PoliticsPoliticsWe Need to Talk About Violence in the White Community (Seriously, We Do)Perhaps the most revealing takeaway from the House insurrection panel's first day of testimony was the level of…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 29, 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
PoliticsPoliticsI Said What I Said: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Defends Decision to Grant Exclusive Interviews to Journalists of Color'So the absence of journalists of color, covering the mayor of the third-largest city in the country is absolutely…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJuly 27, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusMichigan Republicans Used COVID Relief Money to Give Themselves Bonuses; Now They're Giving it Back After BacklashIt's almost like the pandemic presented Republicans with unlimited opportunities to make themselves look bad. Not…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 26, 2021
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicGotta Have That Funk: At 80 Years Old, George Clinton Says He’s Coming Out of RetirementThe P-Funk musician recently celebrated his 80th birthday with a small gathering in LA last Thursday.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedJuly 26, 2021
NewsObituaryNewsObituaryCivil Rights Icon and Educator Bob Moses Dies at 86Moses, who helped lead Black voter registration drives in the South during the 1960s and later founded the Algebra…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJuly 26, 2021
NewsNewsU.S. Capitol Rioter Tells on Himself to Bumble Match, Gets Arrested Soon AfterHe did all of that and the only date he got out of it was to appear in court.ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 24, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace Matters'The Epitome of White Privilege': White Woman Who Spit on Black Protester Might Have Hate Crime Charge DroppedSome white people are racist, and some white racists are just nasty AF.ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 23, 2021
OpinionClapback/MailbagOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: BelieveEach Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 23, 2021
NewsNewsTennessee Finally Removes Bust of KKK Leader Nathan Bedford Forrest from CapitolThe bust isn't even that old, having been erected in 1978.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 23, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsBipartisan House Investigation of Capitol Riot Crumbling After Nancy Pelosi Blocked 2 of McCarthy’s GOP PicksIs bipartisanship even still a thing in our two-party system of government? Not if you're trying to investigate…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 23, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersMassachusetts White Supremacist Charged With Hate Crimes, Accused of Distributing 'Healthy White Living' PropagandaOn the bright side, maybe it's a positive sign that white supremacist groups are so desperate for new members that…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 21, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersNew Texas Bill Drops Requirements for Educators to Teach That White Supremacy, the KKK and Eugenics Were ‘Morally Wrong’It was never about Critical Race Theory; it's always been about preserving America's image through the whitest lens.ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 20, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeProud Boys Leader Pleads Guilty to Burning Black Lives Matter Banner Stolen From D.C. ChurchThe Proud Boys leader has been down bad these days. You love to see it.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 20, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersMissouri Invite-Only Critical Race Theory Hearing Takes Place Without a Single Black Voice Being HeardThe so-called 'facts not feelings' crowd continues to be in their feelings over a study they don't know the facts…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 20, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsWhite People vs. EverybodyNo longer pretending to care about fiscal conservatism, family values, patriotism or even their beloved troops, the…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 19, 2021
Criminal JusticeCrimeCriminal JusticeCrimeFlorida Man Becomes First Person Sentenced on Felony Charges for Role in Capitol RiotPaul Allard Hodgkins was sentenced to only 8 months, further proving whiteness always protects whiteness.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 19, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersDemocrats Propose Bill to Rename More Than 1,000 Landmarks With Racist Names—Not That America Is Racist or AnythingApparently, America is home to a lot of rivers, lakes and mountains that call you a racial slur as soon as you…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 19, 2021
NewsNewsTexas Senate Passes Bill to Remove Required Lessons on Civil Rights Movements From Public School CurriculumsThe bill, which comes after Texas signed a law banning teachings on critical race theory, is currently stalled in…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 17, 2021
NewsObituaryNewsObituary'She Was Born a Leader': Civil Rights Pioneer Gloria Richardson Dies at 99Richardson was at the forefront of various civil rights demonstrations in Cambridge, Md.ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 17, 2021