I don’t know how you didn’t walk straight to a bar after the story about the child livestreaming her suicide. “FUCK IT! I’m taking a half day!” I don’t think anyone would have minded. I read the headline five times in passing before I could even click the story.

Breanna you needed a win. The rest of the stories you wrote today had to just break your soul.

Of course, Breanna. That was my intent, I want a world where the Naikas prosper.

Here is another telling report, I frequently use the Kids Count Data for reporting on indicators and outcomes for children. Kids Count Data is one of the most widely-used sources and data for Florida indicates that after children with unknown racial/ethnic makeup, 28% of non-Hispanic Black children experience…

The Miami Herald has done excellent work on the problems in Florida’s DCF system in the past. I don’t know if anything has changed in the last couple of years, but I kind of doubt it.

listen. wypipo gonna wypipo

Blair has been trying to contact his victim from jail, making the situation even more difficult

Maybe if The Poor just put their damn iPhones down. . .

I hear him. It reminds me of a few american based podcasts I listen to, that have done “the black story” but used Brits or black African to tell the AA experience. The stories remain compelling and yet there is a disengenuousness to the white hosts in these settings because I wonder - why didn’t you take on an AA…

It will be hard for people to not immediately take SLJ’s comments as us eating our own, so to speak, but there is truth to this perspective...I don’t really know nor am I interested in finding out exactly how much more ‘authentic’ the film would have been had an American black man played the main role, especially…

I’ve loved Daniel since he was Posh Kenneth on Skins. So I had no problem whatsoever with the lead role. A ton of talent has come from Skins 1st and 2nd season (UK) version. Although, I see a side to what Jackson is saying. There is still a disconnect with Hollywood and Black American actors. Many people on John’s…

I get where SLJ is coming from but Kaluuya nailed the role and made it real AF. An actor acts.

I am dismissing replies from people with agendas. You don’t get to come to the Root and spout your BS here. Find another place on the internet. At the Root, we like dialogue but not from people that have clear intentions to troll and spew their racist agenda. I looked at your comment history and you’ve been on the…

“Our law-enforcement officers are engaged daily in difficult interactions where they often are required to intervene. As they strive to maintain the peace and protect our community, it’s important that proper and legal boundaries on the use of force are followed,” the district attorney said

Back in freshman year of undergrad, there was a guy (I’m assuming, because it happened on the guy floors) who went on a clothes dryer-shitting spree.