(The Root) — Though it’s compellingly argued and passionately felt, I disagree with the assessment of my colleague at The Root, Keli Goff, that President Barack Obama’s statement about Saturday’s George Zimmerman verdict was disappointing or somehow offensive. After all, everyone has a part to play in this tragedy, and Obama’s is unlike anyone else’s.…

In a piece on his website, white anti-racism activist Tim Wise gives a detailed description of how he explained America’s race relations to his 12-year-old daughter. Wise says that while his white child lives in a “nation set up for people just like her,” she feels the heartache of a system that fails minorities daily. To…

(The Root) — Last weekend the weather in Washington, D.C., was unpredictable. One minute the sun would be shining and the clouds kept at bay, and then suddenly that once-optimistic sky would tip over, pouring out all the rain. The same can be said of the shifting mood among the more than 50,000 members of…

If it grows in Florida, was made in Florida or makes money in Florida, then it is eligible to be included in a list of products and businesses that some Trayvon Martin supporters will boycott as a way to protest the not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman second-degree-murder trial. More specifically, creators of the “Boycott…

In the eyes of 5-year-old Jocelyn Rojas and her family, Temar Boggs is a hero. Temar and a friend rescued the little girl after she was snatched from in front of her Lancaster, Pa., home last Thursday. According to a CNN report, the two teens sprung into action once they heard that the little girl had gone missing two hours earlier. The two African-American boys took…

Since Saturday, many images have sprung up over the Internet in support of Trayvon Martin’s family. However, there’s one image that centers on a deeper message, and it’s having a big impact on social media. According to the Huffington Post, a powerful image of Martin Luther King Jr. wearing a hoodie has gone viral. Believed…

Arguing that the state failed to prove a charge of second-degree murder against George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin or that he acted recklessly beyond a reasonable doubt, the Atlantic‘s Ta-Nehisi Coates says the jury got it right in his acquittal. But, he said, “the message of this episode is unfortunate.” 1.)…

(The Root) — I am in a deep, deep well of sadness and loss. And anger, too. When my husband woke me up to tell me that George Zimmerman was found not guilty, I felt like I was still sleeping, like I was lost inside a nightmare. Ghosts swirled around me. So many children. And…