The Texas Senate unanimously passed a significantly diluted Sandra Bland Act Thursday, and now the bill will go to…

“Yoooo, have you heard of this dude named Bill Brennan?!” My friend intentionally does not use exclamation points as…

Wearing plainclothes and bearing a search warrant Thursday morning, FBI agents raided GOP consulting firm Strategic…

When the words “black liberation theology” are spoken, several names immediately come to mind: the Rev. James Cone,…

Updated Monday, May 22, 3:02 p.m. EDT: Bresha
Meadows, 15, entered a plea of “true” Monday before a Trumbull County,…

Updated Mon, May 8, 1:52 p.m. EDT: Bresha Meadows, 15, has been offered a plea deal and could be released from jail…

Armed Confederate sympathizers in New Orleans caught with weapons within 1,000 feet of a school may face fines…

In a statement to The Root, Jordan Edwards’ family makes it clear that, though they appreciate the immense support,…

Edward Crawford, 27, a Ferguson, Mo., protester and activist, was found in his car dead from a gunshot wound.

The votes are in. Winning over 55 percent of the vote against eight other candidates, attorney Chokwe Antar Lumumba,…

Balch Springs, Texas, Police Officer Roy Oliver was fired Tuesday after fatally shooting 15-year-old Jordan Edwards…

The family of Jordan Edwards, the 15-year-old fatally shot Saturday night by a Balch Springs, Texas, police officer…

Updated Monday, May 1, 2017, 7:06 p.m. EDT: Balch Springs, Texas, Police Chief Jonathan Haber has retracted his…

RETRACTED (6/12/18):

RETRACTED (6/12/18):

RETRACTED (6/12/18):

The New York City Police Department now says that state Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam’s death is “suspicious” after…

Updated Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 1:05 p.m. EDT: Artiles claims that he was referring to white colleagues as…

Democrat Jon Ossoff, 30, almost turned a GOP stronghold blue Tuesday night in a special election to see who will…

Benjamin Crump, most well-known as the lawyer for the families of Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and Michael Brown Jr.,…