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  • VIDEO: Cornel West Arrested at Supreme Court

    Update on Monday, Oct. 17, at 3:25 p.m.: A spokesperson for Cornel West told The Root that following a court appearance this afternoon, he was released from jail. Update: According to a message retweeted on Cornel West’s Twitter page, “Dr. Cornel West will be spending the night behind bars and is ordered to appear in…

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  • Q&A with Adewale

    Sheryl Huggins Salomon is senior editor-at-large of The Root and a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based editorial consultant. Follow her on Twitter.

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  • VIDEO: Tavis a Tad Heated Over Obama Speech

    Was President Obama trying to inspire or disrespect black lawmakers when he said the following at the end of his speech Saturday at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards Dinner? I expect all of you to march with me and press on. [Applause.] Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake…

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  • Herman Cain Wins Florida Straw Poll

    Can Herman Cain win the 2012 Republican presidential primary? Probably not. But it’s mighty interesting that he just beat so-called front-runners Rick Perry and Mitt Romney in today’s Florida straw poll. The former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza won the test of conservative strength with roughly 37 percent of the vote. Texas Governor Rick Perry came…

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  • Troy Davis: Howard Students' White House Rally

    Updated 6:57 p.m.: The Washingon Post reports that 13 students and one professor were arrested outside the White House. Earlier: CNN is reporting that Howard University students have converged on the White House to protest the planned execution of Troy Davis at 7 p.m. ET. Davis has been on death row in Georgia for 22…

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  • Duane Buck's Texas Execution Halted

    Duane Buck, sentenced to die in the state governed by Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, was granted a reprieve on his execution day after the U.S. Supreme Court intervened on Thursday. The high court wants time to review his lawyers’ contention that his death sentence for a double murder conviction in Texas was swayed by…

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  • Sharpton Takes on His Critics

    These are heady times for the Rev. Al Sharpton. Earlier this week it was announced that his prime-time gig on MSNBC would be made permanent, starting Monday, Aug. 29. Until Hurricane Irene came to literally rain on his parade, his National Action Network activist group was to lead thousands in a March for Jobs and…

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  • MLK Memorial Dedication Postponed

    We’re saddened by this news but not surprised, given the weather forecast for much of the Eastern Seaboard. As CNN reports: Sunday’s dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington has been postponed because of Hurricane Irene’s expected advance on the U.S. East Coast, an organizer said Thursday evening.Harry Johnson Sr., head…

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  • Suspect Blamed Wife's Murder on Black Men

    In the latest entry in the “Blame a black man” files, a New Jersey man was charged in the murder of his wife, which he had blamed on three unidentified black men who had shouted slurs about “terrorists.” The man is of Pakistani heritage, as was his wife.The husband of a 27-year-old mother who was…

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  • Al Sharpton Interview

    Sheryl Huggins Salomon is senior editor-at-large of The Root and a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based editorial consultant. Follow her on Twitter.

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