Brooks returned home to a Jim Crow era South in , denied his GI Bill benefits.
110 Black soldiers from the Third Battalion of the U.S. Army’s 24th Infantry Regiment were found guilty of the riot,…
Republicans are going full Jim Crow to hold onto power
The state wants its mostly Black capital city to keep Jefferson Davis' name on a street sign
Lack of transportation, limited access to care and the inability to take time off work have disproportionately…
By
History is filled with examples of how language is repurposed for the advancement of whiteness.
When Black World War II veterans returned home, racism and discrimination stopped them from equal access to…
Anti-woke activists have come together to create The University of Austin, a white tears-based institution dedicated…
Aaron Rodgers is just the latest celebrity to accuse an invisible group of 'canceling' him—and now it's time to…
The statue is a part of an art initiative intended to tell the full story about slavery, Reconstruction and Jim Crow…
The University of Virginia study showed that in any given area, the number of lynchings was a “significant…
The forthcoming Netflix film will be directed by Ma Rainey's Black Bottom director George C. Wolfe and produced by…
Tucker Carlson and Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz recently shared love for the great replacement theory, but what exactly…
The Republican congressman was discussing the case of three Black woman from Texas who got into an altercation at a…
Now playing
The Root's Michael Harriot and Monique Judge do a deep dive into storytelling and how it can impact change more than…
This week's authors are haunted by ghosts of the past, attempting to stay rooted in the present, and preparing to…
A special committee is working to purge Jim Crow-era language from its governing laws.
According to the newest right-wing narrative, COVID restrictions are forms of segregation targeting anti-vaxxers,…
Mississippi was a top state for lynching and, according to a report in the Washington Post, it still is.
Greg Abbott is planning another special House session this weekend to pass voter suppression laws that hurt…