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Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie) is a 24-year-old single mother of four in this 2009 based-on-a-true-story film. Dee is charged as a drug dealer after the local police sweep her house — even though she has no record and no drugs were found in the raid. Her mother, Alma (Alfre Woodard), later tries to convince Dee…

is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. Vernon Jordan, lawyer and former adviser to President Clinton, with former Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater. Many came to reflect on the life of a leader. Former Secretary of Labor Herman spoke about the life of the civil rights pioneer. The former Apprentice…

is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. Born in the Seventh Ward of New Orleans, Boutte got his start in music by playing the trumpet and cornet in area marching bands. Although he grew up with a heart beating to New Orleans’ rhythms, he didn’t start singing professionally until…

It’s the king of greens. Yeah, I know about turnip greens, mustard greens and kale. I even know about upland cress, the pungent green known as creasy salad in North Carolina and Virginia. But collards rule. Why not? Dig a hole about 3 inches deep. Throw in a handful of composted manure and/or a slow-growth…

Chana Garcia is a journalist, blogger, and cancer survivor who lives in New York City. Alpha, a toddler staying at Homes of Hope, in the schoolhouse. Read Eugene Scott’s letter from Fiji on how he found family in an unexpected place. Alpha drinking outside of the school building. Alpha and Salote on the volleyball court.…

is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. With the 2010 revival of Fences, the two-time Academy Award winner returns to Broadway. He was last seen in 2005 as Marcus Brutus in Julius Caesar. At 55, Washington is at the height of his powers. He has been stepping behind the…

is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. The panelists who joined us on April 22 at the Washington Post building included (from left) radio personality Anji Corley, The Root publisher Donna Byrd, human rights advocate Malika Saada Saar, policy expert Erica Williams, writer Helena Andrews and congressional lawyer Angela…

is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University.

is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. Of course, you remember Keenen as the writer and creator of In Living Color, before he left the show due to disputes with the network over censorship. In Living Color won an Emmy Award in 1990 for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy…

is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. Aunjanue Ellis defines adaptability, demonstrating range and depth as she swings from playing the cat-fighting sistah girl in Undercover Brother to the bitter backup singer in Ray. An NYU drama graduate, Ellis recently appeared on CBS’s The Mentalist, as Special Agent Madeleine…