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5 Ways White People Can Fight White Supremacy
Contrary to popular belief, not every piece of correspondence received by writers at The Root begins with “You’re the racist” or “Not all white people … ” For every piece of hate mail received by black writers who discuss race and racism in America, there are as many from white people who contact us with…
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Exclusive: NFL Owners, Coaches Pressuring Players to Stop Kneeling During Anthem
Multiple NFL players say they have been explicitly and implicitly warned against doing any kind of demonstration during the national anthem in the weeks following President Donald Trump’s directions to owners to “get that son of a bitch off the field” for protesting racial inequality. Before this weekend’s slate of games in the NFL, The…
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Newark, NJ, Files Suit Against Opioid Manufacturers
I have an uncle who will tell anyone willing to listen about his history of drug use. He will unabashedly talk about using cocaine in every form. He lists barbiturates, hallucinogens and every imaginable mind-altering concoction in a history of drug use that dates to the ’70s. “But those Percs and Oxies,” he told me,…
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: The Reverse Clapback
It’s Friday, you ain’t got no job (the U.S. lost 33,000 jobs this month, according to the new unemployment numbers), so you might as well chill with us and check out some mail from some of The Root’s disgruntled readers. (Is that enough of a lede, Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan?* Yes, I’m dedicating this…
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We Need to Talk About Jeremy Lin’s Dreadlocks
Jeremy Lin has dreadlocks. As a writer, I was taught to craft a “lede” to a story that concisely summarizes the who, what, when, where and how of the story. I’ve been doing this for a long time, but sometimes you have to use the words that Jesus puts in your heart. When I bent,…
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High School Football Players Say Opposing Fans, Referee Call Them N-Word for Kneeling During Anthem
When students from a majority-black Louisiana school decided to kneel while the national anthem played at a predominantly white high school’s homecoming football game, opposing fans, and even a referee, booed the students and used racial slurs, according to multiple people in attendance. If you’ve ever wondered “Where they do that at?” when you hear…
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In Crazy-Wypipo News, Police Arrest Drunken Man Who Says He’s From the Future, and I Believe Him Because …
Wyoming police officers arrested a man on charges of public intoxication who tried to explain to them that he needed to talk to the “president of the town” because he was from the future and needed to help people. According to K2 Radio, on Monday night around 10:30, Casper, Wyo., cops say that they arrested…
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The Privilege of White Individuality
Stop lying; you did it, too. I’m sure I’m not alone in being among those who—for a brief moment when they heard about the Las Vegas shooting—quietly mumbled to themselves, “Dear God, please don’t let the shooter be black.” As you’re reading this, someone is typing a variation of the comment “Nah, I knew. Black…
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Investigation Finds Prison Guards Forced Inmates to Walk Around Naked Wearing Leashes
A state investigation details the cruel and inhumane treatment of prisoners at an Alaska correctional facility. The investigation reveals an incident in which corrections officers forced male inmates to strip naked in front of female guards, placed dog leashes around their necks and paraded them around the prison before forcing them to sleep nude in…
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Charlottesville, Va.’s ‘Unite the Right’ Organizer Indicted for Allegedly Lying His Ass Off
The man who organized Nazi-palooza and brought together one of the biggest crowds of racists outside of Donald Trump rallies and Boston sports events was charged with committing perjury on Tuesday. According to the Washington Post, on Tuesday an Albermarle County, Va., grand jury indicted 34-year-old Jason Kessler, the main organizer for Charlottesville, Va.’s Unite…
