ObituaryObituaryRest in Power: Famed Lindy Hop Dancer Norma Miller Dies at 99Dara SharifMonday 11:50PM
Black ExcellenceBlack ExcellenceThat Harlem Hustle: Meet Flo Ngala, the Young Photographer Behind Some of Cardi B’s Most Iconic MomentsAngela Helm3/12/19 12:30PM
America's Blackest CityAmerica's Blackest CityWhere Is America's Blackest City?The Root Staff3/01/19 11:48AM
America's Blackest CityAmerica's Blackest CityHarlem’s Blackness Is Triumphant. When It Comes to Blackest City, There Is No CompetitionAngela Helm2/07/19 12:15PM
EventsEventsA Good Look: Bevy Smith and Dapper Dan Join Harlem Restaurant Melba's to Host Free Lunch for Furloughed Federal WorkersMaiysha Kai1/22/19 9:19AM
A King's PlaceA King's PlaceFinding Martin Luther King Jr. In America's StreetsAshley Velez and Jessica Moulite1/17/19 12:23PM
Gentrification & HousingGentrification & HousingExclusive: New Report Shows Gentrifiers Use Police to Terrorize Communities of Color—Without Even Calling 911Anne Branigin1/08/19 12:24PM
MusicMusicTeddy Riley Is an Unsung G. The Rump-Shaking Maestro Is Finally Getting His Just DueAngela Helm12/08/18 12:46PM
HistoryHistoryLost-Found ‘Negro’: Never-Before-Seen Chapter From Autobiography of Malcolm X Open to the PublicAngela Helm11/03/18 1:40PM
The Root VideoThe Root VideoPainting Black Men to Be Seen and Respected as Powerful Figures in the Art WorldPeter J. Rickards10/29/18 5:07PM
MoviesMoviesBarry Jenkins Discovers He and James Baldwin Had Similar Visions for 'If Beale Street Could Talk' AdaptationAnne Branigin10/11/18 11:51AM
NewsNewsA Harlem Restaurant Owner Tried to Help an Unconscious White Woman. Now, He’s Suing the NYPD for False ArrestAnne Branigin9/06/18 11:14AM
MoviesMoviesIf Beale Street Could Talk Gets a Harlem Homecoming for Its PremiereAnne Branigin8/24/18 3:02PM
FashionFashionHarlem and Hijabs: Model Adesuwa Aighewi Turns Director With a Celebration of Muslim BeautyMaiysha Kai7/19/18 11:30AM
Childhood Friends Slam NYC Police for Wrongly Identifying Them as Shooting Suspects and Arresting ThemBreanna Edwards6/11/18 8:02AM
Energetic and Nostalgic Performances by Bell Biv DeVoe, Tony! Toni! Toné and More Helped the Apollo Spring Gala Raise Over $2 MillionDanielle Young6/08/18 9:15AM
Rutgers Professor Rails Against ‘Little Caucasian Assholes’ Gentrifying His Harlem Nabe, Even Though He’s ‘a White People’Angela Helm6/04/18 7:35PM
