NewsEducationNewsEducationA Florida School Decided to Confront Complaints of Racism...Until a Diversity Curriculum Caused 'Angst'It’s called the “Caucasian Corollary.”ByMichael HarriotPublishedMarch 5, 2021
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Blacker the Content, the Whiter the TearsThe Clapback Mailbag was never supposed to be about me.ByMichael HarriotPublishedMarch 5, 2021
PoliticsEnvironmental JusticePoliticsEnvironmental JusticeUnited Nations Human Rights Officials Release Report Calling for an End to the Environmental Racism of Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’The more I learn about how horrific the nooks and crannies of this country are, the less I understand how anyone can…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMarch 5, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersFight Breaks Out After Oklahoma High School Students Engage in 'Racist Taunting' of Black Basketball Players on Opposing TeamI’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: A lot of people need to get it out of their heads that racism will go…ByZack LinlyPublishedMarch 3, 2021
NewsOpinionSome ThoughtsNewsOpinionSome ThoughtsCreighton's Greg McDermott Told His Team to 'Stay on the Plantation' Like That's a Normal Thing People Say and I Can't Stop Laughing About ItLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL…ByDamon YoungPublishedMarch 3, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsMissouri Sen. Josh Hawley Said Systemic Racism is Fake and America 'Liberated Slaves'. I Translated His White Fragility Speech for YouSo, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is out here pretending that he’s not the Meg Griffin of the Republican party again. On…ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 28, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeWhy Does LeBron James Have to Keep Telling White People He Will Not Shut Up and Dribble? This Time, It's a Fellow AthleteIt’s been more than three years since Fox News white supremacy-wench Laura Ingraham went full KKK-Karen on her show…ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 27, 2021
NewsOpinionClapback/MailbagNewsOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: How to Be an Anti-AntiracistAre you white?ByMichael HarriotPublishedFebruary 26, 2021
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NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusArizona Republican Says 'American Citizens' Should be Prioritized for COVID-19 Vaccine, Not 'Hispanics'White conservatives are annoying.ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 18, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersMichigan Man Hangs KKK Flag in Window Facing Black Neighbor’s HomeImagine a white man who is so committed to old-fashioned American racism that even the smallest perceived offense…ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 18, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWhite AF Wisconsin Superintendant Candidate Says She Was Called N-Word Because Her 'Lips Were Bigger Than Most.' *Sigh*Every day I say to myself, “there’s no higher level of caucasity than that,” and every day wypipo prove me wrong.ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 17, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersFlorida Teacher Under Investigation for Teaching That Slaves Weren’t Whipped and the N-Word Isn’t RacistWhen will white people stop being too fragile for Black history?ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 17, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersJacksonville Jaguars Hires Former College Football Coach Accused of Racism and Abuse Because...Why Not?Over the past year, America has gone through a racial awakening of sorts, but that doesn’t mean things have changed…ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 12, 2021
EntertainmentMediaEntertainmentMediaNew York Times Reporter Resigns After Report on His Racist Remarks, But Now 'Woke' Journalists Are Being BlamedMedia institutions continue to grapple with the question of how exactly to take responsibility for their roles in…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedFebruary 8, 2021
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryA History of Black Excellence: The Man Who Invented LaughterWe are the culture.ByMichael HarriotPublishedFebruary 4, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementTennessee Cop Reprimanded for Posting Picture of Daughter as Blackface Bubba From Forrest GumpSometimes I can’t tell if I’m on the internet too much or if some people aren’t on the internet enough. I’m simply…ByJoe JuradoPublishedFebruary 2, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBlack Woman Says She Received 'African American, African' Service Charge From American Airlines. Seriously, WTF?Have you ever encountered an act of racism that—even in America, the land of acts of racism—leaves you so confused…ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 1, 2021
EntertainmentIt's LitEntertainmentIt's Lit'That Ideology of Colorism Affects All of Us': The Root Presents It's Lit! Talks Prose, Passing and the Power of Black Women With Brit BennettThere’s a reason Black women call each other “sister.” Even if we bear no blood relation or resemblance—and despite…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJanuary 29, 2021
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionCorporate Monopolies Are a Racial Justice Issue. We Need Federal Regulation NowFrom a racial justice perspective, it is important to note that all major industries in America are monopolies…ByJade Magnus OgunnaikePublishedJanuary 29, 2021