PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsDiscrimination Against Black Folks Became Illegal 60 Years Ago, But How Much Has Really Improved For Us Since?2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but whether or not Black folks have seen enough…ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJuly 2, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsBiden Claps Back At Supreme Court's Trump Immunity Ruling, Points Out the Danger of Unchecked PowerTrump's newly granted partially immunity forces the ball back into the voters' hands come NovemberByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJuly 2, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsWhat Will Georgia Democrats Do About Biden's Frightening Debate Performance?As recent polls in the peach state are looking tight, Biden supporters are trying to shift the narrativeByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJuly 1, 2024
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsIs the Far-Right Victory in France a Sign of What’s to Come For Us Black Folks?A wave of extremist party wins in Europe could reach America’s shores.ByNigel RobertsPublishedJuly 1, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsBlack Trump Allies are Using Cognac and Cigars to Sway Black Voters, But Atlanta Wasn't Having ItThe Republican dog and pony sideshow landed in Georgia, a swing state where Biden is vulnerable.ByNigel RobertsPublishedJune 28, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPolitics13 Black Twitter Responses to the Trump-Biden Presidential DebateThe first debate, which aired on CNN, left folks with a lot to say. Spoiler alert: It isn't pretty.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJune 28, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsTrump Put Foot in Mouth At Detroit Church, White Man Who Threatened Maxine Waters Got Served, Republican Karen Tells Black People Where to Go, Super Mayor's Mess and MoreA collection of our best Political posts of the week in politicsPublishedJune 21, 2024
PoliticsEnvironmental JusticePoliticsEnvironmental JusticeWait, What? Air Quality in South Louisiana's Majority Black 'Cancer Alley' May Be 1,000 Times More Toxic Than We ThoughtResearchers found the carcinogenic gas levels in Donaldsonville, Louisiana or "Cancer Alley" are much higher than…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 21, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsRepublican Karen Tells Black Folks To 'Get The F*** Out' Of America On JuneteenthThis isn't the first time Valentina Gomez--a Colombia native--has made hateful remarks.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJune 21, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsIs Concern Overblown About Black Voters Not Turning Out For Biden? Experts Weigh InIf polls are correct, Black voters’ lukewarmness for Biden could doom his chances for re-election.ByNigel RobertsPublishedJune 20, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsHere's President Obama's Surprising Response to the Question of His Daughters Getting into PoliticsOur Forever President spoke at a Biden fundraising event about his girls' political aspirations.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedJune 17, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsThe Racist History of Donald Trump, Charlamagne Tha God Praises Marjorie Taylor Greene, White House Juneteenth Cookout, Fani Willis Critics Oversexualize her and More Political NewsA collection of our best posts of the week in politicsPublishedJune 15, 2024
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsTruth Be Told, Convictions Won't Hurt Rich White Men Like Trump, Hunter Biden But Help ThemBlack folks know that the criminal justice system is still rotten to the core and could get worse.ByNigel RobertsPublishedJune 13, 2024
NewsNewsHow Biden Could Borrow a Page From Trump's Playbook to Energize Black VotersDear President Biden: Go to the Trump playbook. Be the biggest fear-monger in the field.ByWayne WashingtonPublishedJune 12, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsThe Best Moments From The White House Juneteenth CelebrationThe star-studded event was about unity, progress and Blackness.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJune 11, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsThe Long, Racist History of Donald Trump, From the 1970s to NowAs Trump picks his potential Black Vice President, don't be fooled: we examine the messy things he's done to people…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJune 10, 2024
CultureBlack ExcellenceThe Evolution OfCultureBlack ExcellenceThe Evolution OfThe Evolution of Jasmine CrockettLong before her read on Marjorie Taylor Greene went viral, the Texas Representative has been committed to doing the…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedJune 3, 2024
CultureCultureFunny Trump Felony Memes, Mike Tyson Speaks on Whether He'll Fight Jake Paul, Black Women's Lego Obsession on Tiktok, Black Baseball Players That Were Better than Babe Ruth And MoreA collection of The Root's best posts of the week in culturePublishedJune 1, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsWhite People Are MAD at Alvin Bragg's Trump Takedown, And These Twitter Comments Are ProofOnline, Republicans are going out of their way to attack DA Bragg about everything from his skin color to his…ByEmell AdolphusPublishedMay 31, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsHere's Why Trump's Conviction is Still Not Good For Black PeopleThe former president was found guilty of 34 felony counts over allegations that he falsified business records.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMay 30, 2024