Why Black People Dress up On Easter
The GOP is losing its Black voices as Trump fails to turn Endorsements into Black votes
Why A League of Voting Rights Group Are Challenging Trump’s Latest Executive Order on Mail-in Ballots
The Easter Speech Is The Original Masterclass of Black Excellence
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Dr. Anthony Fauci Speaks to The Root About the COVID-19 Vaccines
For Black people, medical care in this country has been fraught with a tangled history of lack of access and an inherent mistrust in a system that has both experimented on Black bodies and at times ignored the pleas and complaints of Black people who have had varying experiences with medical professionals who either don’t…
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Ex-Minnesota Cop Sentenced to 6 Years for Beating Unarmed Black Man While Police Dog Mauled Him
A common misconception about the movement against systemic racism in policing is that the only thing being addressed is Black death. I think this is in part because white people have found their “what about Black-on-Black crime?” strawman to throw out there in response to our complaints about the extrajudicial executions of Black people, but…
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Rick Santorum Ousted From CNN Over His White Nationalist Remarks on Native Americans and How Colonizers 'Birthed a Nation'
You know how I know that the Republican war on Critical Race Theory and The 1619 Project has nothing to do with a fear that students will be taught an inaccurate version of History that teaches that some races are superior to others? Two words: Rick Santorum. When the white nationalist—whose last name I will…
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Legendary Hip-Hop Photographer Chi Modu Dies at 54
Some of the most iconic photos of legendary Hip-Hop artists you’ve ever seen were shot by him. You’ve seen his work in magazines, on billboards, on t-shirts and on many of music’s most well-known album covers—his impact on the culture is undeniable. Legendary photographer Chi Modu has died at the age of 54, according to…
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Trump Hotel Reportedly Raised Its Rates to Keep QAnon Trump Supporters Out and…LOL!
So apparently, Washington, D.C.’s Trump International Hotel raised its prices in March in order to deter QAnon Trump supporters from visiting, and…my God, that’s hilarious. Imagine a cult leader telling his loyal cultists: “Loving me is free, but if you want to come to my house and stink up my furniture, well, that’s going to…
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White House to Host George Floyd's Family on Anniversary of His Death, but Will Miss Floyd Police Reform Bill Deadline
This Tuesday will mark the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Two things were supposed to happen on or by that date: Floyd’s family was to be hosted at the White House, and a federal police reform bill named for Floyd was supposed to be on President Joe Biden’s desk. Unfortunately, it looks like only…