NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeUntil Justice Is Real: What’s Next After Chauvin Was Found Guilty of Murdering George FloydHearing the guilty verdict handed down to Derek Chauvin last week brought up a lot of emotions for all of us. One of…ByRashad RobinsonPublishedApril 30, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeKansas City NWSL Kicks Off Home Opener by Demanding Justice for Daunte WrightIf you’re a sports organization, your home opener is kind of a big deal. Not only does it kick off your season, but…ByJay ConnorPublishedApril 27, 2021
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleIn Living Color: The Most Diverse Oscars in History Was a Red Carpet Tribute to TechnicolorIn a year that pushed the timing of the Academy Awards from its typical February date to a Sunday in late April, our…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedApril 26, 2021
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: Maybe America Isn't RacistMichael Harriot is on assignment this week. Before he left, he asked someone to fill in for today’s mailbag but…ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 23, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityHow You Can Honor George Floyd's Life With Real Police Reform, ExplainedA jury found Derek Chauvin guilty. He is going to jail. ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 22, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace Matters'I Hope There Will Be Change': Students Across Minnesota Staged Walkout to Protest Police Violence and Racial InjusticeI can’t imagine how hard it must be for Black students trying to navigate today’s world. If they’re not worrying…ByJoe JuradoPublishedApril 21, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeBlack People Don’t Need Reminders That Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict Doesn’t Mean the Fight Is Over. It’s OK to Celebrate Small VictoriesI never want to be so woke that I’m unwilling to celebrate small victories.ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 21, 2021
NewsNewsFor Once, a Cop Did Not Get Away With Murder. Activists Want to Ensure It Is No Longer a RarityTuesday, Black people celebrated the conviction of Derek Chauvin as jubilantly as they’d rejoice in their favorite…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 21, 2021
NewsNewsMinnesota Lawmaker Proposes Legislation That Would Ban People Convicted of Crimes Related to Protesting From Receiving Student LoansOne would think that the logical way to get people to stop protesting police brutality would be to reform policing…ByJoe JuradoPublishedApril 19, 2021
NewsNewsFormer Home of Witness for Derrick Chauvin Defense Smeared With Pig's BloodI guess the pig had it coming—literally.ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 19, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsA Quack Wants to Get Rid of a Queen: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants to Expel Auntie Maxine from CongressGOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), aka QAnon’s favorite chew toy, is spending her time in Congress the way she…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 19, 2021
NewsNewsTed Cruz Says Maxine Waters is 'Encouraging Riots & Violence' by Telling Protesters to 'Stay in the Streets.' Does He Not Remember Trump?Ted Cruz, the Texas senator with the Dollar Store version of Wolverine’s facial hair, must have left the part of him…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 18, 2021
NewsNewsBlack Teen Fatally Shot by Tennessee Police. Initial Reports Says He Shot Officer, Later Says Bullet Did Not Come From Teen's GunRight now is a difficult time for Black America. Last summer, we saw a massive wave of Black Lives Matter protests…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 17, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCop Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting Is Writing Some Whiny-Ass Book About His 'Truth' and Simon & Schuster Wants Nothing to Do With ItSgt. Jonathan Mattingly, one of the Louisville, Ky., police officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 16, 2021
NewsNewsKimberly Potter, the Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright, Had Her First Court Appearance, Was Released on BondKimberly Potter, the ex-Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, appeared at a…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 16, 2021
NewsNewsBodycam Footage Contradicts Chicago Police Narratives About Adam Toledo's ShootingThe city of Chicago released bodycam footage of 13-year-old Adam Toledo’s March 29 shooting in which the officer…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 16, 2021
EntertainmentSocial MediaEntertainmentSocial Media‘Where Are the Good Apples?’ Trevor Noah on Daunte Wright, Caron Nazario and America’s Rotten Tree of PolicingThe other day, I took out an avocado in preparation for dinner.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedApril 15, 2021
NewsNewsWhat the Hell Is Up With Fox News? Geraldo Rivera and Former Cop Get Into Fuss Fight Over Daunte Wright’s DeathIf there was one place that lovers of cops who kill unarmed Black people could go and rejoice with their people it…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 15, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality2 North Carolina Cops Suspended After Video Shows Them Punching Black Man After He Fell to the GroundTwo North Carolina police officers have been suspended pending an investigation into an incident partially caught on…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 14, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsSenator With No Top Teeth Tells Black Fox News Host If People Hate Cops Then ‘Call a Crackhead’ the Next Time They Need HelpThere are so many things going on in this one news clip that I don’t even know where to start.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 14, 2021