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After Hurricane Irene derailed plans for an August ceremony, the dedication for the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., finally took place on Oct. 16. A series of luminaries — including Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), Andrew Young, Cicely Tyson and President Barack Obama — spoke, and singers such as…

The 2011 Black Girls Rock! award show, hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and Regina King at the Paradise Theatre in the Bronx, N.Y., Saturday night, celebrated the work and contributions of black women in the arts, business, activism and philanthropy. Shirley Caesar, Taraji P. Henson, Tatyana Ali and the incomparable Angela Davis were among the…

From The Root’s rap battle, hosted by Fonzworth Bentley, to the amazing Battle of the Bands halftime show, we captured the best moments from Saturday’s Howard vs. Morehouse football game on video.

The Root’s editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., says, “It’s time that all black people write their own family tree.” Send your questions to [email protected], and he will choose one to answer weekly this fall in our Roots section.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, a 4-acre commemorative site on the National Mall, will be officially dedicated on Aug. 28. Take a close-up look on The Root’s exclusive tour, led by Executive Architect Ed Jackson Jr.

In an episode of African American Lives 2 that aired in 2008, chairman and then-CEO Linda Johnson Rice talks about how the great migration played a role in the creation of her father’s publishing empire. Go to our Roots section to learn about tracing your ancestry.

The day before the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial is unveiled on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Rev. Al Sharpton and radio host Tom Joyner are leading a rally to draw attention to the need for “jobs and justice.” Sharpton told The Root that he expects 50,000 to show up on…

In an episode of African American Lives 2 that aired on PBS in 2008, writer Bliss Broyard, who spent her life thinking her father, New York Times critic Anatole Broyard, was white, finds out from The Root Editor-in-Chief Henry Louis Gates Jr. how much African ancestry she really has. Learn how to trace your ancestry…

Inspired by The Root’s recent survey on tipping habits at restaurants, we hit the streets of New York City to ask regular folks how and why they tip. Here’s what they had to say. Check out our survey results, and read a firsthand account about tipping from the viewpoint of a former waiter at Check,…