NewsLegalNewsLegalJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Pulling No Punches In Her First Week of SCOTUS ArgumentsConservatives want to pull the wool of race-neutrality over all of our eyes. KBJ ain't having it.ByKeith ReedPublishedOctober 6, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson Will Rule On Important Cases for Black FolksVoting rights, environmental protection and Affirmative Action are on the docket this termByKeith ReedPublishedOctober 3, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsThe Historic "Investiture" Ceremony For Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Happens TomorrowIt's the first time the ceremony will happen for a Black woman in the country's historyByKeith ReedPublishedSeptember 29, 2022
EntertainmentIt's LitEntertainmentIt's LitFirst Children's Book About Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Hits Shelves This SpringWe got a sneak peek at the cover of "Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Justice for All," which goes on sale in April 2023ByAngela JohnsonPublishedSeptember 20, 2022
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsAnnie Leibovitz Doesn't Know How To Photograph Black Women. When Will These Magazines Listen?Ketanji Brown Jackson is the esteemed photographer's latest subject. How does she keep missing the mark?ByCandace McDuffiePublishedAugust 23, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationHarvard Defends Use of Affirmative Action Ahead of Supreme Court CaseThe ivy league college cites previous cases such as Grutter v. Bollinger to further commit to diversifying its…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedAugust 1, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsSupreme Court To Allow Ketanji Brown Jackson To Take Part In Affirmative Action CaseAffirmative action cases concerning Harvard University and the University of North Carolina will now be heard…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJuly 25, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalKetanji Brown Jackson Sworn In As First Black Woman Supreme Court JusticeWhat will her impact be on a Court leaning hard to the Right?ByKeith ReedPublishedJune 30, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalLiberal Justices Explain Why Roe Ending Matters for Black AmericansThe liberal wing of the Supreme Court issued a fiery dissent from today's catastrophic abortion rulingByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 24, 2022
CultureCultureJoy Reid and Tiffany Cross Invite You to the Ultimate Sista CircleThe Root spoke exclusively to Reid and Cross about their special, The Culture Is: Black Women premiering Sunday,…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedJune 18, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsKeisha Lance Bottoms Will Join Biden AdministrationThe former Atlanta mayor heads to Washington in a senior role.ByKeith ReedPublishedJune 15, 2022
Beauty + StyleThe Glow UpBeauty + StyleThe Glow UpThe Glow Up Style Awards: HairFrom product creators to trend setters, we're honoring the best of the best in the hair industry.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedMay 30, 2022
EntertainmentEntertainmentQuinta Brunson, Zendaya, Ketanji Brown Jackson Among Time’s 2022 Most Influential People ListQuestlove, Mary J. Blige, Jon Batiste and Letitia James join notable names on Time’s annual list.ByStephanie HollandPublishedMay 23, 2022
PoliticsThe National InterestPoliticsThe National InterestQ&A: White House Deputy Counsel Danielle ConleyThe White House's top Black woman lawyer talks Ketanji Brown Jackson, pardons and creating racial equity in federal…ByKeith ReedPublishedMay 23, 2022
Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalBiden Nominates First Black Chair of U.S. Sentencing CommissionThe commission has been idle for the past three years.ByKeith ReedPublishedMay 12, 2022
NewsNewsFirst Black Woman Confirmed To Federal Reserve Board of GovernorsLisa Cook takes historic seat while Fed wrestles inflation.ByKeith ReedPublishedMay 11, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersTucker Carlson Makes Racist Ass Remarks About WH Press Secretary Karine Jean-PierreFox Host Tucker Carlson calls the new WH press secretary an affirmative action hire.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMay 11, 2022
NewsNewsBiden, Harris Respond To Leaked SCOTUS Abortion OpinionThe country's first Black VP fears a broad erosion of rights.ByKeith ReedPublishedMay 3, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalSupreme Court Ready To Overturn Roe v. Wade, according to Leaked Draft Opinion [UPDATE]Apparent landmark ruling would spell the end of abortion rightsByKeith ReedPublishedMay 2, 2022
PoliticsThe National InterestPoliticsThe National InterestProgressive Orgs Leveraging Ketanji Brown Jackson ConfirmationNew ad campaigns hope to bring out Black voters for Dems in midtermsByKeith ReedPublishedApril 11, 2022