Mar 25
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No matter what crisis America is going through, politics stay politicking.
Mar 20
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SPARTANBURG, S.C.—There are few political operatives who have turned the role of national press secretary on its…
Mar 5
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Mar 4
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Once, for about an hour, on a hot day in July 2007, I was not black.
Mar 2
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If you’ve watched a YouTube video or a TV show in the last few months then you have certainly seen an ad for one…
Mar 1
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—Saturday in South Carolina went as expected. Joe Biden won the state in a landslide and black folk…
Feb 29
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ORANGEBURG, S.C.—It’s hard to ascertain how much endorsements help a political candidate and the data that measures…
Feb 28
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On Saturday, voters in South Carolina will sound the starting gun for the race to the Democratic nomination for…
Feb 25
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More than 90 New York activists, citizens, politicians, city officials, and religious leaders who survived the…
Feb 14
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The committee loves Valentine’s Day—not just because it’s an excuse to eat lots of candy and make reservations at…
Jan 13 2020
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My fiancée and I have developed somewhat of a routine for the Democratic presidential debates.
Nov 8 2019
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Preston Mitchum
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This week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren received an endorsement from a group of more than 100 Black women, queer folks, and…
Oct 9 2019
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Joe Biden has settled into the BarcaLounger and Burn Notice phase of his life. Which is fine! My dad is there too,…
Sep 13 2019
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We’re back! Yes, after a short break, The Root 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings are back just in time for the…
Aug 23 2019
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Pete Buttigieg
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We’re still struggling to reconcile historic trauma with the black experience in America. After years of systemic…