NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityFlorida Cop Fired and Charged With Assault After Pointing Gun to Handcuffed Black Man’s Head for Not Giving His NameThe Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Florida has fired and charged a sergeant with a felony after the officer…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 13, 2020
CultureNow playing CultureFallen but Not Forgotten: Unpacking the Erasure of Black Women in Conversations About Police ViolenceBreonna Taylor. Shelly Frey. Michelle Cusseaux. Tanisha Anderson. Korryn Gaines. India Kager. Atatiana Jefferson. PublishedJuly 13, 2020
NewsNewsCostco Bans Employees From Wearing Masks That Say Black Lives Matter, Because It Is 'Political'As Black people have long known, the idea that Black lives matter is still not a given to everyone—and is actually…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJuly 12, 2020
NewsNewsFord Workers Ask Company to Stop Selling Cars to Police, Ford Replies, 'LOL, Nah.'Remember the year of June 2020? Protests against police brutality took place all across the country as people were…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 10, 2020
NewsNewsRobert Fuller's Hanging Death Ruled a Suicide by LA County Medical ExaminerLast month, there was much skepticism when Robert Fuller’s death was initially labeled a suicide after his body was…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 10, 2020
NewsNewsThe Tale of 2 Black Chicago Police Veterans, 1 of Whom Does Not Patrol the Sunken PlaceCarmella Means, an attorney and 25-year veteran Chicago police officer, has been taking a lot of heat since last…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 9, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsTrump’s Having a Pretty Rough DayTrump started off his morning the way that he normally does, he woke to his favorite version of Kendrick Lamar’s Alri…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJuly 9, 2020
CultureSportsCultureSportsAtlanta Dream Co-Owner Asks WNBA to Sideline Its Support of Black Lives Matter. League Replies: ‘Uh, Nah’Ah, the return of the old, familiar refrain: “Stick to sports.”ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 8, 2020
NewsNewsTyler Perry Is Paying for Funeral of 8-Year-Old Secoriea Turner, Asks 'When Does This End?'Tyler Perry is paying for the funeral of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner, a little girl who was shot and killed in…ByJ'na JeffersonPublishedJuly 8, 2020
NewsNewsWhite Couple Who Defaced Black Lives Matter Mural in California Charged With Hate Crime2020 be like: “Hello, white people. Since I’ve introduced the world to the pandemic that just won’t quit, I have to…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 8, 2020
NewsNewsInterracial Family in Raleigh Says They Received Racist Letter From Neighbors [Updated]Speaking from experience, living in predominantly white neighborhoods can be a mixed bag. On one hand, it’s…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 7, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeWNBA Players Will Wear Names of Women Killed at the Hands of Police. NBA Players Will Wear...'Listen'?The NBA could learn a thing or two from its “little sister,” the WNBA.ByJay ConnorPublishedJuly 7, 2020
EntertainmentMediaEntertainmentMediaDon Lemon Hops In a DeLorean to Interview His Former SelfTerry Crews is ‘Crew-sing’ along that trite hill he intends to “die” on. Following his “Black supremacy” and “Black…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedJuly 7, 2020
EntertainmentTelevisionEntertainmentTelevisionCreator of Dear White People Says Show's Growing Popularity Feels Like a 'Weird Consolation Prize'According to data from Parrot Analytics obtained by The Root, viewership for Netflix’s series When They See Us and De…ByJ'na JeffersonPublishedJuly 7, 2020
Beauty + StyleBeauty + Style'This Process Is Painful': Speaking With Black Leaders, Meghan and Harry Reference the 'Uncomfortable' History of the British CommonwealthWe can hear the trolls pulling up to their keyboards as we type... In May 2018, Meghan Markle walked down the aisle…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJuly 6, 2020
NewsNewsCalifornia Police Looking for White Man and Woman Who Defaced Black Lives Matter MuralPolice in Martinez, Calif., are looking for two white people who decided to spend the 4th of July holiday defacing a…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 6, 2020
NewsNewsBreonna Taylor’s Family Says LMPD Search Warrant Was Tied to Louisville Gentrification Project in Updated LawsuitThe family of Breonna Taylor updated their lawsuit against the city of Louisville, Ky., claiming that local…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 6, 2020
NewsNews6-Year-Old Kicked Out of Arkansas Daycare for Wearing Black Lives Matter ShirtA little Black girl was kicked out of a daycare in Russellville, Arkansas because its operators said she was…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJuly 5, 2020
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleCourt Documents Claim That a Pregnant Meghan Markle Felt 'Unprotected' and 'Silenced' by the Royal FamilyThe dynamics that led to what commonly became known as “Megxit” perhaps became a little clearer this week. Court…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJuly 2, 2020
NewsNewsCatholic Priest in Indiana Suspended After Calling Black Lives Matter 'Maggots and Parasites'Regardless of their occupation, quite a few white Americans are dead set on ensuring systemic racism continues in…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 2, 2020