Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude

Search

  • Diddy Gives $1,000,000 to Howard University 

    Sean “Diddy” Combs gave a $1 million check to Howard University’s president, Wayne A.I. Frederick, during his Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, according to the Washington Post. The concert was held at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., on Thursday night. Combs, who attended Howard and received an honorary doctorate from the university, expressed his gratitude to…

    By










    Published

  • 6 Reasons Why Black Women Have Every Right to Be Angry

    I don’t have OWN on my cable package anymore, so it’s taken me a bit of time to catch up on my favorite show, Iyanla: Fix My Life. The season has started with a four-part special that finds spiritual healer Iyanla Vanzant addressing “the myth of the angry black woman” and orchestrating a house of…

    By










    Published

  • Lady Parts Justice League Gets ‘InFormation’ for Reproductive Rights

    The Lady Parts Justice League, an organization dedicated to raising awareness of legislative attempts to block reproductive freedom, has tapped into its inner Yoncé with the new video “InFormation.” The video displays the women of the organization dressed in attire similar to that of Beyoncé and her dancers in the “Formation” video. The scenes are also familiar,…

    By










    Published

  • The Root’s Young Futurists Are Doing Big Things: Where Are They Now?

    For the past five years, The Root has recognized young talent across the nation. These “Young Futurists” make big strides and contributions to science, business, arts and culture, social justice, and the environment—all between the ages of 15 and 22. The honorees from our 2014 and 2015 classes have been very busy. Take a look…

    By










    Published

  • Was My Black Ancestor Named After a Confederate General?

    I visited Charleston, S.C., last week and walked past a statue of Wade Hampton III and stopped dead in my tracks. You see, my great-grandfather’s name was Wade Hampton Shields. Wade Hampton III was a Confederate general, U.S. senator and governor of South Carolina. He was one of the largest enslavers of people in the South…

    By










    Published

  • University of Tenn. Law Professor Urged Drivers to Hit Charlotte, NC, Protesters

    Glenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee, urged motorists to run over demonstrators blocking traffic in Charlotte, N.C., as they protested the death of Keith Lamont Scott, who was fatally shot by police, The Tennessean reports. Reynolds tweeted, “Run them down” in response to a tweet from a news station in Charlotte…

    By










    Published

  • Joseph Mann's Family Upset at Release of Videos Showing Fatal Shooting by Calif. Police

    Joseph Mann’s family wants justice after the Sacramento, Calif., Police Department released videos showing exactly how the fatal shooting of Mann occurred. Now they are saying that it’s clear police acted too soon, CBS Sacramento reports. The four different videos released by police appear to confirm that Joseph Mann, 50, was on the ground shortly after…

    By










    Published

  • Mass. Supreme Judicial Court: Black Men May Have Good Reason to Run From Police

    Jimmy Warren was arrested Dec. 18, 2011, in Roxbury, Mass., after being approached by police who thought that he met a vague suspect description. He was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, but on Tuesday, the state’s highest court threw out the gun conviction, WBUR News reports. Warren was originally stopped because he, along…

    By










    Published

  • Carla Hayden Becomes 1st Black Librarian of Congress

    On Sept. 14, the Library of Congress made history as Carla Hayden became the first black—and first female—librarian of the world’s largest library, the GED Section reports. Hayden was sworn in by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts. “To be the first female librarian of Congress speaks to what Melvil Dewey said when…

    By










    Published

  • White College Students Post Racist Snapchat Photo: 'We Locked the Black B–ch Out'

    A group of University of North Dakota students took to Snapchat to post images of themselves after reportedly locking a black student out of her own dorm. The photo shows three laughing white female students with the caption, “Locked the black bitch out,” according to Raw Story. UND student Etonde Maloke took to Facebook on…

    By










    Published

The Root Staff Avatar