PoliticsPoliticsThey Can't Kill Us and We Won't DieTwenty-nine presidents ago, America kicked the state of Georgia out of the United States for killing Black elected…ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 7, 2020
NewsNewsKamala Harris Makes History as First Black Woman To Be Elected Vice President of the U.S.The delayed but ultimately decisive win in the 2020 election secured by President-elect Joe Biden and his running…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedNovember 7, 2020
NewsNewsLike an Actual President, Biden Gives Thoughtful Speech Promising 'Your Vote Will Be Counted'Almost-President-elect Joe Biden gave a speech in Wilmington, Delaware Friday night that signaled a hopeful return…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedNovember 7, 2020
EntertainmentSocial MediaEntertainmentSocial MediaLeBron James, Isiah Thomas Among NBA Greats With Plenty to Say About the Presidential ElectionPrior to the presidential election, NBA players were extremely vocal in stressing the importance of American…ByJay ConnorPublishedNovember 6, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsWe Won the Fight to be Heard. But We Still Have to Fight to Win Racial JusticeToday, we should celebrate. When I think about how our community pulled together—and what we achieved in terms of…ByRashad RobinsonPublishedNovember 6, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsDear White America: You're WelcomeDearest all white people,ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 5, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsWe Need to Break Down What’s Going on With the USPS and ‘Missing’ Mail-In BallotsI was really hoping that I would be done writing about election mail on Election Day, but as you can see, I don’t…ByJoe JuradoPublishedNovember 5, 2020
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBlack Lives Matter DC Says DC Police ‘Emboldened White Supremacists’ by Accusing Them of Stabbing Proud BoysIn the late hours of election night, three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in Washington, D.C., after…ByZack LinlyPublishedNovember 5, 2020
NewsNewsAlabama Voters Approve Measure to Strike Racism From the State's Constitution...But a Lot of Alabamans Are Still Racist AFOn Tuesday, Alabama voters showed that many of them are genuinely interested in living in the 21st century by…ByZack LinlyPublishedNovember 4, 2020
NewsNewsMississippi Finally Votes for a Less Racist State FlagMississippi had long been one of the few remaining states to have Confederate iconography as part of its state flag,…ByJoe JuradoPublishedNovember 4, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsVote Challengers Chant 'Stop the Count' at a Detroit Vote-Counting FacilityVote challengers erupted in a chant of “stop the count” outside of a vote counting facility in Detroit on Wednesday.ByJoe JuradoPublishedNovember 4, 2020
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersAmerica Hates UsI look at it and cuss.ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 4, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsYou Aren't Alone. The Rest of the World Is Stressing Over These Election Results TooConsidering what’s at stake with this presidential election, I completely understand if you’ve spent the last 24…ByJay ConnorPublishedNovember 4, 2020
CultureCultureThe Winner of the 2020 Election Was Drug ReformThe clear victor on election night was neither President Donald Trump nor Democratic presidential nominee Joe…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 4, 2020
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleDo It for Us: This T-Shirt and PSA Campaign Celebrates Young Black VotersIt’s been a long four years, y’all. Since Election Day 2016, we’ve lived in what can only be called a surreality;…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedNovember 3, 2020
NewsNewsFederal Judge Orders USPS Facilities to be Swept for Undelivered Ballots in Key Battleground StatesThe late stages of the election have been a dark, dark comedy of Republican officials trying to steal the election…ByJoe JuradoPublishedNovember 3, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsRobocall Disinformation Campaign Tells Flint Voters to Avoid Long Lines and Vote After Election DayModern-day voter suppression takes many forms: Disproportionately long lines at precincts in majority-Black…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 3, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsLifestyles of the Rich, Famous and Political: What Are Black Celebrities Doing on Election Day 2020? [Updating]This is the day the overlord has made, let us cringe and be anxious in it. ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedNovember 3, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsThe Root’s Live Election Blog, Prayer Circle and Dumpster Fire Watch PartyWelcome to the season finale of America!ByMichael Harriot, Stephen A. Crockett Jr., and Terrell Jermaine StarrPublishedNovember 3, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsVoters of Color in 2 Key Swing States Are Seeing Their Mail Ballots Returned at Higher Rates Than White VotersFlorida and Georgia—two crucial battleground states in the 2020 election—are rejecting mailed-in ballots from voters…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 3, 2020