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School District Punishes Teacher for Using N-Word by Forcing Her to Continue Teaching Students
A teacher who reportedly used the n-word in a classroom to describe, among other things, her black cat, is back at work at a Central Pennsylvania high school after the school district says it has “comprehensively addressed” the concerns of teachers and parents. According to Fox 43, a teacher at Susquehanna Township High School in…
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The Greatest American Heroes: A Friendship Forged During 5 Years as Prisoners of War
On Saturday, when President Donald J. Trump passed on celebrating American war heroes because … rain, it immediately reminded me of stories I was told during a couple of cookouts I attended. The first was when I visited one of my best friends. He was a soldier in the U.S. Army and stationed at Fort…
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Imagine
Last night was The Root 100, our annual salute to black excellence. After the event was over, the entire staff went out for a late dinner … Except for me. Most of our staff are off today … Except for me. The reason I went home early and insisted on doing a mailbag is that…
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A Twitter Account Is Outing White People Who Pretend to Be Black and It's Hilarious
I believe it was William Shakespeare, in his great tragedy, Othello, who said: “Everybody wants to be a nigga, but nobody wants to be a nigga.” Or maybe the quote comes from the 192nd chapter of Psalms. Or the Emancipation Proclamation … I’m not quite sure. But in the two thousand and eighteenth year of…
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Racism Works
“Yet the harsh fact is that in many places in this country men and women are kept from voting simply because they are Negroes. Every device of which human ingenuity is capable has been used to deny this right. The Negro citizen may go to register only to be told that the day is wrong,…
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The Root's Live Election Blog, Results Center and Countdown To America Becoming Great Again
Tonight, America is finally united with a collective case of bubbleguts as we wait to see if the country will reject free health care, tax breaks for the wealthy and the politics of fear and have some common sense for the first time. The Root will be covering all sides of this historic election. Political…
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Why They Kneel: Cowboys vs. Titans Proves Why Supporting Black Business Is Supporting Black Lives
To examine the injustice and inequality that prompted some NFL players to protest during the national anthem, each week, for the remainder of the NFL season, The Root will explore the data behind racial disparities in the two cities represented in the National Football League’s premiere matchup—Monday Night Football. Tonight, the Tennessee Titans travel to…
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Brian Kemp Doesn’t Need to Rig Georgia’s Election…Because Anyone Can
He had one job. Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Republican nominee for governor, is terrible at his job. As Georgia’s secretary of state, he “coordinates and monitors all election activity: this includes voter registration; municipal, state, county, and federal elections; campaign finance disclosure for state and federal candidates and political action committees; and certification of election results.”…
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Brian Kemp Launches Investigation Into Georgia's Democratic Party For Vote-Hacking and Everyone Knows Why
In a last-ditch effort to turn the tables on the election he has been accused of trying to steal ever since he became the state’s Republican nominee for Governor, Georgia’s Secretary of State announced that his office is investigating the Democratic party for an alleged attempt to hack the vote. The Washington Post reports that…
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Iowa Teacher Who Wore Blackface Cries Whitest Tears Ever
Blaming her decision to wear blackface on ignorance and the media while offering up her own albino child as an excuse, a recently-released statement from the attorney of an Iowa teacher has earned her a potential nomination in the White Tears category of this year’s Wypipo Awards. Megan Luloff, a teacher at Walcott Elementary in…
