Mother Outraged After Indianapolis Police Officer Threatens to ‘Kill’ Black Teen in Viral Clip
Black Democrat Grills ICE Director on His Faith in God During Hearing — Here’s What Happened Next
Underground Railroad Safe House Found Inside Historical NYC Mansion
What Happened After an Atlanta Teen Was Shot in Her Own Home Minutes Before Her 18th Birthday
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How the Coronavirus Has Impacted Vice President Kamala Harris’ Family in India
On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks at the State Department in which she will declare the United States’ solidarity with the people of India and the struggle they face battling COVID-19. But the speech won’t be the empty words of a politician with no skin in the game, as members of Harris’…
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Family Demands Answers in Death Mikayla Miller, the Black Teen Whose Body Was Found in the Woods in Massachusetts
On the morning of April 18, a jogger found the body of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller up against a tree in the woods near a walking trail in Hopkinton, Mass. The day before her body was discovered, Mikayla’s mother complained to authorities that the teen had been jumped by other teens and punched in the face.…
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Derek Chauvin and 3 Other Ex-Cops on Civil Rights Violations
Seeing actions actually have consequences for cops is a continually bizarre experience. A federal grand jury has indicted Derek Chauvin and the three other officers involved in the death of George Floyd on U.S. civil rights charges. According to the Star Tribune, documents that were unsealed on Friday reveal that former Minneapolis police officers Derek…
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Apparently, Some People Are Using the Pandemic as an Excuse to Take Fewer Showers…and I Think That's Qu-White Interesting
See, y’all think I just be talking shit. Y’all think that when I make jokes about the dis-melanated not using washcloths or bothering to wash their legs in the shower, I’m just pulling white stereotypes out of my ass much like the bars of soap wypipo pull straight out of their asses BECAUSE THEY DON’T…
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Idaho Governor Signs White Fragility Bill Restricting Critical Race Theory From School Curriculum Into Law
Welp, it happened; Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a white fragility bill pushed by state Republicans to restrict Critical Race Theory from being taught in the state’s schools and universities. By now, you’re aware that across the country, GOPropagandists have embarked on a mission to rid the American education system of the scourge they believe…
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Masked Man Pulls Out Gun During Zoom Lecture About Racism Within 'Eyes of Texas' Song
In recent months, there has been growing controversy surrounding the kinda, sorta, totally racist school song of the University of Texas. A student-led Zoom lecture at the University of Texas at Austin was interrupted when a masked man began loading a gun on camera. NBC News reports that Alberto Martinez, a history professor who believes…
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L.A. City Attorney's Office Will Not File Charges Against Quavo or Saweetie in Connection With Elevator Incident: Report
We have some updates regarding the elevator incident involving rappers Quavo and Saweetie, which immediately went viral after footage was leaked shortly after their breakup was announced. As The Root reported back in March, the footage showed the ex-couple involved in a physical altercation, causing a lot of speculation. The two later confirmed that the…
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California School District Apologizes for Planning ‘Support Circle for White Students’ Amid Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict
Have you ever come across a story that you know you’re supposed to be upset and offended by, but it’s just so damn hilarious that you forget to be disgusted? School officials in Piedmont, Calif., are apologizing for their plans to organize a “support circle for white students” who might be deep in their “back…