NewsEducationNewsEducationChicago Public Schools Finally Dropping Names of Racist White Men From Its BuildingsThe school district plans on changing the name of elementary schools named after Christopher Columbus and two other…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJune 21, 2024
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NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersRacist? Black Hospital Employee Claims White Co-Worker Knitted a Monkey With His Name On ItShortly after reporting the racial discrimination to his boss, Caleb Ferguson was fired, and the white woman who…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMarch 7, 2024
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityThe Times When Black Americans Rose-up In the Wake of Police BrutalityMichael Brown's death helped spark a whole movement. The Root looks back at other incidents of police brutality that…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedAugust 16, 2023
CultureBlack ExcellenceCultureBlack ExcellenceThe Montgomery Brawl and Other Rebellions in 'Black August'Is it something in the water? That Riverboat brawl wasn't the only rebellion that happened in "Black August"ByNoah A. McGeePublishedAugust 9, 2023
CultureMediaCultureMediaElon Musk Belittles Black Twitter and His Black EmployeesIt's another sad chapter in his brief ownership of the company.ByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 24, 2022
NewsNewsJustice Department Reaches Settlement With Protestors Violently Cleared From Lafayette Square in 2020The U.S. Park Police and Secret Service agreed to revise their policies around demonstrations and protests as part…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedApril 14, 2022
NewsNewsPatrisse Cullors Speaks Out on BLM and Its ControversyIn an emotional interview with The Guardian, Cullors shared why she joined BLM and what led to her departure.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Very Smart BrothasPass the PeasVery Smart BrothasPass the PeasExclusive: Joe Madison Speaks About His Hunger Strike, Voting Rights, and Why We Need To Keep FightingThe radio host and civil rights activist tells us to keep the fight for voting rights going through opposition.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 28, 2022
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeLouisiana Governor Pardons Plessy, 125 Years After ‘Separate But Equal’ Ruling in Plessy v Ferguson30-year-old mixed race shoemaker, Homer Plessy, was arrested for sitting on a whites only train car in 1897. The…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 5, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementWashington State Sheriff Charged After Falsely Claiming Black Newspaper Carrier Threatened to Kill Him in JanuaryMore than 40 officers were initially called to respond to the scene after Sheriff Ed Troyer dispatched for help.ByJ.L. CookPublishedOctober 23, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsThe GOP's White Nationalist Endgame Has Already Begun in GeorgiaThere's no need to wonder if Republicans will use the new slate of restrictive voting laws to suppress the Black…ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 5, 2021
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OpinionClapback/MailbagOpinionClapback/MailbagWhy Everyone Is Wrong About Critical Race Theory In Schools: A Very Special Clapback MailbagThere's a lot of misinformation about Critical Race Theory, the 1619 Project and schools teaching kids that white…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJune 11, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersMassachusetts Elementary School Teacher Fired After Being Exposed as White Supremacist Writer Who Hid Behind PseudonymsThis week, a Massachusetts elementary school teacher was fired after he was exposed as an unabashed white…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 27, 2021
EntertainmentMediaEntertainmentMediaBlake Griffin, Malcolm Gladwell Discuss Police Brutality, Social Justice on Season Premiere of The Pursuit of HealthinessMost of us only know six-time NBA All-Star Blake Griffin because of his exploits on the court. But if you pay a…ByJay ConnorPublishedMay 14, 2021
NewsOpinionThe Root UniversityNewsOpinionThe Root University'Woke,' Leftist & Black: The Incomplete Glossary of White SlursWhen a leftist goes to sleep, are they not “woke”? If an antifa retires, do they become profa? How many thugs make…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 11, 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
PoliticsPoliticsTishaura Jones Becomes 1st Black Female Mayor of St. LouisMore than six years after the Ferguson Uprisings brought a racial reckoning to the St. Louis metropolitan area—and…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 7, 2021