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  • Ky. Civil Rights Leader Georgia Davis Powers Dies

    Georgia Davis Powers, a leading figure in the struggle for racial equality in Kentucky, died at age 92, the Associated Press reports. Powers reportedly passed away Saturday at her brother’s home in Louisville, Ky. Her longtime friend Muhammad Ali said, “She was fighting for equality for all people while I was still fighting for my…

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  • Fla. Toddler Dies in Drive-By Shooting

    Jacksonville, Fla., police said Saturday that a 22-month-old boy died in a drive-by shooting, NBC News reports. The toddler, Aiden Michael McClendon, was in a parked car Friday night with his mother and grandmother when a white vehicle opened fire. Aiden was struck three times and taken to a hospital, where he died from the…

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  • Black Stars Shine at the Screen Actors Guild Awards

    The Screen Actors Guild displayed its appreciation of black actors Saturday night. Several black performers received SAG awards for TV performances: Queen Latifah for her role as blues singer Bessie Smith in Bessie, Viola Davis for How to Get Away With Murder, Uzo Aduba for Orange Is the New Black and Idris Elba for his role in Luther. Elba…

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  • President Obama to Visit US Mosque for 1st Time in His Presidency

    The White House announced Saturday that President Barack Obama will visit a mosque in Maryland, the Baltimore Sun reports. Obama plans to meet with community leaders Wednesday and deliver remarks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore. It will be Obama’s first visit to a U.S. mosque during his time in office. “As the president has said, Muslim…

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  • He Wants to End Obamacare, but What Else Is on the Agenda? Where Ted Cruz Stands on the Issues

    Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, came into the U.S. Senate with a promise to his Tea Party backers to block President Barack Obama’s progressive agenda. He’s kept that promise, fighting with Democrats and even other Republicans over spending, the federal budget and the Affordable Care Act, over which he once kept up a 21-hour filibuster.…

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  • He’s a Doctor, but Does He Have a Prescription for Black America? Where Ben Carson Stands on the Issues

    Before entering the political arena, Ben Carson was best-known among African Americans as “that brilliant black doctor who separated conjoined twins.” His rise from poverty was inspirational and a source of pride. For many, that pride began to change when Carson slammed President Barack Obama and started championing conservative viewpoints. In an interview, NewsOne Now…

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  • He Talked About Black Lives Matter, but Will He Act? Where Marco Rubio Stands on the Issues

    Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) statements on the Black Lives Matter movement surprised many last year. But how far will he go in addressing the disparities in the criminal-justice system? The Root’s Meet the Candidates series continues its exploration of where presidential candidates stand on some of the most pressing issues for African Americans. Previously we…

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  • She Has Black Support, but Can She Keep It? Where Hillary Clinton Stands on the Issues

    Editor’s note: This article has been revised to clarify Hillary Clinton’s policies on how to raise incomes and make college more affordabie. Black people turned out in droves to usher in the Obama era. Can Hillary Clinton ignite a similar passion? Yes, Clinton has a long history of supporting issues that matter to African Americans,…

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  • Donald Trump Says He’ll Win the Black Vote, but How? Where Trump Stands on the Issues

    Donald Trump’s rhetoric attracts an army of angry white people to his campaign rallies, but at the same time, he has tried to court the black vote. Can his policy positions balance the interests of the two groups? In The Root’s new series, Meet the Candidates, we take a closer look at where leading presidential…

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  • Should You ‘Feel the Bern’? Where Bernie Sanders Stands on the Issues

    Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, stands to the left of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton on some issues. But many wonder whether he, after serving a state with few minorities, truly understands the concerns of African Americans. With the 2016 presidential election season under way, The Root is focusing on leading candidates of…

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