PoliticsPolitics4 Florida Teachers Die From COVID-19 in 24 Hours and the Stupid-Ass Governor Is Still Banning Mask Mandates in SchoolsRon DeSantis is continuing his lifelong legacy of ensuring that Florida continues to be the worst state in America.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedAugust 13, 2021
OpinionClapback/MailbagOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: ...Which Proves My PointEach Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 13, 2021
NewsOpinionWypipoNewsOpinionWypipoTexas Republicans Lie on Martin Luther King Jr.'s Name in Critical Race Theory Attack. MLK III Was Having None of ItWatching whiteness work is exhausting. Imagine if you've been doing it as long as the King family has.ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 28, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersKevin McCarthy’s Loud and Wrong Take on Martin Luther King Jr. Called Out by People Who Know How Google WorksI'm not sure when MLK became the poster child for placating white fragility, but conservatives make it clear they…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 13, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersCalifornia MLK Statue Vandalized With Swastika Graffiti Prompting Hate Crime InvestigationMLK stood for peace, but someone clearly chose violence by disrespecting a statue honoring his memory and legacy.ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 8, 2021
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryThe Miseducation of Wypipo: 10 Reasons Why America Needs White History LessonsIt's easy to believe the 1619 Project, Critical Race Theory and reverse racism are attempting to rewrite America's…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJune 22, 2021
CultureJuneteenthCultureJuneteenthSouth Dakota Is the Last State That Doesn't Have a Law Officially Recognizing Juneteenth as a HolidayLawmakers are confident that this will soon change now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday.ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 19, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersPresident Joe Biden Signs Bill Officially Making Juneteenth a Federal HolidayThis is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 17, 2021
CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersThe Complete List of Marxist, Un-American, Anti-White Things (According to White People)Long before Critical Race Theory or the 1619 Project, white America used the term 'Marxist,' 'Communist' and…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJune 16, 2021
Criminal JusticeSocial JusticeCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeWhite House Finally Moving Forward With Investigations Into Civil Rights Cold Cases Related to Unsolved Murders of Black PeopleThe Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board was approved last year under Donald Trump but is just now moving…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 11, 2021
NewsOpinionWypipoNewsOpinionWypipoIt Turns Out, All Those 'Woke' White Allies Were LyingWhen the country collectively witnessed the brutal May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd, white people were forever…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 24, 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
NewsNewsDemocratic Lawmaker and Former Black Panther Proposes Bill to Release FBI COINTELPRO Records, Including Details on Fred HamptonRight now, Republicans across the country are on a mission to whitewash America’s history in a way that protects…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 5, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityTyler Perry Is Right. We Shouldn't Hate the PoliceI have a Black dog.ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 27, 2021
NewsOpinionThe Root UniversityNewsOpinionThe Root UniversityWhy White People Hate Critical Race Theory, ExplainedThey’re back! ByMichael HarriotPublishedMarch 30, 2021
CultureHistoryCultureHistory#WhiteHistoryMonth337: The Top 10 Whitest Laws of All TimeAfter a grueling 28 days of watching corporations, institutions and random white people pretend to care about the…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMarch 2, 2021
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: How to Be an Anti-AntiracistAre you white?ByMichael HarriotPublishedFebruary 26, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBlack Oklahoma Student Says White Teacher Berated Him Over ‘Black King’ T-shirt, Called for White History MonthWhite fragility is a hell of a drug.ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 25, 2021
EntertainmentMediaEntertainmentMediaAndra Day Calls Out Former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover: 'He Is the Hitler for Black People. The Man Was a Demon'If you haven’t been listening to The Ringer’s Higher Learning, co-hosted by Van Lathan—who might be taking home an…ByJay ConnorPublishedFebruary 25, 2021
CultureHistoryCultureHistory'By Means Fair or Foul': America's Conspiracy to Assassinate Black PowerThere is no such thing as “white people.”ByMichael HarriotPublishedFebruary 25, 2021