Sign Up For The Root's Day Of Service!

From Natalie Hopkinson at TheRoot.com: Coming to D.C. for the inauguration? Time to get to work!
01.08.09
Military: Dear John Doe Your Son Is Dead

The Army said Wednesday that 7,000 family members of soldiers killed in the Iraq or Afghan wars mistakenly were sent…
01.08.09
OPINION: Gaza's Impact On The Arab World

From Rami G. Khouri at the Middle East Online: Of course, the immediate consequences of the Israeli assault on Gaza…
01.08.09
Oakland Riots! Join The Protest

K-Tee1 says “They (Jesse and Al) only come out when all the nations cameras are rolling!!!!…its a shame our leaders…
05.10.12
OPINION: What You Don't Know About Gaza

From Rashid Khalidi at The New York Times: NEARLY everything you’ve been led to believe about Gaza is wrong.
01.08.09
UN Blames Israel For Driver's Death, Pulls Out…

The United Nations halted aid deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday, citing Israeli attacks on its staff and…
01.08.09
VIDEO: Protest Over BART Police Shooting Turns Violent

Protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer turned violent Wednesday…
01.08.09
Obama's Hope Pic Goes to Smithsonian

Even before he takes office, President-elect Barack Obama’s image will become part of the permanent collection at the National Portrait…
01.08.09
BREAKING: Lebanese Attack On Israel Threatens Second Front

Lebanese militants fired at least three rockets into Israel early Thursday, threatening to open a new front for the Jewish…
01.08.09
Cheney Says Obama Should Keep Bush Terror Policies

Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday it would be a mistake for President-elect Barack Obama to scrap the Bush administration‘s…
01.08.09
Obama Warns Of Dire Consequences Without Stimulus

President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday that the nation's recession could "linger for years" unless Congress acts to pump unprecedented sums…
01.08.09
Mississippi Has Highest Teen Birth Rates, CDC Says

Mississippi now has the nation’s highest teen birth rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, a new…
01.07.09
98% Of ER Doctors Have TreatedPolice Brutality Cases

BP Member GLCIII shared this story in the BP News Section.
05.10.12
GALLERY: Black Hollywood
01.07.09
HUMOR: An Open Letter To The "Obama People"

From Abe Silk at HuffingtonPost.com: Dear Obama People, Even though I've never met any of you, I suppose I like…
01.07.09
Obama Meets With Ex-Presidents

President-elect Barack Obama hailed a rare Oval Office gathering of all U.S. presidents as extraordinary on Wednesday, while President George…
01.07.09
"Obama's Best Appointment Yet"

Dawn Johnsen, Obama’s choice to head the Office of Legal Counsel, has been a strong and outspoken critic of presidential…
01.07.09
Joe The Plumber Becomes Joe The War Correspondent

Joe the Plumber is taking on a new job.
01.07.09
Black To School: A Gallery Of The African…

Looking at the pictures of the President Elect’s daughters being escorted to school by secret servicemen, I was reminded of…
05.10.12
Networks To Usher In Historic Presidency

From Brian Stelter at The New York Times: With less than two weeks to go until a historic presidential inauguration,…
05.10.12
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