EventsThe Root 100EventsThe Root 100Countdown to The Root 100: Before We Reveal the Full List and Who’s No. 1, Let’s Recognize the Top Honorees in Politics, Media and CommunityThis is it—the last preview before we reveal the full list and who is No. 1 for the 10th anniversary of The Root 100!ByGenetta M. AdamsPublishedSeptember 25, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsAyanna Pressley to Introduce Impeachment Inquiry of Brett KavanaughMassachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley plans on introducing a House resolution Tuesday calling for an…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 17, 2019
NewsOpinionI Tried ItNewsOpinionI Tried ItAunties Don’t Sleep, Black Girls Are Not Magic and Other Things I Learned During CBC WeekI’ve known about the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference for years, but I have…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 16, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsRep. Steve King: 'I Smacked My Lips' After Drinking Water From Detention Center ToiletNothing will have you praying for the rapture to hurry up and get her ass over here than hearing Iowa congressman…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 5, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsHouse Oversight Committee Launches Investigation Into Trump Decision to Bring Back Federal Death PenaltyOn Wednesday afternoon, the House Oversight and Reform committee launched an investigation into the Department of…ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 14, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsRep. Ayanna Pressley Responds to Federal Reinstatement of the Death Penalty With Legislation of Her OwnOn the same day that Attorney General William Barr announced his nefarious plan to reinstate capital punishment,…ByJay ConnorPublishedJuly 26, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsTrump's Doing It Again. And by 'It' I Mean Attacking 'The Squad'The president of the United States is a...ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJuly 22, 2019
EntertainmentSocial MediaEntertainmentSocial Media'Does That Mean That the Dictionary is Now Racist?': Diamond and Silk Stump for Trump in Failed Nancy Pelosi ClapbackDiamond and Silk live to say stupid things.ByJay ConnorPublishedJuly 19, 2019
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionWhat They Mean When They Say 'Send Her Back'What is an American?ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 19, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsIlhan Omar Slams Trump as ‘Fascist’ While He Cries ‘Wasn’t Me’ on the ‘Send Her Back’ ChantsMinnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar struck back Thursday against Donald Trump and his “Send her back”-braying fans, saying the…ByDara SharifPublishedJuly 18, 2019
PoliticsPolitics#TrumpRally Erupts in Raucous Chants of ‘Send Her Back’ as Trump Goes After Minnesota’s Ilhan OmarDonald Trump ramped up his efforts Wednesday night to demonize the four progressive, freshman congresswomen…ByDara SharifPublishedJuly 17, 2019
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionThe Unofficial Guide to Whitesplaining RacismRep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) was born in Detroit. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was born in the Bronx. Ayanna…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 17, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsYeah, Donald Trump’s a Racist...and So Was Every Other American PresidentRemember that scene in literally every superhero origin story, when the superhero person did some super shit in…ByDamon YoungPublishedJuly 16, 2019
PoliticsPolitics#TheSquad Claps Back at Trump’s ‘Go Back’ to Your Own Country Comments, Saying They Won’t Take the BaitCongress’ Fab Freshmen squad-ed up against Donald Trump Monday, calling his attacks on them racist clickbait that…ByDara SharifPublishedJuly 15, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsTrump Says Racist Nonsense Because He Means It and Because He Knows He Can Win on ItDonald Trump, in a series of tweets from Sunday night well into Monday morning, doubled down on his racist,…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 15, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsAOC Slams 'Manufactured' Cruelty at US Southern Border in Testimony Before House PanelFour Democratic congresswomen shared harrowing accounts about conditions facing migrant detainees at the southern…ByDara SharifPublishedJuly 12, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsMissouri Rep. Lacy Clay Blasts AOC for ‘Using the Race Card’ in Her Pushback Against PelosiVeteran African-American Democrats in the House are taking freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to task over how…ByDara SharifPublishedJuly 11, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsToday in Congressional Clapbacks: Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar Respond to ‘Distraction Becky’ and Lip-Deficient ‘Racist Fool’Ah, the long, glorious of days of summer: when the drink menus are filled with rosé, the racists are furious and…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 10, 2019
PoliticsPoliticsNancy Pelosi Keeps Coming for the Fab Freshmen of Congress but She Doesn’t Have the RangeHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) may have overstayed her welcome. For some reason—maybe it’s jealousy, maybe…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJuly 8, 2019
PoliticsPolitics‘This Is About the Preservation of Our Humanity’: Democrats Speak Out About Vile Conditions, Racist Rhetoric at Border FacilitiesDemocrats visiting three detention facilities in Texas on Monday had to raise their voices—despite having…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 2, 2019