Bernice King asked why Pastor Lorenzo Sewell didn’t pray that racism would end and voting rights be protected.
"This incredible act of grace reaffirms the belief that our past does not define our future," Smith said on…
The president has wasted no time going after diversity within the federal government.
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On his first day back in the Oval Office, the president signed a historic amount of executive orders.
A now-viral clip from deaf lip reader Jackie G has the internet cracking up.
Martin Luther King was originally named Michael King before changing both his name and his son’s name.
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Author: King was not a gentle dreamer...he was an angry prophet.
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Like Black women everywhere, First Lady Michelle Obama , Jasmine Crockett and VP Kamala are not with the sh*ts or…
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Several Democratic and Republican sources shared news of a hangup in transition.
A local entrepreneur posted the flyer on X, saying King's legacy needs to be protected.
Gene Wu told a reporter Asian Americans have the Civil Rights Movement to thank for their liberties.
The heated exchange happened on Tuesday at a House Oversight Committee hearing.
Biden's latest initiative will alleviate debt for 150,000 borrowers.
The former CNN host did not mince words as he went off on this country's first Black president.
The Root's most politically charged stories from the week.