• Prop 8 Redux

    Gay marriage is a civil rights issue, and that means it’s a black issue, too. Maybe black voters in Maine will get it right.
    Maine Considers Referendum on Gay Marriage
  • On Chicago Violence, Eric Holder Top Cops Out

    After the Derrion Albert beating, Attorney General Eric Holder tried responding to the growing profile of youth violence in America. In his remarks in Chicago with Education Secretary Arne Duncan, he never once mentioned the word "gun."

     
    Attorney General Eric Holder Travels To Chicago to Address Derrion Albert; Won't Say Gun
  • Justice Deferred: Tom Perez In at the Civil Rights Division

    After months of Republican blocking behind the scenes, Tom Perez has finally been confirmed as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Perez was considered an uber-qualified candidate by civil rights groups.
    Tom Perez Finally Confirmed for Key Civil Rights Post at Justice Department
  • Holding Fast to Justice

    In the Bush era, important legal decisions were put in the hands of political appointees rather than career lawyers. Is a change about to come to the Justice Department?
    Eric Holder's Revised Civil Rights Division
  • Teddy the Radical

    Sen. Kennedy was a white liberal who believed in black power.

     
    Sen. Edward Kennedy believed in black political power.
  • Edward M. Kennedy: Civil Rights Champion

    The Massachusetts senator died Tuesday at the age of 77, leaving behind a moral legacy in the fight for civil rights. 
    Edward M Kennedy: Civil Rights Champion
  • Why 'Mad Men' Doesn't Care About Black People

    Mad Men takes on a number of cultural controversies, yet race is treated with politeness, distance, restraint, and a heavy dose of sentimentality. For a show that takes place in the early ’60s, this is a glaring omission.

    MORE: "Are We Mad about 'Mad Men'?"
    Will 'Mad Men' Season Three Finally Talk About Race?
  • Finding Satchel

    The Root talks with author Larry Tye about his new book, Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend. Did this baseball Hall of Famer live up to the lore?
    The Root's Martin Johnson does an interview on Satchel Paige with Larry Tye.
  • Obama on Gay Rights: 'I'll Get to It, I Swear'

    Whether his fingers were crossed when he uttered this is unknown...
    Obama on Gay Rights: 'I'll Get to It, I Swear'
  • Where’s the Pride in Pride Parades?

    The gay community has every right to claim its place in the civil rights struggle. But there was a reason Martin Luther King Jr. and Bayard Rustin wore suits. In a politically important moment for the gay community, thongs and theatrics don’t cut it.
    Gay Pride Month: Where’s the Pride in Pride Parades?
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