The Alabama GOP is still fighting against giving Black voters in the state adequate representation, despite Supreme…

New Orleans is potentially on the brink a major drinking water crisis, highlighting the escalating environmental…

At The Root Institute this year, we spoke to leading experts on the Black maternal health crisis. Here are some of…

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said he's "interested in pulling whatever levers" he can to discourage legacy…

The only un-married Republican Presidential candidate is facing more pressure to talk about his relationship status.

“I’m going to continue to press for relief that goes as deep as the scale of the crisis, for a response that goes as…

In March, San Francisco moved forward with a bold reparations plan that includes $5 million in payments to eligible…

"The story has always been inside of me... but it was always a matter of timing," says Jenisha Watts, author of the…

A lawsuit is accusing Beverly Hills police of racially profiling nearly 1,100 Black drivers during traffic stops.

Illinois just ended the cash bail—meaning defendants will no longer be held in bail just because they can't afford…

In Birmingham, AL., the first Black woman Supreme Court Justice spoke out at the 60th anniversary of the horrific…

Here are the young Black Biden-Harris staffers who should absolutely be on your radar.

Atlanta officials are refusing to verify signatures after activists gathered enough support to force a referendum…

Centinela Hospital Medical Center is closing down their maternity ward, citing lack of demand, less than a month…

California Governor Gavin Newsom is in hot water after comments that he would only appoint a Black woman as a…

Florida is appealing a court decision striking down their redistricting map because it "diminished the ability of…

On Friday, a judge ordered Louisiana to remove incarcerated minors from the state's maximum-security adult prisons.

Ta'Kiya Young's family accuses the officer who shot her pregnant granddaughter of violating department policy and…

Ron DeSantis snapped at a Black serviceman in Jacksonville, who argued that DeSantis' policies contributed to…