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Timeline commemorates Black History Month
From the civil rights movement to the election of President Barack Obama, Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Root's editor-in-chief, presents a time line of...
NY Amtrak train derails, no injuries
A Boston-bound Amtrak train derailed Monday afternoon just east of New York City's Penn Station, the rail service said.
No injuries were reported among the...
Michael Jackson trial to be televised
A Superior Court judge approved TV coverage Monday in case against Dr. Conrad Murray, whose trial has been advanced to March 24.
L.A. Superior Court...
Green Bay Packers claim fourth Super Bowl title
When Packers general manager Ted Thompson made the controversial decision in 2008 to move past the Brett Favre era in favor of the unproven...
Aol buys The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post, which began in 2005 with a meager $1 million investment and has grown into one of the most heavily visited news...
Rappers and their preference for light-skinned women
Links to articles on Lil Wayne’s and Kanye West’s preferences for light-skin women throughout their lyrics. Earlier this week, we featured two stories from...
North Carolina hosts 2012 Democratic Convention
The White House used First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday to roll out word that Charlotte will host the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
"I am...
iPad-exclusive newspaper ‘The Daily’ debuts
The first news "publication" created expressly for Apple Inc.'s hot-selling iPad tablets is due to be unveiled Wednesday — and with it a bold...
Obama: Can he live up to the promises made in his Cairo speech?
In his 2009 Cairo speech President Obama acknowledged that tensions between the Western and Muslim worlds have “been fed by colonialism that denied rights...
Egypt: Why Washington must not worry about Mubarak’s ouster
Some political analyst have said that the removal of Egyptian dictator President Hosni Mubarak would lead to the fall of the police state and...
Oil spill caused BP $3.7 billion annual loss
BP PLC announced Tuesday it is resuming dividends for the first time since the Gulf of Mexico well disaster, as the oil company reported...
Florida strikes down Obama health care law
A federal judge in Florida has tossed out the sweeping health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama, setting up what is likely...
Hip-hop founder Kool Herc hospitalized
Hip-Hop pioneer DJ Kool Herc has been released from his medical facility, but remains in need of financial aid to help with an unknown...
Egypt political crisis: Washington-Mubarak relationship mulled
Leader of the Egyptian revolution has called for the United States to end its “life support for the dictator” President Hosni Mubarak, demanding that...
Obama picks new press secretary
Jay Carney, the spokesman for Vice President Joe Biden, will replace Robert Gibbs as President Obama's press secretary, the White House announced Thursday.
A former...
Charter flights carry Americans out of Egypt
Charter flights that begin Monday will ferry the first of thousands of Americans away from the escalating crisis in Egypt, the State Department said.
"We...
Natalie Portman, ‘The Fighter’ rule SAG
The 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out Sunday night (January 30), and awards-season favorites The King's Speech and The Fighter continued...
From Negro History Week to Black History Month
Carter G. Woodson, the son of former slaves in Virginia, realized that the struggles and achievements of Americans of African descent were being ignored...
Egypt: U.S. treads on carpet of raw eggs
The United States is trapped in a political web in Egypt given its desire for stability in a regional ally, its support for democratic...
Baltimore Celebrates Black History Month With Innovative Interactive Experiences
Baltimore honors the city's deep-rooted African-American history with the introduction of Material Girls, an exhibition celebrating the talent and achievements of notable African American...
Doctor begins Michael Jackson death trial
Dr. Conrad Murray invoked his right to a speedy trial on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the death of Michael Jackson, requiring the case...
Yahoo fires 140 employees
Yahoo disclosed plans on Tuesday to layoff around 140 employees in the latest in a series of job cuts.
The reduction comes a month after...
Obama address calls on US to sacrifice and innovate
President Barack Obama has used his annual State of the Union address to outline his plan for growing U.S. jobs and making America more...
Anticipation builds for Oscar nominations
British actor Colin Firth is expected to receive an Oscar nod later when the nominees for this year's Academy Awards are announced.
His film, historical...
Rahm Emanuel denied run at Chicago mayor
Rahm Emanuel, who left Chicago to join the Obama administration as White House chief of staff, should not appear on the Feb. 22 mayoral...
Oprah Winfrey reveals long-lost sister
Winfrey announced on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” that aired on Monday that a Milwaukee woman named Patricia discovered that the two were half-sisters.
The woman...
US plans National Black Museum for 2015
In the late 1970s, when Lonnie G. Bunch III had his first job at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, veterans of the...
Africa: Unlocking the Economic Potential of Biotechnology
By 2050 population growth is expected to translate into a 70 percent increase in global demand for food. Add the estimated 27 percent...
Tunisia: Moody’s in bed with Ben Ali?
Less than a week after the departure of Tunisian dictator, President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, Moody's international financial rating agency has reworked Tunisia's...
Hip-hop remembers Martin Luther King Jr.
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, Vibe took time to chat with beloved rapper Talib Kweli about the first time he heard Dr....