With the weight of history bearing down on his shoulders, a resolute calm in his gaze and a slight tremble in his…
With the weight of history bearing down on his shoulders, a resolute calm in his gaze and a slight tremble in his…
Attorneys Charles E. Lawrence III and Michael T. Scott have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of their client,…
A Tarrant County, Texas, judge declared a mistrial Wednesday morning in the case of a white Fort Worth, Texas,…
When discussing the dangers of “____ while black” in this white-settler colonial project known as the United States,…
A Lemon Grove, Calif., man who died Saturday morning after two deputies tased him multiple times has been identified…
Updated Monday, May 22, 2017, 9:02 p.m. EDT: During a press conference Monday, Angela D. Alsobrooks, state attorney…
WT Stevens Construction, a construction management and services firm based in Flint, Mich., is the only black-owned…
Hillary Clinton cares more about police officers getting away with killing black people than Donald Trump does,…
After a reportedly contentious hearing Thursday morning, black Alabama Judge Greg Griffin denied a motion filed…
Byron McBride, 19, has been identified as the gunman in the shooting death of 6-year-old Kingston Frazier.
During a press conference Thursday afternoon, Hinds County, Miss., Sheriff Victor Mason claimed that Ebony Archie,…
Columbus, Ohio, Police Officer Bryan Mason, 31, will not be held accountable for shooting 13-year-old Tyre King to…
White House lawyers have begun researching impeachment in the unlikely event that Donald Trump is forced to go…
Updated Thursday, May 18, 2017, 9:14 p.m. EDT: Three suspects have been taken into custody in the shooting death of…
Dwan Diondro Wakefield, 17; D’Allen Washington, 17; and Bryon McBride Jr., 19, are all in custody and will be…
As previously reported by The Root, a jury of Betty Shelby’s peers deliberated for nine hours Wednesday before…
Sgt. James Young—the Balch Springs, Texas, police officer responsible for training Roy Oliver, the officer who…
Mother’s Day is a triggering day for many women, but there is also joy and community and love.