Editor’s note: This week, The Root will examine the many facets of law enforcement and its effects on the black…
Officer Michael Rosfeld, the East Pittsburgh police officer caught on camera shooting an unarmed 17-year-old in the…
After 35 years of evading justice, a white Georgia man will spend life in prison for the murder of a black man.
The family of Antwon Rose II, the 17-year-old shot three times in the back by an East Pittsburgh Police officer last…
The East Pittsburgh officer who fatally shot 17-year-old Antwon Rose in the back as he was fleeing from a traffic…
A Clio, Mich., activist woke up Tuesday morning to find his vehicle horribly vandalized.
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Most white people don’t actively fight to eradicate inequality and injustice because they usually benefit in some…
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There really appears to be no line the police will not cross. At least, not in this case, where Largo, Fla., police…