PoliticsPoliticsBiden Urges Congress to Take Action on Gun Violence: "For Godsake, How Much more Carnage Are We Willing to Accept!"President Biden calls on Congress to pass “rational, common-sense measures” in a fiery a speech on gun violenceByMurjani RawlsPublishedJune 3, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsFlorida Man's Congressional Maps Upheld By Florida Supreme CourtThe Gov. Desantis-endorsed voting maps which may dilute Black voter power in Florida will be intact for the 2022…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJune 2, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsNew York On Track To Pass Its Own John R. Lewis Voting Rights ActThe John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York would enact some of the strongest voter protections in the country.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJune 2, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsTapes Expose Republicans’ Plan to Takeover Democratic-Majority PollsThe plan is to train party recruits as poll workers and work with lawyers to potentially block vote counts.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 2, 2022
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PoliticsPoliticsAbortions and Gun Laws Center Stacey Abrams Campaign AdStacey Abrams a released fiery campaign targeting Gov. Brian Kemp's political stances on abortion and gun lights.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 1, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsCharles Booker, Kentucky Democrat, Wears Noose in New Campaign Ad and Calls out Sen. Rand PaulThe first Black Kentuckian to receive a Democratic nomination for Senate wearing a noose in the emotional ad…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJune 1, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsBlack White House Staffers Respond to Reports of "Exodus" [Update]One official told The Root that the staff, who left, took their leave at a normal time for general turnover.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 1, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationBiden Disagrees With 'Hardening Schools,' W.H. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre SaysWhile some GOP leaders have advocated things like single way entry points in schools, the White House has not…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJune 1, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsDemocrats Losing Support From Some Black VotersAn attack on voting rights, as well as expanded support for law enforcement, are just a few reasons for Black folks'…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMay 31, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsHerschel Walker's Interview With Killer Mike Might Prove He's Playing UsThe Republican U.S. Senate candidate was more lucid than normalByKeith ReedPublishedMay 31, 2022
NewsNewsBlack Lives Matter Houston Co-leads Protest Outside of NRA Convention90 degree Houston temps didn’t stop these organizers from making their voices heard over gun lobbyists.ByAlexandra JanePublishedMay 28, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsSen. Warnock Challenges Herschel Walker To Three Televised DebatesEven though Walker has committed to debating Sen. Warnock, the number of debates he actually commits to is waiting…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 27, 2022
NewsNewsIllinois Democrats Tell Gov. Greg Abbott to Keep Chicago’s Name Out His MouthLocal politicians are clapping back after the TX governor compared Uvalde shooting to violence in ChicagoByAngela JohnsonPublishedMay 27, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationPlans To Forgive $10,000 In Student Debt Per Borrower Announced By Biden AdministrationPresident Biden's $10,000 student loan forgiveness plan lines up with his 2020 campaign promise and has an income…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 27, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsJan. 6 Committee Unlikely To Call Ginni Thomas As a WitnessDespite the recent revelations of Ginni Thomas trying to interfere with the 2020 Presidential election, the Jan. 6th…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 27, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsHerschel Walker Must Be Trolling UsThere's no other explanation for the foolishness Herschel Walkers says in interviewsByKeith ReedPublishedMay 26, 2022
NewsNewsSupreme Court Might Soon Loosen Gun Laws In Wake of Texas ShootingThe Supreme Court's upcoming ruling on a New York law could open constitutional challenges to gun safety laws around…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 26, 2022
NewsNewsKanye West’s 2020 Presidential Campaign Says Someone Stole Money!Years after Kanye’s presidential campaign, his committee is claiming someone stole from their account three times.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMay 26, 2022
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