Happy 4/20 folks! As you hopefully know, I’m the resident gamer person at The Root. In addition to playing quite a…

In the last two months, the St. Louis City Justice Center has been the site of two uprisings by detainees demanding…

The former officer was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree…

I can’t lie; it’s a little surreal writing this piece. Given how much of a shitshow the pandemic has been, I was…

The trial of Derek Chauvin is winding down as day 16 saw both the prosecution and defense lay out their closing…

As access to the coronavirus vaccine increases nationwide, colleges and universities have grappled with whether they…

One would think that the logical way to get people to stop protesting police brutality would be to reform policing…

Full spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier below.

A woman who advocated for the removal of a Confederate monument from a North Carolina courthouse has been…

The third week of Derek Chauvin’s trial has ended early, with the defense resting its case, and the court in recess…

White people really think they’re the only ones allowed to just walk freely. Doesn’t matter where the neighborhood…

Throughout the trial, Derek Chauvin’s defense team has largely argued that the Chauvin used “reasonable” force…

Today in news that is disappointing but not surprising, the cop who shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back has…

The twelfth day of the trial of Derek Chauvin saw the defense begin to argue its case that the former Minneapolis…

The fatal shooting of Daunte Wright on Sunday by a Minnesota police officer immediately prompted calls for the…

Day 11 of Derek Chauvin’s trial saw a cardiologist push back against the idea a heart attack caused George Floyd’s…

You would think Breonna Taylor’s death would have seen no-knock warrants quickly banned nationwide and cops being…

In what feels like a horrific sense of déjà vu, there has been growing unrest in Minnesota after an unarmed Black…

Full spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier below.

Day 10 of Derek Chauvin’s trial consisted of testimony from medical officials offering their opinion on the medical…