Black Panther Party Pulled up at School board Meeting in Va, Sweet Revenge for Black Men Tortured by 'Goon Squad,' Black Woman Suspected of Murdering 5-Year-Old Son Found and More Black News
A collection of The Root's best posts of the week in news
Members of the original Black Panther Party showed up to an intense Virginia school board meeting to take part in the discussion over a picture of a white student with a racist threat written on her arm. - Kalyn Womack Read More
The two Black men who were tortured and beaten by a group of vigilante Mississippi deputies faced their attackers in court this week. What’s so interesting is the men get to suggest their federal sentencing. - Kalyn Womack Read More
Alabama has shamefully become the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. On Wednesday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill that forbids those programs in public colleges and offices. - Candace McDuffie Read More
A woman suspected of murdering her son was captured after being on the run for nearly a year and a half.
Dejaune Anderson was arrested in Arcadia, Calif. March 14 after an Indiana State Police detective received information about her whereabouts from a concerned citizen. In collaboration with U.S. Marshalls in California, authorities were able to discover and identify the 38-year-old woman before she boarded a train, according to Indiana State Police (ISP). - Noah A. McGee Read More
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Updated on Wednesday, March 20 at 1:30 p.m.PT: Less than 48 hours after disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly decided to sue the U.S. government in an an attempt to receive the funds from his label, the “Ignition” singer is trying yet another legal move. - Noah A. McGee Read More
Roughly 15 years after the death of pop icon Michael Jackson, his estate remains a contentious issue for his surviving family members. And Jackson’s 93-year-old mother, Katherine Jackson, is at the center of it all. - Jessica Washington Read More
The latest development in locating a Black man who went missing last month came from the backyard of a Jacksonville, Fla. woman who said she saw his toes peeking up from underneath her yard. - Kalyn Womack Read More
Recently, Sanyia Spain spoke to the New York Daily News, to explain how she tried to save her twin sister, Samyia, before she was stabbed to death by allegedly by a drunken man who was following her. - Noah A. McGee Read More
Crazy things are still happening during the YSL RICO trial that will determine the fate of Young Thug and many other of his associates under his imprint. - Noah A. McGee Read More