Barack Obama may have left office back in 2016, but many of his former staffers still fondly remember their time working ...

Ahead of the annual Root 100 awards, we're taking a look at the life of The Root's founder, Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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Let us give thanks for the unpaid caregivers and recognize the scale of their tasks, the cost they bear and the policy fixes ...

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At a massive rally, President Barack Obama told the American people he still believes in hope, despite the cynicism and ...

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Jackson and Obama represent two essential stages of Black political evolution. Jackson was the moral agitator, shaped by ...