Race Matters
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New Report Shows Lynchings in America Never Stopped… They Only Evolved
Historians have argued the last lynching happened in 1981, but a report by JULIAN suggests Black folks are still being targeted because of their skin.
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Jimmie Lee Jackson: The Heartbreaking Death That Sparked ‘Bloody Sunday’
We know the leaders of the movement, but how well do you know the story behind the 26-year-old martyr whose death sparked Bloody Sunday?
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Why White Women Are Being Dragged After Trump’s State of the Union Address Over DEI
White women who stood to their feet, applauding the “end” of DEI are facing backlash, for good reason.
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What Really Led a Texas Judge to Rule In Favor of a White Teen Accused of Forcing A Black Kid to Drink Urine
Asher Vann was sued in 2023 after he was accused of forcing a Black kid to drink urine and shooting him with a BB gun.
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Florida Politician’s Career Is Cooked After Being Caught Spewing Racist Slurs in Viral Video
A disability rights advocate is facing scrutiny after viral video shows him spewing racist language at a Black employee.
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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.