Robert E. Pierre
ARTICLES:
Black Boys Punished Severely in Preschool
The Root DC editor Robert E. Pierre writes that educators have to mete out fairer punishments after a study reveals that expulsion rates of black children were three times those of white children.
Christmas, the Height of Hypocrisy
Robert E. Pierre, editor of The Root DC, interviews a pastor who says that the best of humanity shines at Chistmas but falters after the seasons ends. He says it's hypocritical.
FAMU Band Director Threatens Suit Over Firing
A lawyer for the fired band director told reporters that his client had been trying to stop hazing without school support, Robert E. Pierre writes in his column at The Root DC.
Redskins Gave Black Fans Reasons to Dislike Them
The Root DC Editor Robert E. Pierre writes in a blog entry that although the Redskins were the last segregated NFL team, black residents are now displaying more loyalty than white fans.
Hair Tactics: Why I Cut my Dreadlocks
In the end, after all the personal point-making and all the career politics, it was just hair, too much hair.