PoliticsPoliticsWas Tim Scott Right When He Said 'America Is Not a Racist Country'? An InvestigationI’m part of the liberal media. ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 29, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBlack Students at Private School in Connecticut Use Instagram to Call Out Racist Behavior of Faculty and TeachersUnfortunately, it should come as no surprise at this point that teachers can be just as racist as any other group of…ByJoe JuradoPublishedApril 28, 2021
NewsNewsIdaho Wants to Pass Bill Making It Illegal for Schools to Teach About America’s Racist Past or PresentYou know what white people hate more than Seinfeld’s ending? Admitting that America was and still is racist AF.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 28, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsNow This Is Rich: Former Trump Adviser Stephen Miller Uses MLK to Claim Racism Against WhitesIf I told you that a former Trump adviser filed a lawsuit claiming that white people were being discriminated…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 27, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace Matters'We Only Have One Colored in Our Town': Court Rules Michigan Bar Can Be Sued by Beaten Black Man After No One Called PoliceA lot of white people would have us believe we live in a post-racial America. They’ll tell you that it’s actually…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 25, 2021
NewsNewsMichigan Dad Pulls Biracial Child Out of School After Teacher, Other Student Cuts Her HairA Michigan father was outraged after his 7-year-old biracial daughter told him that her teacher and a classmate had…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 20, 2021
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionWhat if White People Are Wrong?Of all the toxic traits that white supremacy offers, perhaps its most oxymoronic byproduct is the supreme confidence…ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 20, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsSean Hannity Calls 13-Year-Old Child Killed by Police a ‘Man.’ Twitter Drags Him for ItIf a used domestic terrorist boot and a discarded sock with a meth addiction had a baby it would be Sean Hannity.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 16, 2021
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StylePBS NOVA's Picture a Scientist Exclusive Clip: Being a Black Woman in STEM Sometimes Means Being Mistaken As a JanitorAs many Black folks have learned climbing the figurative ladder of success, “Black excellence” does not provide…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedApril 13, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersMaybe America Is RacistA few years ago, while covering a story on Republican New Hampshire legislator Werner Horn, I summoned the best and…ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 12, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWypipo Are Big Mad Over 'Dear, God Help Me Hate White People' Entry in Bestselling Prayer Book and, Well...LOL!I’m not sure how I feel about the idea that Black people can’t be racist in general, but there is one hill I have no…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 11, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersLA County Works to Return Manhattan Beach Property to Descendants of Black Couple White Supremacy Stole it FromWhen we talk about systemic racism in America, one aspect tends to get left out of the discussion: Black people are…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 10, 2021
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: Cotton Pickin' FactsThis edition of the Mailbag is dedicated to all of the people out there fighting racism. ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 9, 2021
NewsNewsSen. Tom Cotton Is Extremely Concerned That We Aren't Sending Enough Black People to PrisonAmerica is racist.ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 7, 2021
EntertainmentIt's LitEntertainmentIt's LitAnti-Racism Titles Are All Over the List of 10 Most Challenged Books in 2020While 2020 marked an inflection point in the nation’s awareness of issues of racial injustice, it also quickly…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedApril 7, 2021
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: Caucasian Race TheoryLike most people, I have a special alert for when I receive emails from important people. And, of course, The Root’s…ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 2, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersUndergraduate Students at Brown University Vote in Favor of Reparations for Students Who Descended From SlavesA report commissioned by Brown University over a decade ago revealed that the school’s namesake family was deeply…ByJoe JuradoPublishedApril 1, 2021
NewsOpinionWypipoNewsOpinionWypipoPennsylvania Cop Suspended Over TikTok Video Declaring Confederate Flag Not Racist Despite Slavery SymbolismWhite people, I need you to listen.ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 1, 2021
EntertainmentEntertainmentThe 1st Project From Lionsgate/Nikole Hannah-Jones' 1619 Project Deal Will Be a Hulu Docuseries, With Roger Ross Williams ProducingLet’s take you on a trip to memory lane! Back in July 2020, The Root exclusively announced that Nikole Hannah-Jones,…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedApril 1, 2021
EntertainmentMediaEntertainmentMediaVan Lathan Wants to Know If Given the Opportunity, Would You End Racism or Take $100 Billion Instead?On the latest episode of The Ringer’s Higher Learning—which you should absolutely subscribe to since I would never…ByJay ConnorPublishedMarch 31, 2021