Angela Davis’ homecoming was perfect.

Criminally underrated and mother of black film, Julie Dash is tackling a much-needed biopic.

First, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute announced that they were honoring human rights icon Angela Davis with its…

If you haven’t heard, black civil rights icon Angela Davis should not be honored by civil rights organizations because…

The fallout behind one of the most respected civil rights museums’ snub of freedom fighter Angela Davis continued this…

One of the nation’s most prominent civil rights museums has reneged on its plans to celebrate one of America’s most…

More than two weeks after the assassination of Marielle Franco, an Afro-Brazilian politician who had staunchly…

Angela Davis, the academic, womanist, activist and freedom fighter who has been part of the quest for black liberation…

James Baldwin is unequivocally one of the most prolific writers of his time.

Singer-actress Janelle Monáe said a prayer with her fellow performers before taking the stage to raucous cheers at…

Acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s documentary 13th was released on Netflix last week. Masterfully produced and…

White fear exists. It has been manufactured, encouraged and proliferated through the centuries. From it spawned a…

Previously on The Root, we reported on scholar and freedom fighter Angela Davis' recent comments about the 2016…

There have been intense, widespread and polarizing responses to my article on a statement made by scholar, freedom…

Angela Davis—scholar, freedom fighter, former political prisoner, icon and my personal hero—told attendees at the…