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Inside the Explosive Delineation Debate Picking Apart Black Folk's Identity, History, and Who 'Belongs' 

Inside the Explosive Delineation Debate Picking Apart Black Folk’s Identity, History, and Who ‘Belongs’ 

From ancestry and reparations to defining identity, the delineation movement is sparking conversations, and controversy, across Black America.
<i>The Root's</i> Ultimate Guide to Holiday Dos and Don'ts!

The Root’s Ultimate Guide to Holiday Dos and Don’ts!

Don’t make a holiday party mistake you’ll live to regret. Check out our list of
Fred Hampton, left, head of the Illinois Black Panthers, and Dr. Benjamin Spock, right, attend a rally against the trial of eight people accused of conspiracy to start a riot at the Democratic National Convention. The rally was held outside the Federal Building in Chicago on Oct. 29, 1969. Photo: Getty Images Don Casper/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service

Forget What JD Vance Said — Here are 13 Times White Folks Never Apologized For Bad Behavior

Despite JD Vance’s claim that white folks no longer “have to apologize for being white
NFL Might Tax Steelers’ DK Metcalf's This Eye-Watering Sum For His Sideline Move

NFL Might Tax Steelers’ DK Metcalf’s This Eye-Watering Sum For His Sideline Move

Pittsburgh Steelers player DK Metcalf is looking at getting seriously taxed in the pocketbook for
  • Watch: The Barbershop Books Program Is Changing Lives

    By the fourth grade, more than 80 percent of black boys in many of the nation’s school districts have fallen behind their peers in reading. This staggering figure not only highlights the shortcomings of America’s school system but also emphasizes the need for new ideas on how to approach and address the needs of students…

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    Black Journalists Group Backs Reporter Over Furious BET

    Givhan Was Part of Event With Michelle Obama Byron Allen Acquires the Weather Channel One Cop in Fatal Sacramento Shooting Is Black Some Led Readers Astray During Austin Bombings Where Are the Black Photographers? Detroit Anchor Out After Harassment Charges Don Imus Retiring After 50 Years in Radio Fourth Mexican Journalist Killed This Year In…

  • It’s the Little Things

    Editor’s note: This is part 3 of a multipart series. Catch up with part 1 and part 2. I was on a high for the entire week after our encounter. I got back home to Los Angeles and did everything with a grin on my face. I felt like I was walking on a cloud.…

  • Watch: Who Is Feminism For?

    For Women’s History Month, Jezebel and The Root are partnering for JezeRoot, a series that focuses on women of color, domestic workers and sex workers. The textbook definition of feminism is a movement or a set of ideas that champion equal rights for women. However, feminist activists over the last 50 years have struggled to…

  • Judge of Characters: Learning to Share the Culture When Black Panther Goes Beyond the Black Community

    Black Panther has revolutionized superhero movies—well movies in general. The film with the predominantly black cast has broken records, sparked community service and inspired STEM center openings around the United States, and with that greatness comes the responsibility of sharing the culture. It’s very obvious that black people experience T’Challa and his kingdom in a…

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    The New York Times Documents Police Lying

    ‘Entrenched Perjury . . . Shows Little Sign of Fading’ Gang Databases a Life Sentence for Blacks, Latinos Police Rule Out Hate as Motive in Austin Bombings Meredith to Lay Off 1,000 at the Former Time, Inc. Lisa Garcia Quiroz, Time Diversity Officer, Dies George Wilson, Capitol Hill Radio Man, Dies at 70 Services Planned…

  • Watch: Snoop Is Making Millions in Green With His New Cannabis Investment Firm

    Calvin Broadus, aka Snoop Dogg, has became a major player in the ancillary cannabis industry after co-founding Casa Verde Capital and acquiring $45 million from investors. The ancillary business involves companies that never touch the actual product—from tech startups to weed-focused attorneys. Watch the video above to learn more.

  • Watch: Police Released Footage of Stephon Clark’s Killing, but Will It Help Bring Justice?

    There are a lot of questions running through my mind after I reluctantly watched the execution of yet another unarmed black man by police. How can a white iPhone be mistaken for a gun? Why were 20 shots fired at an unarmed man in a matter of seven seconds? Why did officers continue to yell,…

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    Les Payne, Journalist Who ‘Took No Prisoners,’ Dies at 76

    Fourth NABJ President Spent 38 Years at Newsday Lester Holt Drops GOP Registration: NBC Anchor Talks Race in Advance of News Special Les Payne, a thought leader for journalists of all colors in a career that saw him share a Pulitzer Prize, become a co-founder and fourth president of the National Association of Black Journalists…

  • Watch: The Role of Teenage-Brain Science in Juvenile-Justice Reform

    In 2005 the United States became the last country to end the death penalty for offenders under 18 years old. Adolescent neuroscience research played a huge part in changing this policy. However, there are still approximately 2,500 prison inmates in the United States serving life sentences without the possibility of parole for crimes they committed…