the myriad voices ringing out from history along Barack Obama’s inaugural path. READ THE ‘TOUR OF ECHOES’ TRANSCRIPT HERE. Back to MSN.com
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India Arie: The Root of My Success
WATCH a Mother’s Day video exchange between India.Arie and her mom, Simpson, on tradition, independence and fabulousness.