NewsNewsMichelle Obama Makes Midterm Push To Register A Million New Voters With CoalitionThe former First Lady outlined voting rights initiatives in conjunction with other organizations in a letter…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 10, 2022
NewsNewsA Pilot Basic Guaranteed Income Program Providing $500 A-Month to 300 Low-Income Residents Launches In AtlantaApplications for the program are set to open in the coming months.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 6, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersThe Proof Is In The Pudding: Protests Reduce Police Killings According To New ResearchContrary to what some believe, the mass protests of 2020 did a lot of good when it comes to police reformByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 4, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersOn MLK Day, His Family Wants To Put Voting Rights Front and Center–Not CelebrationMLK's children are calling on Congress and the Biden Administration to act on voting legislation.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedDecember 16, 2021
NewsEducationNewsEducationNew Courses About Civil Rights Leader Rev. C.T. Vivian Have Made It Into College CurriculumsThis semester, some students are learning about the man Martin Luther King Jr. called “the greatest preacher to ever…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 30, 2021
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeAlabama Threatens to Sue Montgomery Over Confederate Street NameThe state wants its mostly Black capital city to keep Jefferson Davis' name on a street signByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 29, 2021
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsReverend Jesse Jackson Hospitalized After Fall at Howard UniversityThe civil rights leader was visiting the students protesting their living conditions at Howard when he fell and hit…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 2, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersAlabama May Consider Wiping the Arrest Records Clean for Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa ParksAlabama officials are considering a bid to clear arrest records of civil rights icons Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedNovember 2, 2021
CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersBlack Panther Party Celebrates Its 55th Anniversary With Unveiling of Huey Newton BustThe bust is the first permanent piece of art to honor the Black Panther Party in Oakland, the city where the group…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 25, 2021
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryCivil Rights Activist and Historian Timuel Black Dies at 102Black worked with many activists including Rev. Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King Jr., who would become a close…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 14, 2021
NewsNewsConnecticut Tobacco Field Where Martin Luther King Jr. Worked Will Be Named a Historical SiteMartin Luther King Jr. worked at Meadowood to help pay for his college tuition.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedOctober 12, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsThe Democratic Party's 'I Don't See Color' Homeownership Fight, ExplainedA dispute over two opposing plans for first-time homebuyers shows how colorblind policies ignore racial disparities…ByMichael HarriotPublishedOctober 12, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsKyrsten Sinema Is Bathroom Alligator TrashPlease don't believe the insidiously mindless narrative that protesters should remain civil and respect Kyrsten…ByMichael HarriotPublishedOctober 8, 2021
EntertainmentMoviesEntertainmentMoviesColman Domingo, Chris Rock, Audra McDonald, Glynn Turman All Tapped for Upcoming Bayard Rustin BiopicThe forthcoming Netflix film will be directed by Ma Rainey's Black Bottom director George C. Wolfe and produced by…ByShanelle GenaiPublishedOctober 6, 2021
Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalR. Kelly’s Defense Presents Closing Arguments Comparing Him to Martin Luther King Jr., Hugh Hefner and Mike PenceRegardless of the outcome in the New York trial, Kelly still faces additional charges in Illinois and Minnesota.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedSeptember 24, 2021
NewsNewsFlorida Judge Rejects 'Stand Your Ground Defense' for White Man Accused of Threatening Black Teen Protestors With a GunMark Bartlett says he pulled his gun and called the teens racial slurs because the group had surrounded his fiancée.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 27, 2021
NewsNews‘March On for Voting Rights’ Demonstrations to Mark Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington58 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. led thousands in the historic March on Washington. This year, King’s son and…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 27, 2021
NewsNewsPrayers Up: Rev. Jesse Jackson and His Wife, Jacqueline, Hospitalized With COVID-19Both Rev. Jesse Jackson’s and his wife’s conditions have not been released to the public. The reverend was…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 22, 2021
OpinionClapback/MailbagOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: Free DumbEach Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 20, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirus'Freedoms,' ExplainedMaybe it's time we find out which specific 'freedoms' are being taken away by COVID protocols and mask mandates.ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 19, 2021