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Hundreds of Ex- and Current Staffers Turn Out to Protest New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
Ify Ike is in pain. So much so that she was unable to hold her composure enough to stick to the written speech that she prepared for the protest Monday aimed at her former boss, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, for what she says is his failure to protect the black and brown…
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![Exclusive: A Coalition of Women of Color Pens Letter Accusing NYC Mayor's Administration of Racism [Updated]](https://assets-server.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/29112202/ehwdo5d0eib3kdiybaat-1024x683.jpg)
Exclusive: A Coalition of Women of Color Pens Letter Accusing NYC Mayor's Administration of Racism [Updated]
A small coalition of former and current female staffers of color for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wrote a letter condemning the former presidential candidate for overseeing years-long marginalization of their voices, which led to many of them feeling ignored as they tried to help the mayor avoid pitfalls in reaction to the…
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#YouAreEssential Highlights Workers Ignored During COVID-19
We’ve seen an outpouring of support for essential workers risking their lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But for all of the attention nurses, doctors and other workers are getting, activist Ashlee Marie Preston found that many of these efforts tend to ignore stereotyped and marginalized workers: sex workers, the elderly, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people…
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![Val Demings, Potential Vice President Pick for Joe Biden, Speaks With The Root on Instagram Live [Update: The IG Live Is Canceled]](https://assets-server.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/29111903/n6kpevohb9jblhd2uk7p-1024x641.jpg)
Val Demings, Potential Vice President Pick for Joe Biden, Speaks With The Root on Instagram Live [Update: The IG Live Is Canceled]
If former Vice President Joe Biden has any shot at winning in November, he needs black female voters to come through for him as they did during the Democratic primary—and a black woman on his ticket. Of all of the names being considered for his vice president, Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) has become a top…
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The Root Is Going Live on Instagram With Politicians to Discuss the 2020 Elections and COVID-19
Most of America’s 2020 political press corps is braving COVID-19 inside of their homes, so we aren’t reporting the on-the-ground coverage we’d ordinarily be giving you. But that isn’t stopping The Root from bringing you regular 2020 coverage and interviews with elected officials at every level of government. For the past two weeks, The Root…
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Bernie Sanders' Messenger: Press Secretary Briahna Joy Gray Keeps Fighting the Good Fight
SPARTANBURG, S.C.—There are few political operatives who have turned the role of national press secretary on its head like Briahna Joy Gray. As Bernie Sanders’ top messenger, she speaks for the senator in ways he often can’t articulate himself. More directly, she not only speaks for the campaign, she defends his political revolution. I call…
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Bernie Sanders' Path to Victory Looks Mighty Slim
DETROIT—Bernie got his ass kicked and it’s not looking any better moving forward. There really is no better way to slice or dice. it. Super Tuesday II was supposed to be the day Sanders closed his delegate gap with Joe Biden, but it only widened—in the former VP’s favor. Outside of winning North Dakota, Sanders…
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Marc Lamont Hill Breaks Down Why Black People Should Care About Palestine
There is a saying in journalism that “all politics are local.” The same can be said about white supremacy and the oppression it deploys against people of color across the word. All oppression is local. And that is probably why it is so easy for many of us, particularly black people, to lose sight of…
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Cornel West, What You Doin'?
FLINT, Mich—Political surrogates for presidential candidates have a tough job. They have to pitch their preferred candidates’ strengths while avoiding tough questions about their weaknesses and shortcomings in a way that doesn’t excuse them. It’s an impossible mission because all politicians will fail you. They have too many people to please and someone always ends…
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Bernie Has a Shot at Winning Michigan, but His Challenges With Older Black Voters May Doom His Chances
DETROIT—There are few towns in America in which you can gauge black enthusiasm for the political process better than the Motor City. With a population of more than 600,000, close to 80 percent of which is black, it is literally the biggest black city in America. With its population alone, Detroit should determine statewide and…
