Civil Rights Leaders like MLK called for 'guaranteed jobs.' Now, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley wants to make that a…

Descendants of people enslaved by St. Louis University have calculated that the University owes them over billions…

The Root exclusively obtained new digital advertisements focused on getting young Black voters at Historically Black…

A new report from the New York Federal Reserve Bank found that the wealth gap increased significantly during the…

A new study published in the Lancet found that Black women are significantly more likely to be homicide victims than…

The Supreme Court Justice announced the date of her memoir "Lovely One."

The Root asked leading legal ethics experts about the ethics of Fani Willis' relationship with fellow Trump…

The man behind former President George W. Bush and the "War on Terror" is debunking this Michelle Obama conspiracy…

The lone Republican challenger to Donald Trump is seeking protection in the wake of swatting incident.

The outspoken GOP congresswoman is calling for the first Somali Congresswoman to be censured over a mistranslated…

Actress Ayo Edebiri asked the former South Carolina Governor if Slavery was a cause of the Civil War.

The former South Carolina Governor downplayed racism in Charleston Church shooting, said Texas seceding was cool by…

From Robert E. Lee to Eugene "Bull" Connor to David Duke, here are the people who've terrorized Black Americans…

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed DA Fani Willis over spending allegations.

Did you know Black History Month coincides with some very notable birthdays.

Coming for the young Black poet — whose speech at Biden’s inauguration brought countless people to tears, isn’t…

As we enter BHM and look back at the leaders of the civil rights movement in the Nat Geo series "Genius," here's a…

The Missouri Congresswoman said the allegations were "frivolous" and spread by right-wing organizations.

Mari Copeny reached out to the two warring stars to get them to donate to the Flint Water Crisis. It didn't go well.

Four Georgia women are suing L'Oréal and Strength of Nature after links found between chemicals in hair relaxers and…