As reported by The Root when the story first broke, the storied academic institution of Georgetown owes its entire…

In a case that just bolsters my theory that law enforcement has become a haven for virulent white supremacists, a…

We here at The Root have already weighed in on Step Sisters, the Netflix movie in which a black woman teaches white…

Jamaica’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, recently announced a state of emergency for St. James Parish, which…

You may have been wondering, as my colleague, The Root staff writer Monique Judge, recently did, why “Las Vegas…

Though there is enough hand-wringing, blame (see #ShumerShutdown, #SchumerShutdown, #TrumpShutdown) and hypocrisy to…

In light of President Donald Trump’s recent “shithole” remarks, followed by a flood of exceptional-immigrant stories…

Elaine Brown, former leader of the Black Panther Party, was recently awarded more than $4 million by a Northern…

One good turn deserves another.

The color white looks great on black skin, and former first lady Michelle Obama more than proved the point by…

In words one might not expect from the woman who used to be provost at a major university, former U.S. Secretary of…

The word “shithole” was projected onto President Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C., hotel Saturday for about 40…

We all waited with bated breath for President Donald Trump’s physical results —asking how in the world could this…

Updated Sunday, Jan. 14, 2017, 9:15 a.m. EST: H&M has decided to temporarily close all of its stores in South Africa…

Although we now have Black Panther, Black Mirror and A Wrinkle in Time—films that, in fact, employ black actors to…

I had no idea that Eric Clapton was once an avowed (rather than just a plain ole complicit) racist.

The mother of the 22-year-old patient dumped in the street in subfreezing temperatures after being discharged from a…

In more of the president’s heartless-rich-white-man shtick (except it’s obvious that he’s really all of these…