The Washington Post and Newsweek Interactive launched on 28 January 2008 an online magazine The Root to invite African Americans to engage in critical US domestic and world issues and cultural happenings and achievements. Heightening its uniqueness, it also serves as an online portal to African and African American history, culture, and expression. Online issues consist of articles and editorials from leading African American academics and personalities.
Managing editor of The Root, Lynette Clemetson said, “the website will be a forum for true conversation, celebrating the rich mix of voices, issues and points of view that bring nuance and complexity to the black experience.”
The Root can be accessed at: www.theroot.com
