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The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center celebrates its beginnings, at a moment when Black history is under attack.
A "cultural Mecca" for the Black community, Harlem's historic Apollo Theater is set to undergo a major renovation. Newsweek ...
Charles Rangel, the longtime New York congressman, is being remembered with a series of public viewings in Harlem and City Hall.
With “Pride at Maysles” amplifying Queer Black culture, Harlem’s Maysles Documentary Center reprises the Homo-Harlem film festival.
The New York for All and Dignity Not Detention Acts will help us shield our neighbors from federal deportation overreach.
So now, The Root is taking a closer look at the anti-racist white heroes who were just as down for civil rights as Black ...
I believe that Black people should be able to experience the joy and the pleasure and the normalcy of walking into a museum ...
The 79th Annual Theatre World Awards were absolutely marvelous at the Hard Rock Cafe (1501 Broadway) on June 2. It was an evening to remember as it honored Black theater legend Leslie Uggams with the ...
Albany World War I hero Sgt. Henry Johnson’s legacy is among the casualties as the Trump administration renames seven ...
The hit MGM+ show Godfather of Harlem is brilliantly showcasing the struggle of racial injustice and the different paths that individuals take to fight against systemic oppression.
I Want To Take You Higher,” “Stand!” — to the sober aftermath of “Family Affair” and “Runnin’ Away,” Sly and the Family Stone ...
Captain America doesn’t wear a beard and a turban, and he’s white.” Vishavjit Singh looked at the boy who uttered those words ...