News

Recent mass shootings in Georgia and New York City have been allegedly carried out by Black suspects. So now, The Root is remembering some of the many shocking mass shootings that shook the Black ...
Slapped with a steep tariff, South African officials hope for a deal, but some worry the U.S. may insist that it roll back ...
A new Missouri bill signed into law in July will establish the “Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Task ...
New $93 million food aid initiative will provide ready-use therapeutic food to combat child malnutrition across Haiti and 12 ...
At the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival, Black artistry is on display. NPR critic Eric Deggans says it's cultivating a community.
A program forging paths of collaboration between Black Americans and the African continent. The Black Star Line Youth Project introduces kids to African leaders in music, art, agriculture, ...
A proposed design for the future home of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum has earned top honors on the ...
Mentored by Christine Vachon and Thérèse de Prez, he also worked on ‘Go Fish,’ ‘Kids,’ ‘Summer of Sam,’ ‘The Manchurian ...
Black August, rooted in the legacy of George Jackson and Black liberation struggles, is now a month-long observance honoring ...
An Alabama home where Martin Luther King Jr. and others planned marches in the 1960s calling for Black voting rights has been reconstructed in its entirety at a museum near Detroit ...
Museums across the U.S. have artifacts on display that represent and reflect landmark events of the Civil Rights era.
Black Population in the U.S. Shows Steady Growth *Recent U.S. Census Bureau and Pew Research Center data confirm that the ...