In an interview with The Root, presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) told us that he’s been…

Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) told The Root in an exclusive, hour-long interview at his…

Presidential candidate John Delaney is pledging to use federal dollars to fund start-up incubators at HBCUs, end the…

In an exclusive interview with The Root, presidential candidate Andrew Yang said that he is open to opening a…

If you’re a black candidate running for public office, your theme song can literally be, “And I’m black, y’all! And…

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand officially declared her candidacy for president this morning in a video…

New York City sucks when it comes to awarding contracts to women and minority-owned businesses, according to the…

White people don’t need black folk to comfort them and their white tears. U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings…

U.S Sen. Kamala Harris, a frontrunner in the burgeoning 2020 race for the Democratic nomination for president, is…

If I had to pick a song that defines my hometown of Detroit, it would be Dej Loaf’s “Try Me” because white supremacy…

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro is willing to consider a plan that would lead to…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—When Maya Rupert walked into then-Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro’s office…

Monday morning, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris appeared on The Breakfast Club to discuss a wide range of subjects, from…

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters has never bitten her tongue when it comes to expressing her disdain for Donald Trump, the…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is known as the woman who tells Donald Trump “no” and continues to be the backbone of the…

Update: 2/1/2019, 10:16 a.m. ET: Senator Cory Booker is running for president of the United States, making his…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was in a relaxed, confident mood when I met him in his office Tuesday…

Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras J. Baraka wrote a letter to Donald Trump, urging the president to ditch his potential plan…

As a young boy growing up in Detroit during the 1980s, I remember the late Coleman A. Young, the city’s first black…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Frank Scott knows he’s a black man. And he knows everyone knows he is favored to win tomorrow’s…