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The last people you'd expect to jack your car are the cops. But in Memphis, Tenn., they’re often the prime suspects.

After spending 16 years in prison, Anthony Broadwater was awarded a multi-million dollar settlement.

The Root sat down with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley for the second part of our three-part series on the next…

In Rolling Fork, Miss., poverty and extreme weather created a deadly combination.

We're tackling everything from whether "wokeness" killed SVB to how this impacts Black Americans

White supremacists love a conspiracy theory, deep fakes aren't helping.

In Memphis, 4 of the 5 police officers charged in Tyre Nichols death were banned from policing.

Paul Rusesabagina, whose story of heroism during the Rwandan genocide inspired "Hotel Rwanda," is expected to be…

In Part 1 of our series on the next generation of Black Congresswomen, Representative Cori Bush lays out her vision…

Memphis residents are calling out police for taking their vehicles before they've even been charged with a crime.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took one step closer towards the goal. But how will it be paid for and…

The Centers for Disease Control announced on Monday that an emerging new fungus spread rapidly during the pandemic.

The maternal mortality rate for Black women nearly doubled from 2018 to 2021.

A newly surfaced report obtained by NBC News found that Black veterans were more likely to get denied VA benefits…

The ridiculous story behind the mad dash to make textbooks that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wouldn't reject.

For the first time ever, three Black women led the White House press briefing

Michael Newman, a former law student at Howard University is suing the HBCU for racial discrimination to the tune of…

In an Exclusive to The Root, Representatives Pressley and Brown are asking the FDA to look into the safety of…

The plan is the most sweeping and comprehensive plan to address reparations in the nation.

Can a Black Senator become the Republican nominee for President?