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Detroit Police 'Force Black Men to Sing and Make Animal Sounds'?
Photos and videos allegedly showing Detroit-area police officers harassing and humiliating African-American men have prompted an investigation and ignited a firestorm of controversy, the Daily Mail reports. The images and video footage were reportedly shared between members of Grosse Pointe Park police and their families, the Mail says. A former Detroit Free Press reporter released…
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Alarming 'Knockout' Game Sweeping the Nation?
An alarming new “game” that has reportedly caused deaths in Syracuse, N.Y.; St. Louis, Mo.; and Hoboken, N.J., is sweeping the nation, according to CBSDC, as roving bands of youths prey on unsuspecting people walking the streets. The so-called “knockout” game involves groups or individuals who randomly target strangers, with the ultimate goal of knocking…
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Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio's Family Makes History, Shatters Stereotypes
America has reached another watershed moment in its “racial journey,” the Associated Press points out: The next mayor of New York City is a white man with a black wife. Although interracial marriage is more accepted and common than ever, the AP says, Bill de Blasio’s marriage to Chirlane McCray is exceptional: He is apparently…
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Winston-Salem State Quarterback Assaulted on Eve of Title Game
A bathroom brawl Friday among football players from Winston-Salem State and Virginia State during a CIAA championship game luncheon left the WSSU quarterback beaten and charges filed against a player from the other team, the Associated Press reports. The scuffle led to the cancellation of Saturday’s title game in Winston-Salem, N.C. Rudy Johnson, the starting…
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Georgia Deputy Sheriff Suspended After Dressing in Blackface, Inmate Stripes
A South Georgia deputy sheriff who was photographed dressed in blackface and inmate stripes at a Halloween party has been suspended without pay, the Huffington Post reports. A 15-year veteran of the Camden County Sheriff’s Office, Chad Palmer reportedly told people at the private party that he was dressed as a Camden County inmate, and…
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Quote of the Day: Hale Woodruff on Self-Actualization
Read more about Hale Woodruff here. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and founding director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
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Making the Case for the MMA
There was once a family that hailed from beautiful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The family was surprisingly stocked with boys who all seemed to walk to the pied piper movement of their father, a martial artist. However, his form of combative exercise was not atypical to his surroundings, which spawned the fighting dance of capoeira.…
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Theodore Wafer Charged in Renisha McBride Shooting
On Friday, Theodore P. Wafer, a white, suburban Detroit airport worker charged in connection with the Nov. 2 shooting death of Renisha McBride, ceased to be an inconspicuous American. Standing before Michigan District Court Judge Mark J. Plawecki with eyes fixed and hands clasped tightly below his waist, the 54-year-old Wafer had an expression that…
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Protests Rise Against Dutch Blackface Holiday Ritual
Scores of children were delighted when the Dutch equivalent of Santa Claus arrived in the Netherlands on Saturday. But the Associated Press reports that some parents and other adults protested against a part of the tradition that they describe as racist: his servant whose face is awash in blackface makeup, Black Pete. During the annual…
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Renisha McBride: Will Toxicology Results Sway the Court of Public Opinion?
During an interview on NewsOne Now with Roland Martin, legal analyst Midwin Charles said that the recent revelation that Renisha McBride’s blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit and contained traces of marijuana at the time of her death might affect how the case plays out, especially if it gets to a jury, News One reports. “What I…
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