Tag Archives: The Root
‘The Root’s Managing Editor Resigns
No reason was given for the departure
Popular African-American news site ‘The Root’ loses a managing editor
By Makkada B. Selah
May 19, 2013
Tags: The Root
R.I.P.: Black Culture Greats We Lost in 2012
In addition to Ms. Houston, we also lost Etta James ("At Last"), Don Cornelius (Soul Train) Donna Summer ("Bad Girls") and many more.
We lose greats just about every year, but this year has been particularly rough for…
By Demetria Irwin
December 28, 2012
Tags: black culture, celebrity death, Don Cornelius, Donna Summer, RIP, The Root, Whitney Houston
‘Steel Magnolias’ and 15 Other All-Black Remakes
Which films would you like to see done with an all black cast?
Which films would you like to see done with an all black cast?
By Demetria Irwin
October 6, 2012
Tags: Alfre Woodard, black hollywood, Jill Scott, Lifetime, Phylicia Rashad, Queen Latifah, Steel Magnolias remake, The Root
Black Enterprise Unites with African-American Media Companies for #INTHEBLACK Campaign
The #INTHEBLACK initiative, which launches today, will inform the advertising community and consumer audience about black spending power
Leading African-American media entities are uniting to bring awareness of black buying power to large…
By BlackEnterprise.com
June 25, 2012
Tags: #INTHEBLACK, black spending power, Burrell Communications, Essence Communications, HuffPost Black Voices, The Grio, The Root, TVOne, Vibe Media Group




