Why Black Folks Should Participant in the Black Census Project
New Study Links ‘Everywhere Chemicals’ Found in Plastics to 2 Million Premature Births
NBA Player Fired Over Anti-LGBTQ Pride Month Comments Sparks Free Speech Debate
Black Virginia Family Finds Army Discharge Papers That Unlock a Mother’s Secret WWII Legacy
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VIDEO: AT&T Nation's Football Classic
From The Root’s rap battle, hosted by Fonzworth Bentley, to the amazing Battle of the Bands halftime show, we captured the best moments from Saturday’s Howard vs. Morehouse football game on video.
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1st NY Times Female Editor Talks Gender
No Difference in Taste or Sensibility, Jill Abramson Says Jill Abramson, who last week became the first female editor of the New York Times in its 160-year history, said Sunday, “The idea that women journalists bring a different taste in stories or sensibility isn’t true.” The statement was challenged by women who have studied the…
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No Blacks Pictured in 9/11 Commemorative
Time magazine this week published “Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience,” a photo-rich commemorative edition dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. No identifiable African Americans are pictured in its 64 pages. Asked about the omission, Time spokesman Kerri Chyka said by email: “TIME is declining to comment at this time.”…
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Dallas Morning News Lays Off 38
The Dallas Morning News laid off a reported 38 newsroom employees on Tuesday, including two black journalists, in still another cutback attributed to declining advertising revenues. Newsroom sources identified the two as Arnessa M. Garrett, a suburban editor, and Jason Roberson, a reporter who covered the business of health care. In a blog on the…
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Labors of Love for Fans of Elmer Smith
Labor Day brought unexpected news for friends and colleagues who found their names added to a new Facebook page, “Friends of Elmer Smith“: The longtime editorial writer and columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News is retiring. “Yo, Elmer!! Sorry to hear that the coolest cat, and one of the smartest voices at the DN, is…
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With New Criteria, Black Colleges Look Better
Washington Monthly’s Ratings Reward Social Mobility “Washington Monthly released its annual college rankings this week, and black and women’s colleges are ranked next to Ivy Leagues,” NPR’s “Tell Me More” reported on Wednesday. “That’s because on this list, colleges score more points for promoting volunteer work and admitting more students with Pell Grants.” Jackson State…
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Send Us Your Genealogy Questions
The Root’s editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., says, “It’s time that all black people write their own family tree.” Send your questions to askdrgates@theroot.com, and he will choose one to answer weekly this fall in our Roots section.
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Yahoo Caption Turns Essay Into Racial Issue
An essay on the Forbes magazine website about the role of law enforcement and order during a natural disaster was imported to the Yahoo News site Monday. But the headline, “Crime in the Wake of Hurricane Irene,” was used as a caption under a photo of a black man navigating a flooded street, heading toward…
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Gay Journalists Invited to Join Unity
Unity: Journalists of Color, Inc. has invited the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association to join the coalition, reversing its position that the alliance would include only the “journalists of color” groups. The invitation was taken in the absence of the National Association of Black Journalists, which withdrew from the coalition in March, and raises…
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Sharpton: New Civil Rights Battlefield
Activist Compares Show With Limbaugh’s, Hannity’s The Rev. Al Sharpton, newly awarded the “permanent” 6 p.m. host slot on MSNBC, says he views his position as new turf on the civil rights “battlefield,” engaging the right wing. Sharpton told theLoop21.com on Tuesday: “When you look at the last 15 years, there was a rise of…