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Exclusive: DNC Chair Says Stakes Are High In 2024 Presidential Race
The Root sat down with DNC Chair Jaime Harrison who laid out importance of the next election for Black voters
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White Billionaire Claims Harvard’s First Black President Is Unqualified, He’s Dead Wrong
Billionaire who called Kyle Rittenhouse a “patriot” says Claudine Gay, Harvard’s First Black President, is a diversity hire.
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DA Drops Charges Against 17 Cops Accused of Assault, But That’s Not The End Of The Story
Charges dropped against 17 Austin, TX police officers accused of assaulting George Floyd protesters, but prosecutor asks for deeper probe into department.
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Is Vivek Ramaswamy’s New Voting Plan A Return To Jim Crow?
The Republican Presidential candidate is proposing a new voting age and a “civics test.” Unsurprisingly some Black Americans are giving him the side eye.
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Hill Harper Speaks Out On $20 Million Offer To Drop out of Race
In an interview with The Root, Michigan Senate candidate Hill Harper explains why money in politics is an existential threat to our democracy.
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Georgia Republicans Learned Something About Black Voters From Their Alabama Counterparts
Georgia Republicans create two majority Black voting districts. But the map is still far from what U.S. District Court Judge Steve Jones ordered.
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A Southwest Airlines Passenger Opened The Emergency Exit and Made His Escape!!?
A Southwest passenger reportedly opened the plane’s emergency exit hatch at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
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WH Press Sec. Addresses Prominent Black Leaders Calling For A Ceasefire
“Hamas could surrender at any time. But they seem willing to jeopardize the lives of innocent civilians. This is what Hamas is doing,” said Karine Jean-Pierre.
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Trump Lashes Out At Attorney General Letitia James For “Smirking”
The NY attorney general rested her case in her office’s prosecution of the Trumps for fraud. But the back and forth is likely to continue on social media.
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Wait, What? Chicago And Earth, Wind & Fire Announce Tour
The two legendary groups are coming together for a Summer 2024 concert that might just rival Renaissance.