DETROIT—Here in the Motor City, locals are looking for Democratic candidates to prove one thing: Can you beat Donald…

U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is introducing a bill Wednesday with freshman Rep.…

Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke told The Root in an on-camera interview that all Americans need to understand…

“Qualified immunity” refers to one of the most powerful federal laws that protects police officers from personal…

MEMPHIS—When Ekundayo Bandele invited a group of journalists to tour Hattiloo, his independent theater in Memphis,…

Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has secured 12 co-sponsors for his reparations bill,…

Tami Sawyer’s run for mayor of Memphis, Tn. almost didn’t happen. The issue? Self-doubt.

Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has a warning for corporations that continue to pay women less…

I sat with Tonja and Tianna Ottley on Monday night at the opening dinner of this week’s Harlem EatUp, an annual…

ALBANY, N.Y.—TS Candii stepped outside of her apartment complex in the Bronx last summer and was immediately stopped…

As soon as I walk into my yoga studio in Brooklyn, I leave every societal hang-up on how black men are supposed to…

Mainstream media have provided few spaces for black women to discuss politics, but A’shanti F. Gholar is joining a…

Joe Biden has officially entered the 2020 presidential campaign, and the mainstream media will inevitably tap him as…

Former congressman and presidential candidate John Delaney told The Root in an interview that he believes a moderate…

In an exclusive interview with The Root, U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) said that he supports a Marshall Plan…

Herman Cain is officially out of consideration for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board after it was clear…

The anti-vaccination movement is having a devastating impact on New Yorkers, with 359 confirmed cases of measles…

Former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams sat down with The Root to reflect on her 2018 campaign for the…

In an excerpt from an interview with The Root, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) acknowledged that some of the new…