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What Doesn’t Inglewood Want You to Know About Its Cops?
Police departments nationwide are hiding records of police misconduct
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News Flash: There’s (A Lot Of) Racism in the Military
New reporting shows that the Pentagon has failed to solve the problem for decades
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#IHadAWhiteFriend Is a Thing Now
Black Twitter shares experiences with racist white “friends” after racist Tweet from Rhode Island legislator
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It’s a YouTube Inauguration for Pittsburgh’s First Black Mayor
The surge in Omicron variant cases is forcing Ed Gainey’s party online
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Jails Are Becoming Even Worse Places To Be
The pandemic is being blamed for staffing shortages and a spike in prisoner violence
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RIP Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The anti-Apartheid and humanitarian icon has died of cancer at age 90
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Herschel Walker is Rich AF
The Trump-supporting former football star is running for office, but he doesn’t need the check
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NYC Mayor-Elect and City Council Fight over Solitary at Rikers
Former police captain Eric Adams says don’t question him unless you’ve worn a badge
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Believe An Innocent Man
The Root’s Keith Reed documents how one wrongful conviction affected a life, a family and an entire community.
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Covid Catches Atlanta’s and Pittsburgh’s New Mayors Slipping
Andre Dickens and Ed Gainey had their transitions disrupted by positive tests