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If anyone knows anything about being “super rich,” it’s Russell Simmons. In this audio interview, music and fashion mogul Russell Simmons goes “Beyond Fame” with Anji Corley, who asks him about his new book (Super Rich); meditating tips; and who has more Twitter followers than Barack Obama.

What makes you fabulous? Nearly 200 women came out on Jan. 13 to The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female event in Philadelphia to explore that question and network over cocktails. Sponsored by Lincoln and held at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, the evening centered around a panel moderated by journalist and broadcast personality Jacque Reid (Tom Joyner…

After debuting on BET to an audience of 7.7 million, The Game has become one of the most buzzed-about shows of 2011. The Root’s Anji Corley went “Beyond Fame” with The Game star Wendy Raquel Robinson in a recent audio interview, during which they chatted about Robinson’s character on the show, staying svelte after 40…

Haitian-American filmmaker Michele Stephenson traveled to Haiti on behalf of the National Black Programming Consortium to capture the struggles of Haitians a year after the devastating Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake. From more than 60 hours of footage, many stories were crafted for NBPC’s television series AfroPoP and for the Web. In this video, a medical…

Haitian-American filmmaker Michele Stephenson traveled to Haiti on behalf of the National Black Programming Consortium to capture the struggles of Haitians a year after the devastating Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake. From more than 60 hours of footage, many stories were crafted for NBPC’s television series AfroPoP and for the Web. This spiritual ceremony was among…

Tavis Smiley is a man of many job titles, including talk show host, producer, philanthropist and author. This week, the multi-hyphenate Smiley hosts a discussion in our nation’s capital about how to restore our country to greatness. In this audio interview, he goes beyond fame with The Root’s contributing editor Anji Corley, chatting about how…

Haitian-American filmmaker Michele Stephenson traveled to Haiti on behalf of the National Black Programming Consortium to capture the struggles of Haitians a year after the devastating Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake. From more than 60 hours of footage, many stories were crafted for NBPC’s television series AfroPoP and for the Web. This clip, captured for Stephenson’s…

Haitian-American filmmaker Michele Stephenson traveled to Haiti on behalf of the National Black Programming Consortium to capture the struggles of Haitians a year after the devastating Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake. This clip, from a documentary by Stephenson, is one of several that will run on The Root this week in collaboration with the NBPC. The…

Haitian-American filmmaker Michele Stephenson traveled to Haiti on behalf of the National Black Programming Consortium to capture the struggles of Haitians a year after the devastating Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake. This clip, from a documentary by Stephenson, is one of several that will run on The Root this week in collaboration with NBPC. The multimedia…

In this audio interview, Contributing Editor Anji Corley goes “Beyond Fame” with the Grammy-nominated, self-proclaimed “R&B hippie neo-soul rock star” as he talks about his New Year’s resolutions, his 2010 Grammy nod and his super-sexy new video.