TheRoot Hires Joel Dreyfuss as New Managing Editor
Beginning next Monday, December 7th, Joel Dreyfuss will be heading up The Root’s editorial team as managing editor. A journalist and editorial director with more than 30 years experience in print, broadcast, and online publications, Joel was most recently the editor-in-chief of Red Herring, Inc., where he oversaw all print and Web content.
Read MoreThe Root and Black Web 2.0 Review CNN’s Black in America 2
Join The Root staff and readers as we screen CNN’s “Black in America 2″ and host an interactive panel discussion where 20-something professionals in politics, law and medicine respond to your questions and reactions from the show.
The Root and Black Web 2.0 will be live streaming the discussion, so feel free to weigh in with your thoughts.
Read MoreBlack Web 2.0 Show: Interview with Omar Wasow Co-founder of BlackPlanet.com and Product Strategist for TheRoot.com
In Episode # 8 of the Black Web 2.0 Show we speak with Omar Wasow co-founder of BlackPlanet.com and Product Strategist for the TheRoot.com. Omar is pursuing a doctorate in African American studies and political science at Harvard University. In addition to his graduate work, Omar is the co-founder of BlackPlanet.com. Under Omar’s leadership BlackPlanet.com [...]
Read MorePioneers in Online Media Donna Byrd and Omar Wasow Team Up to Redefine Black Media
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Root, an online magazine featuring perspectives from prominent and emerging black thought leaders, today announced that Omar Wasow will be the site’s Product Strategist, joining recently named Publisher Donna Byrd. Veterans of Black America Web and BlackPlanet, Byrd and Wasow hope to combine their skills to make The Root a smart, savvy hub [...]
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