By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large A “community first” call to action is part of the Brooklyn post-election and Black Solidarity Day Black Agenda conversation. With the shocking Donald...
By Fern GillespieKamala Harris didn’t win the presidency. However, she made history again as the first Black and Asian woman to run for president. She was...
By Lyndon TaylorAt just 17 years old, Samuel Duque Noguera is already making waves in the world of soccer. The Colombian-born forward, currently a junior at...
Sunday, Nov. 3, New York State Attorney General Letitia James rallied, and the Emmanuel Baptist Church rocked, more than 55,000 runners during the New York City...
by Ketanji Brown Jackson Having benefitted from Black educational settings from elementary school through college, my father and mother were united in their determination to start...
Brooklyn, NY— Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn issued the following statement on Nov. 5th’s General Election results, as votes are still being counted in...
With half of the country in disbelief, The Root spoke to experts about what the hell happened and how to move forward By Phenix S HalleyThe...
New York, NY, June 27, 2025 – The Abolition Commemoration Day Committee is presenting its fourth Abolition Commemoration Day in...
NEW ORLEANS – Earlier this month, Dillard University, in partnership with the City of New Orleans and University Medical Center...
by NZINGHAJune is the month where we celebrate Father’s Day. It’s the day we honor men who embody the task...
The “Batman and Robin” of The Black Arts Movement by Cinque BrathMy father was not recognized for his unique parenting...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large“What would Malcolm X do?”Hundreds of New Yorkers asked as they came out to honor Malcolm X, who...
“Mothers are the peace on Earth that make the world go round. The love they give is always of hope...
By Da’Nelle Mason, at Age 9 It’s not everyday that a person gets to go back into the past. On...
-Bernice Elizabeth Green In late winter 1998, artist-photographer Barry L. Mason, his daughter, Da’Nelle Mason and I attended an Underground...
