Race Matters
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Prison Sentence Handed To BLM-Hating Eye Doctor
The Michigan man pleaded guilty to threatening Starbucks workers for wearing Black Lives Matter t-shirts.
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Black Man Renting Airbnb Allegedly Shot By White Neighbor
The reported shooter, Mark Waters, was charged with felony assault with a semi-automatic firearm.
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![Mizzou Student’s Racist Snapchat Protected by 1st Amendment, School Says [Update]](https://www.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/30bb25abd182e3dfc339dca91f5ae8b1-300x200.jpg)
Mizzou Student’s Racist Snapchat Protected by 1st Amendment, School Says [Update]
The post mocked the massacre of the four University of Virginia student athletes.
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Site of George Floyd’s Murder To Become a Place for Healing
The boarded-up gas station will become a racial justice healing center.
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Minnesota Board Approves Anti-Drug Grant Even Though Members Said It Discriminated Against White Students
Faribault school district will receive a $1.1 million dollar grant to help students of color combat drug use.
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2 High Schools In Kansas Investigate After Students Insult Basketball Team With Black Baby Doll During Game
A coach for Topeka High School said his team was subjected to “racial slurs, threats and disgusting taunts.”
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Small Town Horror: The Story of a Plantation Cottage Airbnb
The Panther Burn Cottage is a preserved slave cabin from the 1830s. The site was listed as a “cozy” stay on Airbnb.
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Black Women Arrested At Alabama Home For a Measly $77 Trash Bill
A longtime resident of Valley, Alabama, Martha Menefield, stated she never received a notice before two officers took her to jail.
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Providence R.I.’s Reparation Money Might Potentially Go to White People
Aside from automatically going to Black and Native American citizens, an income requirement could benefit half of Providence's white residents.
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![Ngozi Fulani Speaks Out After Rude Encounter at Royal Palace [Update]](https://www.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/93a4b560f838a902b5bfcf217e7b670e-300x191.jpg)
Ngozi Fulani Speaks Out After Rude Encounter at Royal Palace [Update]
The Queen Consort attended the event to help raise awareness of violence against women.