Candace Owens Pulls This Shady Move Against Erika Kirk That Has Black Folks Giving Side-Eyes
New Alex Pretti Video Exposes the ‘Perfect Victim’ Bias Black Folks Are Used To
Why Staying Up Late at Night Can Be No Good For Black Folks
RHOP’s Karen Huger Reveals Explosive Details About What Led Up to DUI Arrest and Jail Sentence
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Appoints Wife Chirlane McCray to Lead Racial Inequity Task Force
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is getting mixed reactions for his decision to appoint his wife to head a new coronavirus recovery task force aimed at bridging racial inequity by prioritizing aid for the city’s communities of color. According to the New York Post, de Blasio announced Sunday that First Lady Chirlane McCray…
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Black Woman Dies From Coronavirus After Being Turned Away 4 Times From Hospital She Worked at for Decades
The disproportionate number of black people who are dying from the coronavirus disease continues to grow. Deborah Gatewood, a 63-year-old healthcare worker who lived and worked in Michigan, died earlier this month from COVID-19 complications. Her daughter is now speaking out about what she describes as the “disheartening” treatment—or lack thereof—her mother got from the…
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Calls to Poison Centers Across the Country Have Gone Up Since Trump Talked About Injecting Disinfectant
Correlation doesn’t necessarily equal causation, but it’s hard to say we didn’t see this coming after the president ruminated out loud a few days ago on the usefulness of injecting disinfectant into the body as a kind of “cleaning” to get rid of the coronavirus. Poison Centers across the country are now reporting that emergency…
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Michigan State Senator Wears Confederate Flag Mask, Then Denies and Later Apologizes for Wearing Said Mask
I don’t know everything about the racist history of America. But tell me if I have my facts wrong when I say that Michigan state was not part of the Confederacy. Because based on the recent behavior of a Michigan state senator, anyone could be forgiven for thinking differently. On Friday, WLNS-TV in Lansing, Michigan…
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Oprah Winfrey Surprised Ron Clark Academy Educators With a Guest Appearance in Their Online Conference Call
Imagine being in an online meeting with colleagues and other professionals and not expecting anything spectacular to happen during this meeting of minds when suddenly, BOOM—Oprah Winfrey appears on your screen with words of encouragement. This was what educators for Atlanta’s Ron Clark Academy experienced during a conference call on Friday. WSV-TV 2 reports that…
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Got a Racist Text Just Because She Doesn't Want More Georgians Dying From COVID-19
It doesn’t take much for black people to prompt attacks by racists. All Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms wants is to keep her citizens safe during an ongoing global pandemic. That’s it. She decided it was better that the people of Atlanta stay as healthy as possible rather than risk lives in an effort to…
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2 Black Men Released From Prison After Serving Over 17 Years for a Crime They Say They Didn't Commit
Two Detroit-area black men locked up for the better part of 20 years for crimes they say they didn’t commit were recently freed from prison after the investigative officer was found to have allegedly coerced witnesses into lying about what they saw. According to Detroit Free Press, 37-year-old Kevin Harrington and 49-year-old George Clark were…
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Appeals Court Rules Detroit Students Have a Right to a Basic Education
Advocates have long fought for children in underserved communities to have the same educational opportunities as their more affluent peers. A new ruling in a federal appeals court could be the first step toward that goal. NBC News reports that Sixth Court District Judge Eric Clay ruled that children have the right to a basic…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Can't Knock the (Race) Hustle
“You Can’t Knock the Race Hustle” A Clapback Mailbag original song I’m making short term goals for when coronavirus foldsSo I can put away the masks and wear regular clothes.Chilly, with enough hate mail to make ‘em look sillyIt’s only Wednesday and White Twitter sincerely wants to kill me.They read The Root and wanna feud…
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Department of Justice Revises Early Release Requirements for Federal Prisoners
A prison in Fort Worth, Texas, has seen coronavirus cases increase by 275 percent over the course of a week. New models have shown that failure to reduce prison populations could result in 100,000 more deaths. Despite these facts, the Department of Justice has now limited the number of inmates eligible for early release. ABC News…