VIDEO: Chinua Achebe Discusses Colonization and Africa

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African literary legend Chinua Achebe died last week at the age of 82. While re-reading, re-imagining  and revisiting his work, we...

African Diaspora: New Year's Eve Traditions

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  In a photo gallery, Chantal Martineau of the Huffington Post shares different New Year's Eve traditions that occur throughout the African...

DR: Haitian Legalization Deadline Has Passed; Now What?

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Tensions are high in the Dominican Republic, and communities around the world are watching. The deadline for Dominicans of Haitian descent...

Susan Rice and Rhonda Lee: A Common Bond

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The Burton Wire's Editor-in-Chief wrote a post for The Root demonstrating the shared experiences of black women in the workplace as...

T.I. Riffs on ‘Paperwork’, Diversifying His Hustle & Changing the Game

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After 13 years recording for major labels and releasing nine total studio albums, T.I. is completely aware that he can be...

Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez Dies at 87

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The world is mourning the loss of Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez, who died of pneumonia at age 87. Márquez rose...

Michael Brown: 32 People Arrested Following Ferguson Uprisings

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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that 32 people were arrested following uprisings by crowds protesting the killing of unarmed black teenager...

’63 Boycott’: GPB Offers Free Online Screening of Civil Rights Doc

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In 1963, 250,000 students boycotted the Chicago Public Schools to protest racial segregation. '63 Boycott connects the forgotten story of one of the...

Akosua Report: Patrice Émery Lumumba

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by Akosua Lowery Patrice Émery Lumumba “Lumumba the greatest Black man who ever walked the African continent. He didn’t fear anybody. He...

Akosua Report: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

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written by Akosua Lowery  "We want more soul, a higher cultivation of all spiritual faculties. We need more unselfishness, earnestness, and integrity....

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