The Black-White Vaccination Gap May Be Gone but Republicans, Whites Still HesitantNow that we have virtually eliminated racial disparities in the vaccination rate, will we be able to convince…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 30, 2021
In Loving Memory of Tim ScottSen. Tim Scott was once a proponent of police accountability. But after he obstructed police reform legislation,…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 30, 2021
The Unbearable Whiteness of the Democratic Party...and AmericaActivists, voters and members of the Congressional Black Caucus have expressed frustration at the Democratic Party's…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 29, 2021
White Football Fans Chanted 'F--k Joe Biden' on 9/11. At Auburn, It's an American TraditionCollege football fans across the country showed their patriotism on 9/11 with an obscene chant. Here is a firsthand…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 14, 2021
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Same ThingEach Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 10, 2021
Companies Announce One-Dose Flu and COVID Vaccine BoosterPharmaceutical companies Moderna and Novavax are working on a one-shot vaccine that offers protection against…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 9, 2021
Cops Furious They Won't Be Able to Kill More Black People After Prosecutor Announces Not-So-Radical Police ReformThe Minnesota prosecutor who indicted the cop who killed Philando Castile announced a policy that protects and…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 9, 2021
The LAPD Has Been Collecting Social Media Info to Use However They Want, Report SaysA report by the Brennan Center for Justice revealed the LAPD has quietly been collecting social media information at…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Fact-Checking Fauci: Black Doctors on Vaccine Hesitancy, Misinformation and America's Most Famous PhysicianWe spoke to Dr. Anthony Fauci about the COVID vaccine, conspiracies and hesitancy. Then we asked trusted Black…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 8, 2021
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: How Are We Doing?On the 4-year anniversary of the Clapback Mailbag, we look back at emails, tweets and DMs for our quadrennial…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 3, 2021
Is Credit Racist?A recent investigation into the mortgage loan industry exposed the well-known systemic inequality embedded in…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 2, 2021
Conservative School Districts Where Trump Held Maskless MAGA Rally Suddenly Reverse Course on COVID MandatesOne week after Trump brought his traveling COVID circus to town, nearly one-third of students in Cullman County,…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 1, 2021
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: White MagicEach Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 27, 2021
It's 'White People'If there's nothing wrong with discussing Black voters, Hispanic neighborhoods and Native American culture, why is…ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 26, 2021
'Somebody Had to Do It': Black Superintendent Challenges Mask Mandate ProhibitionA majority-Black district's fight against a South Carolina ban on mask mandates may affect schools across the nation.ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 24, 2021
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Free DumbEach Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 20, 2021
We Fact-Checked Fox News' Racist Lie. It Turns Out, the Pandemic Is Worse in Republican StatesPeople who live in MAGA states are infected, hospitalized and killed by COVID at twice the rate of people living in…ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 20, 2021
'Freedoms,' ExplainedMaybe it's time we find out which specific 'freedoms' are being taken away by COVID protocols and mask mandates.ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 19, 2021
Where Did All the White People Go? Ranking the Blackest and Whitest Places in America, According to the New Census DataWe looked at the new data from the U.S. Census Bureau to rank the Blackest and whitest places in America.ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 17, 2021
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: ...Which Proves My PointEach Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 13, 2021