His moral clarity, his extraordinary gifts with language, his decisive role in preserving the Union and what some consider his ultimate martyrdom combine to make of Lincoln a myth ...

Andrew and Fergie have lived rent-free in the 30-room mansion since 2003 after he paid £1million for the lease in his name ...

Learn how an all-child country band from eastern NC rose to fame in the early days of radio and TV. Discover the nearly forgotten story of Jackie Butler and His Playmates, an all-child country band ...

Billed as its most ambitious lineup to date, the Jefferson Educational Society's Global Summit XVII is bringing some heavy-hitters to town this year including Neil deGrasse Tyson, Henry Louis Gates Jr ...

The Jefferson Educational Society's 2025 Global Summit in Erie features a lineup of prominent speakers. The series aims to bring nationally recognized thought-leaders to the Erie community to discuss ...

*Season 12 of “Finding Your Roots” returns to PBS, with host Henry Louis Gates Jr. guiding celebrities as they uncover their ancestral stories. Lizzo describes one revelation as “scandaloso,” while ...

A year after the tragic death of former bandmate Liam Payne, One Direction alumni Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik are set to star in a road trip documentary series for Netflix. In the forthcoming three ...

The Root is Black-owned once again. “The Root will be a 21st-century version of a national black newspaper,” The Post reported during its launch, according to CNN. However, by summer 2024, The Root ...

Ashley Allison, a nationally recognized political strategist, communications expert, CNN commentator, and former Obama-Biden White House official, is making history. On Thursday, Allison announced ...

The Root, a groundbreaking website for and about Black America, is returning to Black ownership for the first time in years. Ashley Allison, a Democratic political strategist and CNN commentator, said ...