Ananda Lewis, Television Host and Model, Dies Following a Long Breast Cancer Fight
Two Days Before Trial, Crucial Evidence is Lost in Decade-Old Cold Case
A Famous Supermodel Just Endorsed Blue Ivy’s On-Stage Catwalk
What’s Happening In Rockland, NY Could Be the Beginning of the End Of Trump’s Reign, Many Americans Believe
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An Inbox Full of Eating Triggers
Today, Kraft Kitchens emailed me some “fresh ideas for spring,” illustrated with a large photo of a Vanilla-Almond Fruit Tart. On top of the pie-sized tart was a pile of strawberries. Yuck. Can’t stand strawberries, but the tart part looked pretty darned good. So did the Coconut-Fudge Bars (dislike coconut, too). Every day, I can…
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Attention, Black Walmart Shoppers
Chances are it was probably a nasty prank, but imagine how black shoppers at a Walmart in Washington Township, N.J. felt when they heard this announcement Sunday night on the public address system: “Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now,” a male voice calmly announced to the entire store. Officials of Wal-Mart…
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Mikki Taylor: The Exit Interview
Essence magazine’s beauty editor Mikki Taylor has announced her retirement after 30 years with the magazine. She gave this interview to The Root. The Root: How did you come to work at Essence magazine? Mikki Taylor: Well, I first visited Essence as a student in 1971. It was founded in May 1970, and the headquarters…
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Doubting Ginni Thomas
It’s not illegal or even unethical for the wife of a Supreme Court justice to consort with those on the political fringe, but to borrow a phrase recently deployed by Chief Justice John Roberts, it’s “very troubling.” Virginia Lamp Thomas has never made any secret of her affiliation with the right-wing of the Republican Party,…
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NEWS STAND: Ebony's Blown Chance, Rev. Al's Low-Key Power Play
Left Behind: Ebony’s Struggle to SurviveCan the iconic black publisher make it in the age of digital media or is it a relic of journalism’s past? When Ebony landed the first interview with President-elect Barack Obama, it blew a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, say observers. Rather than immediately publishing the story on the Web, editors decided to hold…
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Not All Americans Have Enough Access to Water
Word came last October that the federal government had earmarked more than half the required financing to hook up 10 homes on a Mississippi back road to the municipal water system in the city of Ruleville, six minutes away by car. As lead hell-raiser in the 7-year-old battle to get potable water piped to his…
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The Divide Between Blacks and the Irish
St. Patrick’s Day is not usually associated with African Americans. In fact, to African Americans it has often been a reminder of the great political divide between themselves and the refugees from the Irish potato famine who came to the United States. What explains the divide between two groups that were once in very similar…
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Who's Your (Irish) Daddy?
In one of my favorite Malcolm X speeches, the brilliant rhetorician asks, “What’s your name? It isn’t Smith or Jones or Bunche [as in Ralph] or Powell [as in Adam Clayton; Malcolm is playing the dozens here!]. They don’t have those kinds of names where we come from! What’s your name?” It might have shocked…
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A Rather Inelegant Entree into the World of Zumba
Now I know why there seem to be a lot of people enthusiastic about Zumba Fitness classes. It’s an hour’s worth of nonstop dancing. Me, I had to stop a couple of times to catch my breath, towel off and take a swig of water. If the clock were working in the fitness room it’s…
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Tiger's Back!
Tiger Woods will return to golf in April by playing at the Masters in Augusta, Georgia. Woods, the world’s No. 1 golfer, has been on a four-month hiatus from the sport since his private life exploded into an international scandal about his infidelities. He announced his return on his web site. “The Masters is where I won my…