We love parties at The Root. Celebrating us as black people has become a feel-good embrace of self-love that stands up against the issues we face today. And when said party serves a greater purpose than clinking glasses and shaking (you knew where I was going), it becomes mandatory to attend.
If there’s one thing The Root loves, it’s an event! Clearly, there are a ton more things we love here at The Root, like watching The Five Heartbeats, Issa Rae’s very existence, dreams about former President Barack Obama being president again that feel real ... and the list goes on! But there’s just something so…
The Root started Black History Month in New Orleans with our signature Young, Fabulous and Female event! This event’s theme was #KnowTheUnknown and unlocking your potential.
New Orleans is the perfect city to serve as the location for The Root’s latest Young, Fabulous and Female event. NOLA is so richly marinated in black culture and history, it’s hard to ignore it. It croons sultry jazz and stands tall in unbreakable resilience. And the professional women who reside there? Well, they…
It’s no coincidence that The Root is throwing a party with a purpose on the first day of Black History Month in one of America’s cities that is richest in black culture—New Orleans. It’s a city so bold, it doesn’t need its state attached to it. NOLA’s history is saturated in blackness—from Tremé to Congo Square, from…
On Monday in Atlanta, The Root hosted two of our best events so far: manCODE and Young, Fabulous and Female.
Wednesday night was The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female event, this time held at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, and we had a blast!
Are you young, fabulous, female and in the Philadelphia area? Then come on out to join The Root at our event on Wednesday, Sept. 28.
It was an evening to remember as women of diverse professions and educational backgrounds came together to talk “bossing, branding and building” at The Root’s Young Fabulous and Female event in New York City on May 25. The event featured panelists Tricia Clarke-Stone, co-founder and CEO of Narrative; Caralene…
Every young black woman who’s fabulous, ambitious and committed to her growth was in attendance for The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female event in New York City. Professional women from every level of their respective careers gathered to hear the stellar panel give its advice on everything from managing relationships…
Attention, all the young, black and fabulous women in the New York City area: The Root is bringing it home with an event you won’t want to miss. Young, Fabulous and Female: New York City will be held Wednesday, May 25, and include a powerhouse panel featuring actress MaameYaa Boafo; Tricia Clarke-Stone, co-founder and…
Attention, all the young, black and fabulous women in the Los Angeles area: The Root is coming your way with an event you won’t want to miss. Young, Fabulous and Female: Los Angeles will be held Wednesday, Feb. 24, and feature a powerhouse panel that includes Mara Brock Akil, founder, creator and executive producer of…
Attention, all the young, black and gifted women in Washington, D.C.: The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female series will kick off 2015 in D.C. on Jan. 27 with on-air personality and journalist Jummy Olabanji (Good Morning Washington, ABC7 News at Noon) as the event’s moderator.
The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female event on Aug. 22 at New York City’s Open House Gallery wasn’t just about networking and listening to successful black women tell their stories — although there was a lot of that. Guests were also provided the the opportunity to check out the art of amazing black female artists,…
On Aug. 22 in New York City, The Root brought together author and advice columnist Demetria L. Lucas, contributing editor to The Root; Black Girls Rock! founder Beverly Bond; radio host and environmental advocate Majora Carter; architect Pamela O. Abalu; and Tamron Hall, NBC News correspondent and host of MSNBC’s …
On Wednesday, Aug. 22, New York artists, media moguls, entrepreneurs, mothers, daughters and sisters made their way to Soho’s Openhouse Gallery to join The Root in celebrating being “Young, Fabulous and Female.” The event (part of a series) featured NBC News correspondent and host of MSNBC’s NewsNation Tamron Hall;…
The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female returns to New York tonight as NBC News correspondent Tamron Hall, host of MSNBC’s NewsNation, moderates a panel discussion featuring green advocate and radio-show host Majora Carter; architect and global head of design and construction at MetLife Pamela Abalu; Black Girls Rock!…
The spirit of The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female evening Tuesday in Atlanta was summed up quite nicely in a piece of advice shared by Meet the Browns actress Terri J. Vaughn:
