Bo Tefu, California Black Media It’s still a long road ahead to economic recovery for the state of California following massive job loss and facing the

By: Shanelle Genai, The Root Go, Mary! Nine-time Grammy-winning artist Mary J. Blige will be receiving a special honor on Friday from The Apollo, The Root

Antonio Ray Harvey and Bo Tefu, California Black Media  After numerous appeals, several rounds of new DNA testing, and a petition requesting further forensic testing, California

By: Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Washington, D.C. (AP) —  While studying at Howard University, young Chadwick Boseman helped lead a student protest against plans to merge his

By: Joe Juardo, The Root Evanston, IL — A small, Illinois suburb has finally done the thing that America has kept hand-wringing about since the end of