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Media Document Failings in Puerto Rico
Data Show How Long Crisis Wasn’t Given Its Due Like Air Force Academy, Writers Confront Racism Kaepernick Left Off Cover Homage to His Movement Russia-Linked Tweets, Postings Exploited Race Hugh Hefner Left Mark on Civil Rights Era Fox Business Network President Shuns ‘Politics’ St. Louis Paper Backs Outside Probe of Police Reggie Lavong, Philly Station…
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Dear College Choice, Who Is You and Why Come Your HBCU Rankings Don’t Make No Damn Sense?
Dear College Choice, Hi. What the fuck, B? I was recently made privy to your “Best Historically Black Colleges & Universities for 2017” list. I do not know when you dropped this list. Real talk, it doesn’t matter, but I have some very real questions about your rankings. Basically, how in the holy hell did…
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Patriotism Is for White People
The American flag, drenched in the blood of American Indians and enslaved Africans, has been romanticized as a symbol of guardianship for all citizens of this nation. One of the main centerpieces of patriotism encapsulated in the flag’s meaning is military service. Be it the Revolutionary or Civil War, World War I or II, or…
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C-SPAN Caller Sheds White Tears, Just Can’t Watch Football Anymore Because of NFL Players’ Protest
“Sharon” from Williamstown, N.J., just can’t take the disrespect of the American flag from football players during the national anthem. She, like most other tone-deaf white Americans, still believes that taking a knee during the national anthem is about this stupid flag and that racist-ass song, so she called the “independents line” on C-SPAN’s Washington…
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Disasters Raise Visibility of Latino Journalists
Spanish Speakers Cover Mexico Quake, Maria Shaun King, Formerly of Daily News, Joins Intercept Program Aims to Put 1,000 in Newsrooms Commentator Sues Fox News, Claiming Rape El Paso Editor Resigns Rather Than Make Cuts Facebook Pledges to Curb Abuse by Anti-Semites St. Louis Police Denounced for ‘Our Streets’ Chant $2 Million in Grants to…
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University of Mich. Students Illustrate When It’s OK to Punch a Racist
A recent protest that turned violent at the University of Michigan has reignited a very important debate that has been in the news lately. In today’s educational quiz, we shall explore this pressing question: “When is it OK to punch a racist?” You should understand that as your proctor for this quiz, I live by…
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It’s All Right to Say ‘White Supremacy’
Panelists Ask What ‘Racially Tinged’ Really Means Gregory’s 4 p.m. Service Called Too Late to Cover Clinton an Astute Media Critic in New Book Tribe Faulted for Indian Country Today Failures Chideya Named to J-Post at Ford Foundation Belton Officially Named Editor-in-Chief of The Root ‘Root 100’ Singles Out Black Journalists Short Takes A panel…
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Former Chicago Cop, on the Run for Almost 15 Years, Finally Arrested on Drug Charges
I guess a cop would best know how to run from cops? After years of being a fugitive, the law has finally apparently caught up with former Chicago Police Sgt. Eddie C. Hicks, who was arrested in Detroit early Tuesday morning. According to the Chicago Tribune, Hicks, now 68, has been the focus of an…
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Can Black People Be Racist? A Clapback Mailbag Special Edition
Welcome back to our weekly interactive look into The Root’s mailbag. Instead of our usual Friday hodgepodge of reader mail, today we would like to focus on a specific topic. More than any other complaint, comment or question, there is one in particular about which our readers contact us: Why are we so racist? Instead…
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Iraqi-American Family Arrested After Going to the Bank to Deposit Large Check From Home Sale
Another day, another person of color arrested for going about regular-day activities … like banking, because why the hell not? An Iraqi-American family is outraged after three members were detained by police, all because they were attempting to deposit a large check that was acquired through the sale of their home. Something that should have…