Race Matters
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53 Years After Roe v. Wade, Black Women in the South Still Suffer the Most Without It
On the 53rd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, health concerns for Black women are still the most pressing but the most under funded and forgotten.
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How the Gullah-Geechee People Stopped Gentrification Dead in its Tracks… For Now
Since 2023, an effort to raise property taxes and displace Black Gullah-Geechee residents has threatened the community’s deep history.
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Wisconsin GOP Confuses 2 Black Democratic Candidates in Attack Ad — and Catch Hell Over It
Democrats– and social media users– are dragging Wisconsin Republicans after they confused the only two Black men running for governor.
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Forget What JD Vance Said — Here are 13 Times White Folks Never Apologized For Bad Behavior
Despite JD Vance’s claim that white folks no longer “have to apologize for being white anymore,” here’s many times Black folks never got a much deserved apology.
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Atlanta Nightlife Insiders Respond to 21 Savage’s Claim That the City’s Club Scene ‘Grooms’ Children
The Root spoke to Atlanta insiders about whether the city’s club scene is really “grooming” the youth like 21 Savage claimed.
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The Black Teen Civil Rights Trailblazer Whose Statue Just Took Over a D.C. Confederate General’s
Five years after a statue of a Confederate general was removed from the Capitol, a statue of one lesser known civil rights leader is finally being unveiled.
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What Black Women Should Know About the Class Action Lawsuit Against Pfizer for Birth Control Drug
A recent lawsuit claimed Pfizer failed to warn women about the suspected connection between Depo-Provera and brain tumors.
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These 17 Blatantly Racist Moments Are Bound to Creep You Out
From songs about lynching to Blackface at high schools, here are 17 recent times when white Americans got a little too comfortable with being racist.
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People Who Messed Around and Found Out When Coming For Black Folks
From Karens harassing little kids to white men attacking their own Black neighbors, these folks messed around and found karma quick, fast and a hurry.
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Untold Facts About Hurricane Katrina, 20 Years After the Devastating Storm
The taboo racial element, horrific conditions in the Superdome, how many victims remain missing and more lesser known facts about Hurricane Katrina.