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(The Root) — This was a monumental week for the Supreme Court, which ruled on three major cases before ending its session. Decisions on the constitutionality of affirmative action in college admissions, preclearance requirements for the 1965 Voting Rights Act and a law prohibiting federal recognition of gay marriage were delivered back-to-back over the course…

(The Root) — The stars of 42 mixed it up with baseball Hall of Famers and other celebrities at Tuesday night’s premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. Many of the attendees reflected on the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, the Hall of Fame baseball player who wore the No. 42 for…

(The Root) — For the Feb. 25 and final taping of The Root Live, about being an agent for change, host Harriette Cole talked to NAACP President Benjamin Jealous, entrepreneur Tracey Edmonds and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture’s Khalil Gibran Muhammad about how they’ve made a difference for black communities. “Don’t be…

(The Root) — At last year’s The Root 100 gala, Mother Jones reporter and 2012 The Root 100 honoree Adam Serwer told us that he owes his success to the African Americans who came before him. “Your success is not your own. Someone put in the work to help make you who you are,” he…

(The Root) — For the Feb. 19 taping of The Root Live, about making the leap and switching careers, host Harriette Cole — who knows a bit about this topic herself — talked to Marie Johns, deputy administrator with the U.S. Small Business Administration; Demetria L. Lucas, entrepreneur, author of A Belle in Brooklyn and columnist; and…

(The Root) — Khalil Gibran Muhammad, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem in New York City, told us at last year’s annual The Root 100 gala, where he was honored, that he owes a great deal of his success to his parents. They instilled in him “a sense of…

(The Root) — The wealth gap between blacks and whites isn’t getting any smaller. On the latest webisode of The Root Live hosted by Harriette Cole and taped on Feb. 11, 2013, guests Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments and ABC News personal-finance expert; Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League; Donald Smith, manager…

(The Root) — Are you concerned that you won’t be able to afford college for your child, amid uncertain economic times and rising tuition costs? There’s tons of advice on saving money, finding scholarships, using the right tax breaks, etc. On the Feb. 4, 2013, episode of The Root Live, our experts offered tips for…

(The Root) — Tracy Reese, the successful fashion designer who counts Michelle Obama as one of her fans, has made it to the top of a very tough industry. Backstage at her Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week show on Sunday, Feb. 10, The Root’s contributing editor Harriette Cole talked to her about who and what has helped…

(The Root) — It’s Grammy week, and there are more parties in Los Angeles than there are traffic jams. The 4th Annual Essence Black Women in Music event was the place to be Wednesday night as the magazine and its title sponsor, Lincoln, saluted breakthrough artists Lianne La Havas and Solange Knowles at Greystone Manor…