Race Matters
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It Took This City 34 Years to Apologize for Falsely Arresting Two Black Men
Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett were accused and arrested for the 1989 shooting of a Boston white woman.
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Experts Say There’s More To Black Holocaust Myth Poll Than Meets The Eye
A recent YouGov/Economist poll found that 13% of Black Americans believe The Holocaust is a myth. But Black historians say that's not the whole story.
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IKYFL: A 2-Year-Old Black Girl “Arrested” in Lame Rosa Parks Demonstration
The NAACP called out a Florida school for placing a little Black girl in handcuffs.
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White Couple Charged in Cross Burning On Black Neighbors’ Lawn in SC
Worden Butler and Alexis Harnett were arrested for second-degree harassment after they allegedly burned a cross on a Black couple’s lawn in South Carolina.
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Would You Go to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s ‘Electeds of Color’ Holiday Party?
The mayor of Beantown has come under fire for a holiday party invitation that was mistakenly sent to all of her city council colleagues.
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Viral TikTok Shows Utah Karen Going on a Racist Rampage
Kathryn Smith was arrested on multiple outstanding warrants including disorderly conduct, property damage, and assault.
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Last Year, Four Black Women Were Victims of Crime Every Half Hour in Chicago
A report found that Black women made up over a quarter of crime victims in 2022.
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Rep. Maxine Waters Speaks on The Black Banking Crisis
The Root spoke with the LA Congresswoman about why Black Americans are "under-banked" and "unbanked," what she's doing about it, and what that even means.
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Good-ish News for the Alabama Riverfront Brawl’s Avatar Chairbender
The Black man who went viral for fighting off white attackers with chair shots just got a lenient sentence.
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Racist White Men Threatened the Lives of Black Women at Ohio University
The men are wanted for allegedly hurling racial slurs at Black students while also threatening them with firearms.