NewsObituaryNewsObituaryDamon Weaver, Child Reporter Who Interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House, dies at 23Damon Weaver, the young, gifted and Black student reporter who interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 16, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsDeleted Video From 2019 Shows Crazy QAnon Congresswoman Harassing AOC Through Her Office Mail SlotRepublican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a problem.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMay 14, 2021
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EntertainmentMediaEntertainmentMediaTucker Carlson Attacks Obama's COVID-19 PSA; #CreepyTucker Trends on TwitterFox News, aka Republican BangBus host Tucker Carlson continues to swim near the bottom of the Republican cesspool…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMay 4, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsWas Tim Scott Right When He Said 'America Is Not a Racist Country'? An InvestigationI’m part of the liberal media. ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 29, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsIf Lindsey Graham Claims That Systematic Racism Doesn’t Exist, Does It Make a Sound?Trump’s favorite ball gag, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, is doing it again, and by “it,” I mean speaking, and…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 26, 2021
NewsNewsWhy Do Blacks Have a 'Victim Mentality?' and Other Questions From an Ohio School's White History AssignmentAn Ohio high school district is probably not under fire after a recent history assignment helped students explore…ByMichael HarriotPublishedApril 22, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsOf Course, Research Shows That Black Women Wait Longer in Line to Vote Than Anyone ElseBlack women have long been the most important voters for Democrats, and their electoral power has been crucial at…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 22, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsBarack Obama Calls for Full and Transparent Investigation Into Daunte Wright Shooting, While Biden Talks Tough to LootersBlack America’s president for life, Barack Obama, took to Twitter to call for a “a full and transparent…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 13, 2021
EntertainmentIt's LitEntertainmentIt's Lit'Hey, Democrats, Pay Attention!' The Root Presents: It's Lit! Talks The End of White Politics With Zerlina MaxwellOn-screen, on the air, and now, on the page, Zerlina Maxwell is a force. Having held positions on both Barack Obama…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedApril 9, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsReactions to MLB Moving All-Star Game From Georgia: Some Dems Acknowledge Necessity of Action, Big Mad Republicans Blame WokenessThe fallout from Georgia’s new voter suppression laws and the Major Baseball League’s decision to pull the All-Star…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedApril 5, 2021
NewsObituaryNewsObituarySarah Obama, Paternal Step-Grandmother of Former President Barack Obama, Has Died at 99Barack Obama’s paternal step-grandmother, Sarah Obama, has died at the age of 99.ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 29, 2021
EntertainmentEntertainmentYes, We Celebrated a Whole Week of 2021 NAACP Image Award Winners and There's Still a Ceremony This WeekendY’all already know Black folks don’t half-ass our celebrations. So, it should come as no surprise that the NAACP…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedMarch 26, 2021
NewsNewsDamian Williams Could Become Manhattan’s First Black U.S. AttorneyDamian Williams, a longtime New York prosecutor who currently heads the Securities and Commodities Task Force in the…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 24, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTucker Carlson Has a Crush on Barack ObamaTucker Carlson, former President Trump’s favorite Bass boat shoe, is in love with former President Barack Obama.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMarch 24, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTexas Sen. John Cornyn: Why Do We Keep Treating Migrants Like Humans?Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn is known for saying insensitive, racist-y, fucked up statements.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMarch 22, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsThe Filibuster Is White SupremacyI do not love America.ByMichael HarriotPublishedMarch 22, 2021
NewsNewsWisconsin Republicans Vote to Honor Rush Limbaugh While Blocking Efforts to Honor Black HistoryIt’s often said that Black people suffer from an unreciprocated loyalty to the Democratic Party. Conservatives who…ByZack LinlyPublishedMarch 18, 2021
EntertainmentEntertainmentThe Root Presents Role Call: A Black Entertainment Roundup JointOf all the things that bring me joy, two things remain at the top of the list: Black movies and Black television…ByShanelle GenaiPublishedMarch 12, 2021
EntertainmentMediaEntertainmentMediaExclusive: Our Forever President Addresses Race Relations, Social Activism on Newest Episode of Skimm ThisWith his political obligations in the rearview, our forever President Barack Obama has settled into a comfy life of…ByJay ConnorPublishedMarch 11, 2021