The Dollar General in Jacksonville, Fla. where three Black people were killed in a racist shooting, is back in…
In the video, she says Black people give their children “25-letter names that they’re never gonna get pronounced…
One of the poorest states in the nation just opted out of a USDA program that would have fed tens of thousands of…
A protest over Gaza erupted while President Joe Biden spoke Mother Emanuel AME Church — the site of a white…
Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, his 15 year-old granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King, reveals little-known facts…
Here are some of the most egregious times MLK's legacy was butchered in recent years.
In a New York Times op-ed, Gay says that the forces have much bigger aims than the ousting of one University…
The Harvard alum and Pershing Square CEO sounded off on X.
A letter claimed that Vietnam war vet Joe Abodeely said, “They will replace me with some gay, Black, woman, woke Jew…
Marc Spears was allegedly told to use the bathroom at a police station instead of a store in Healdsburg, Calif.
Local groups are working to restore historic Black cemeteries after decades of neglect, but still face serious…
On Tuesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill creating a panel to investigate reparations.
Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett were accused and arrested for the 1989 shooting of a Boston white woman.
A recent YouGov/Economist poll found that 13% of Black Americans believe The Holocaust is a myth. But Black…
The NAACP called out a Florida school for placing a little Black girl in handcuffs.
Worden Butler and Alexis Harnett were arrested for second-degree harassment after they allegedly burned a cross on a…
The mayor of Beantown has come under fire for a holiday party invitation that was mistakenly sent to all of her city…
Kathryn Smith was arrested on multiple outstanding warrants including disorderly conduct, property damage, and…
A report found that Black women made up over a quarter of crime victims in 2022.
The Root spoke with the LA Congresswoman about why Black Americans are "under-banked" and "unbanked," what she's…