The Root 100 Recognizes Black Technology Innovators and Advocates
by Robin Caldwell
Last week theRoot.com published The Root 100 a list of 100 emerging black leaders nationally and globally. The list includes ten individuals who are making their mark in the areas of technology, new media and advocacy in closing the “digital divide.” They are:
Read MoreAuthor Alice Walker Talks About Her “Garden”
by Robin Caldwell
Pulitizer Prize and American Book Award winner Alice Walker speaks about the creation of her “garden” – her official website Alice Walker’s Garden. In this very short video, she tells her audience at Emory University how the website came into existence and how domains in her name were held hostage.
Read MoreTraffic To theRoot.com Soars After Skip Gates’ Arrest
by Barry Cooper
theRoot.com showed impressive editorial and marketing savvy with its coverage of the arrest Monday of Harvard University professor Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr. No surprise there. Gates, one of America’s preeminent scholars, started theRoot.com with Donald E. Graham, chief executive of the Washington Post Co. The affiliation with Gates helped theRoot offer some of the best coverage of the incident, which drew national headlines.
Read MoreElection Day Coverage Online
by Markus Robinson
If you’re like me and would prefer to catch tonight’s election day coverage online instead of from your TV or Radio, then you’re in luck, because there’s no shortage of online coverage for today’s historic election. Black online media properties are no exception either. We have compiled a small listing of just some of the [...]
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