Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude

Search

  • Gay Marriage Wasn’t the Only Win: A Tool to Fight Racism Also Got a Supreme Court Boost

    Last month was a big month for the civil rights community as the Supreme Court finally recognized same-sex marriage, but this wasn’t the only win. The Supreme Court also preserved the legal doctrine of disparate impact in a fair-housing case (pdf). While it doesn’t have the same direct, emotional impact as the gay-marriage case, the court’s decision regarding…

    By










    Published

  • The Defiant One: Why You Should Know Civil Rights Icon Gloria Richardson

    Some called her “Glorious Gloria.” Others referred to her as the second coming of Harriet Tubman. Coincidentally, activist Gloria Richardson was just 24 minutes away from a stop on the Underground Railroad when an iconic photo of her defiantly pushing away the bayonet of a National Guardsman was taken during a 1963 protest in Cambridge, Md.…

    By










    Published

  • Jack and Jill Moms Featured on New TV Reality Show

    Editor’s note: After this article was published, The Root received this statement from Bravo: “Bravo wants to clarify that the focus of this show is not the Jack and Jill organization.”  The television network that made a household name out of NeNe Leakes and turned “housewives” into a synonym for backstabbing and hair-pulling has now…

    By










    Published

  • Why the Treatment of Haitian Families in the Dominican Republic Is a Crisis

    Haitian lives matter. They offer a wider global measuring stick and lens through which to view the global immigration and human rights crises of our time. The world’s immigration crisis finds European xenophobia increasing at the same time that anti-immigration sentiment flourishes in the U.S. and other parts of the world. Haitian immigrants and their…

    By










    Published

  • 7-Year-Old Chicago Boy Fatally Shot in Chest While Playing Outside on 4th of July

    At first Antonio Brown thought the gunshots he heard were fireworks, until someone yelled that his son, 7-year-old Amari Brown, had been shot. According to WGN-TV, Amari was shot in the chest Saturday while playing outside on a Chicago street during the July Fourth holiday. Amari later died during surgery at a local hospital.  Brown was…

    By










    Published

  • Watch: NYC Police Officer Who Boxed With Suspect Is Being Investigated for Excessive Force

    On Wednesday, Saykou George, 30, took out his wallet to present his ID to a plainsclothes New York City police officer in Harlem, and things took a turn for the worse—very quickly.  In cellphone video of the incident, George and the police officer exchange words as George gives his license to the officer. A few…

    By










    Published

  • Odell Beckham, Brittney Griner to Be Featured in ESPN Body Issue

    In the six years since it release, ESPN’s Body issue has become a popular showcase for some of the world’s top athletes. Now the publication is scheduled to release its seventh issue online Monday, and it appears poised to deliver what fans have come to expect. The issue features superstars such as New York Giants…

    By










    Published

  • Ava DuVernay Dispels Rumors of Directing Marvel’s Black Panther

    Ava DuVernay used the Fourth of July to declare her independence from rumors that she will direct Marvel’s Black Panther movie, telling Essence that the buzz was not totally accurate. The acclaimed Selma director told the news outlet that she met with execs about adapting the story of Marvel’s first superhero of color to the…

    By










    Published

  • Vanessa Williams Marries Fiance at Fourth of July Ceremony

    The third time’s the charm: Singer-actress Vanessa Williams married fiance Jim Skrip during a ceremony in front of friends and family July 4 in New York, according to People magazine. This is the third marriage for Williams, 52, who has four children with exes Ramon Hervey II and Rick Fox, the report says. She and…

    By










    Published

  • Obama Poised to Commute Sentences for Scores of Nonviolent Drug Offenders

    President Barack Obama is slated to sign orders in the next few weeks to release scores of federal inmates imprisoned on nonviolent drug charges, reports the New York Times. Upon signing the orders, Obama will likely reduce more sentences at one time than any president in nearly 50 years, the report says. The total number…

    By










    Published

The Root Staff Avatar