The New York City Police Department has recently attempted to explain its disproportionate arrest rates of black and…
Seems as if the airlines are still clowning and being targeted with lawsuits because of the clownery. More recently,…
In addition to a slew of notable African-American alumni, including Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston and Phylicia…
The tide of wypipo terribleness keeps on flowing (will it ever ebb?). This time, a hotel employee in Virginia earned…
Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, known to most as Chance the Rapper or Lil Chano, gave a rousing commencement address to…
On Friday afternoon, a Wauwatosa, Wis., police officer was caught on camera punching a young black man in the face…
Another day, another activity added to the list of things black people can’t do while being black.
Updated: Saturday, May 12, 2018, 10 a.m. EDT: The Alpharetta Police Department released a statement Friday saying…
There are some things that make you feel so icky that they’re impossible to explain.
Although I have spent 99.9 percent of my years as a black male, during the course of my lifetime, I can remember a…
Last year, just nine days before white supremacists stormed Charlottesville, Va., the FBI released a report citing…
President Donald Trump reportedly knew that Eric Schneiderman, the former New York attorney general, was accused of…
Author Junot Díaz is stepping down from his role as chairman of the Pulitzer Prize board following allegations of…
Updated: Friday, May 11, 2018, 12:15 p.m. EDT: The Root received the following statement from Christi Graybill, vice…
Chris Bosh, 34, and his mother, Frieda, have a complicated relationship. In October 2017, Bosh reportedly tried to…
After compiling the best record in the NBA Eastern Division, the Toronto Raptors have fired head coach Dwane Casey.
White House aide Kelly Sadler thought it would be funny to joke about Sen. John McCain’s failing health. Sadler,…
A single working mother of three is taking on a Florida housing complex after a property manager refused to renew…
Here’s the good news: This is a story involving white women that has nothing to do with calling the police on black…