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Rob Hardy has been telling “amazing stories” for years now. His name may not immediately ring a bell but for the past 15 years, he’s undoubtedly produced films that have brought African-American audiences to the box office. Hardy previously worked side-by-side with another powerhouse producer, Will Packer, on their production company, Rainforest Films. The duo…

Rob Hardy has been telling “amazing stories” for years now. His name may not immediately ring a bell but for the past 15 years, he’s undoubtedly produced films that have brought African-American audiences to the box office. Hardy previously worked side-by-side with another powerhouse producer, Will Packer, on their production company, Rainforest Films. The duo…

Everyone tells you it’s hard to sell a home nowadays. No one tells you how hard it is to sell a home while black. Last March we did all the things you are supposed to do when selling a half-million-dollar Orange County, Calif., home. We packed items we were no longer using. We downsized our…

The Root and MassMutual have teamed up to embrace the celebration of Black History Month by honoring African American history and resolve. Through the #JourneyOfMe Sweepstakes, brought to you by MassMutual, we invite you to honor your past while creating a legacy for your future. Share what you would like to know about your roots…

Over time, as hip-hop’s influence has grown, it has developed—just go with me on the metaphor—this sort of hot, sexy relationship with pop. They’re the power couple in the music conversation. Which would be nice enough, I suppose, if, along the way, hip-hop hadn’t broken R&B’s heart, chucking it the deuces as it ran off…

There was a time when a U.S. president could wander around inside a moving train, by himself, during an afternoon. In 1948 Harry S. Truman made a surprise visit to the compartment of Alice Dunnigan, who, typewriter across her lap, was writing her story for the black press. He had heard about the trouble she…