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New Study Finds Emergency Personnel Less Likely to Treat Pain for Black Patients Than White Ones
Racial disparities in health care are a well-documented phenomenon, spanning every area of medicine from the birthing room to the ICU. Now, a recent study shows yet another place black people are treated differently from nonblack patients: the back of an ambulance. In a study reported by NPR, researchers found emergency medical technicians and paramedics…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk Put on Hold Pending Sexual Misconduct Investigation
For nearly four years, famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has invited celebs to sit and chat about science on the late night show StarTalk. This week, Nat Geo confirmed that they’re putting the show on hold as they look into claims of sexual harassment and abuse against Tyson. The show, which just entered its fifth…
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This Is the Man Suspected of Killing 7-Year-Old Jazmine Barnes
As the manhunt for the white man suspected of killing 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes continues, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office has released a composite sketch of the alleged killer. The sketch, along with additional information about the suspect, was shared by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzales at a Thursday press conference. As NPR reports, Gonzalez described…
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The Impossible Marathon of Journalism in 2018
At first, it felt easy enough to laugh at them. There was Alison Ettel (“Permit Patty”) crouching on a San Francisco sidewalk after confronting a black eight-year-old girl for selling water. There was Jennifer Schulte, who became an instant meme as “BBQ Becky,” breaking down in a fit of white tears after calling the cops…
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South Sudanese Model Anok Yai Ends Outstanding Glow Up Year With Elle Cover
A little more than a year ago, 19-year-old Anok Yai set the internet aflame after being photographed at Howard Homecoming. The South Sudanese stunner, then a biochemistry major at Plymouth State University, was captured on camera in the middle of the festivities in an image that instantly went viral—and launched her fashion career. Now, Yai…
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A Pregnant Woman Was Found Dead in a Mississippi Jail After Complaining About Stomach Pains. Her Family Has Yet to See Her
A pregnant mother of two was found dead in a Madison County, Mississippi jail cell sometime last week after complaining to jail officials of stomach pains, her family says. Now, the family of 37-year-old Lanekia Michelle Brown is trying to piece together what happened to her in a death they deem “very suspicious.” “We talked…
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‘Calling His Mother While Black’: Hotel Guest Demands Public Response From Portland DoubleTree After Being Evicted From His Room [Updated]
A black hotel guest is demanding a Portland, Ore., DoubleTree speak publicly about an alleged racial profiling incident in which he was accused of trespassing by hotel staff. Jermaine Massey, a Washington resident who had traveled to Portland for a Travis Scott concert, filmed the exchange between himself and a hotel security guard, Earl Meyers,…
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Here Are The Root's 25 Most Popular Posts of 2018
It’s been another wild-ass year of news here at The Root. In 2018, we saw both a blue wave—one propelled by women candidates and people of color—and a veritable tsunami of white tears over the (squints) presence of black people in public spaces. It was the year we welcomed the monstrous success of Black Panther,…
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Spread Love: New York Honors Hip Hop Heavyweights By Renaming Streets
Two New York City boroughs will have streets renamed to reflect their homegrown hip-hop heroes. In a unanimous vote held last Friday, the New York City Council moved to honor The Notorious B.I.G. and the Wu-Tang Clan, along with folk legend Woody Guthrie. The decision came during the New York City Council’s final meeting of…
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Most Southerners Don’t Support Confederate Symbols but Still Don’t Know Why the Hell the Civil War Happened
A new poll released this week reveals that white Southerners are fairly divided in how they feel about the Confederate flag and monuments that honor the Confederacy—news unlikely to shock anyone who has followed the conversation around these monuments in Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia. Are black respondents quite so divided? Of course the hell not,…
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