History
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Barbados is Building a Slavery Museum
New facility will remember victims of trans-Atlantic slave trade
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40 Black History Sites in America Receive $3 million in Preservation Grant Money
The money comes from the African-American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, which was founded in 2017.
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Dignity and Pride: The Relevant and Important Backstory of 'The Dap'
Handshakes between Black folks are often a symbol of cultural solidarity or cool. But 'the dap,' specifically, highlights a uniquely American story and history.
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The Miseducation of Wypipo: 10 Reasons Why America Needs White History Lessons
It's easy to believe the 1619 Project, Critical Race Theory and reverse racism are attempting to rewrite America's past if you've never studied white history.
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The Grave of a Former Slave Turned Florida State Senator May Be Buried Under What's Now A Tampa Parking Lot
As Juneteenth approaches, Tampa's local NAACP wants the city to commit to finding the graves that once rested at College Hill Cemetery.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs ‘1836 Project’ Bill Promoting Texas History. Critics Fear it Will Whitewash Slavery…Because Duh
Advocates say the '1836 Project' promotes Texas history, but some believe it's just more historical whitewashing by anti-Critical Race Theory conservatives.
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On the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher Reflects on the City's Journey to Justice
On September 16, 2016, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher suffered an unspeakable loss that would forever change not only the course of her life but that of an entire city. While on her way to respond to a domestic dispute, Tulsa, Okla., police officer Betty Shelby spotted an abandoned vehicle in the middle of the road. It…
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The Stories We've Told: A Look at the Tulsa Race Massacre From The Root Archives
The first time most (white) Americans likely heard about the Tulsa Race Massacre was when HBO’s Watchmen opened its first episode—aired on October 20, 2019—with the devastating reenactment of the death and destruction that took place on May 31-June 1 in Greenwood, the Black neighborhood known as “Black Wall Street.” Or if they missed that,…
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What We Lost In the Fire: Black Wall Street Before the Tulsa Race Massacre
By any measure, John W. Rogers is a success story. He grew up on the South Side of Chicago and started trading stocks when he was 12. He attended Princeton and played on an Ivy League champion basketball team while studying economics. In 1983, he raised $10,000 from friends and family and started Ariel Capital…
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We Found the Textbooks of Senators Who Oppose The 1619 Project and Suddenly Everything Makes Sense
White people love critical race theories. While they generally oppose Critical Race Theory, the academic movement started by Black scholars, they have historically embraced the uncapitalized version of race theory. However, because so many see whiteness as a default, they don’t understand that their entire education has already been racialized. The fact that most people…