NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWhite Historian Insists Her Career Would Have Been Easier If She Were BlackLois Banner made her racist remarks over the holiday weekend during the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJuly 5, 2023
NewsRace MattersNow playing NewsRace MattersSmall Town Horror Story: The Mysterious Death of Lauren Smith-FieldsA Bumble date took an inexplicable fatal turn between Lauren Smith-Fields and a 37-year-old white man.PublishedJuly 3, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersProud Boys Destroyed A Black Church's BLM Banner and Now They Must Pay—Big TimeJudge Neal A. Kravitz also barred the group from coming near the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJuly 3, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersGraphic Images: Vicious Racist Attack of Portland Man Sparks InvestigationA Black food truck owner who was brutally beaten by a white man yelling racial slurs has hired an attorney to find…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 28, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersKanye West Accused of Making More Antisemitic RemarksIn a new BBC documentary, the Chicago rapper was accused by his former business partner of making antisemitic…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJune 28, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWhat Does $42 Billion in High-Speed Internet Money Mean for Black Americans?The Biden-Harris administration just announced a massive investment in high-speed wireless services. But will Black…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 27, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersInside the Fight to Close The Infamous 'Slavery Loophole'Democrats in Congress introduced the 'Abolition Amendment,' but what does it actually do?ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 26, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWhy Are Black Veterans Turned Down For VA Health Benefits At Higher Rates Than White Vets?The VA has started an initiative to get to the root of inequity.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJune 26, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersRon DeSantis Sparks Outrage, Dismisses Basketball Players As ‘Freaks of Nature'This racist trope is exactly what you'd expect from someone as disgusting as the Florida governor.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJune 22, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBishop William Barber II Retires From Pastoring, What's Next?North Carolina Civil Rights Leader Bishop William Barber delivered his last sermon as pastor after 30 years at…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 20, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersSlavery Exhibit Opens in Boston's Faneuil Hall, But Faneuil was an EnslaverIn Boston, advocacy groups are protesting the opening of an exhibit on slavery opening in Faneuil Hall, named after…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 20, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersKu Klux Klan Flyers Were Reported In Kentucky NeighborhoodsAfter KKK flyers appeared in Mt. Sterling Kentucky, additional flyers were reported in Corbin and Paris Kentucky.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 18, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersAre Reparations A Possibility? We Asked The ExpertsThe Root spoke to experts about the state of Reparations in the United States, and where we need to go.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 16, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersA Fourth Grader Speaks Up Following the Racist-Raccoon IncidentAt a city council meeting, a 10-year-old boy gave a speech about the racial abuse he endured since switching schools.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 16, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersExclusive: Democrats Want to Restore The Civil Rights ActEarlier today, Democrats in the House and Senate introduced the Economic Inclusion Civil Rights Act of 2023. Here's…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 15, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersSlave Descendants in Minnesota and Dakotas to Receive $50M in GrantsThe Bush Foundation funded an effort to grant descendants of slaves living in Minnesota and the Dakotas $50 million…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 8, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersRacist Leaves Disturbing "Package" at Oregon City Mayor's OfficePolice are investigating the act, targeting a Black city councilor, as a hate crimeByAngela JohnsonPublishedJune 8, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersHere's Why NYC Looks Post-Apocalyptic and Why Black Folks Should Stay ClearWildfires from Canada have darkened the skies across the Northeast. Black Americans could be especially at risk.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 7, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersTurns Out "Stand Your Ground" Didn't Stand for Ajike Owens' ShooterThe white woman who allegedly shot Ajike “AJ” Owens was arrested and handed felony charges.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 7, 2023
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBlack Woman in Fla Was Fatally Shot by Her Neighbor, But the Shooter Walked Free. Why?This will anger you: The neighbor, who was yelling racial slurs, allegedly shot Ajike “AJ” Owens through the door,…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 6, 2023