The book concludes with King’s famous “Mountaintop Speech” in Memphis, the night before his assassination: “And I’ve looked ...

View looking southeast at the exterior of the Second Presbyterian Church, now known as Clayborn Temple, on the corner of ...

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 ...

Juneteenth is about African American history. And what better way to celebrate than with four Paterson families that have pre ...

Credit - Bettmann Archive— Father’s Day can sometimes seem like an afterthought in the late-spring holiday lineup: third ...

Celebrate Juneteenth this month with concerts, dance, food across the city at the Madam Walker Legacy Center, Crispus Attucks ...

Juneteenth recognizes one of the most important moments in U.S. history commemorating the end of slave. Here's when and why ...

A roundup of events in June to celebrate Black Independence Day.

The week leading up to June 19 is packed with cultural events and celebrations to honor our newest federal holiday, ...

Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, received an email announcing her dismissal. She talks about libraries as bastions of democracy, for which ...

Kevin Sack, formerly a correspondent for The New York Times, is the author of “Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, ...