PoliticsPoliticsTennessee Black Caucus Demand Republican Lawmaker Resign For "Hanging By Tree" CommentThey called Rep. Paul Sherrell's comments wrong and racist.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMarch 3, 2023
EntertainmentAwards Season 2023EntertainmentAwards Season 20232023 NAACP Image Awards: Ben Crump’s Call To Action Takes Everyone To Church‘We have to be ready to fight for our children’s future until hell freezes over. Then we have to be ready to fight…ByStephanie HollandPublishedFebruary 25, 2023
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NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementTyre Nichols' Mother Reacts to Former Cops Plea Entries [Updated]The five former Memphis officers pled not guilty to second-degree murder.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 17, 2023
Criminal JusticeMass IncarcerationCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationSuspicious Spike in Inmate Deaths To Be Investigated by FedsUp to 32 detainees at Harris County Jail in Houston died within 14 months.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 15, 2023
Criminal JusticeCriminal JusticeTyre Nichols’ Family Seeks Intervention from United NationsTheir argument? The beating by Memphis police was a human rights violation.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 13, 2023
NewsOpinionSome ThoughtsNewsOpinionSome ThoughtsSir, Have Several Seats: Stephen Jackson Ignorantly Criticizes Al Sharpton's Tyre Nichols Funeral SpeechThe former basketball star would have been off keeping his opinion to himself.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedFebruary 2, 2023
PoliticsPoliticsDeSantis' Ignorant Law Has Florida Cataloging BooksThose who breach HB 1467 could be charged with a third-degree felony.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 26, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalBen Crump To Announce Lawsuit Against Ron DeSantis For Rejecting African American Studies CourseThe racist Florida governor may finally get what's coming to him.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJanuary 25, 2023
CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersWhat Took So Long? Statue of Henrietta Lacks Will Replace Robert E. Lee MonumentThe Black woman whose cells have helped advance medical research will be honored in her hometownByAngela JohnsonPublishedDecember 28, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalOne of George Floyd's Killers Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison [UPDATED]J. Alexander Kueng entered a plea deal, pleading guilty to one count of aiding and abetting in the manslaughter of…ByKalyn Womack and Noah A. McGeePublishedDecember 9, 2022
Beauty + StyleBlack HairBeauty + StyleBlack HairCalifornia Woman's Suit Claims L'Oreal Products Led to Fibroids DiagnosisThe lawsuit is intended to hold the cosmetics giant accountable for their customers' health.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedNovember 8, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationBen Crump Calls for Hate Crime Charge Against Drunk Kentucky Student [Update]She’s currently being held on a $10,000 bond and facing four charges.ByKalyn WomackUpdatedNovember 7, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalFinally, Good News in the Case Against Randy CoxCox was injured while in police custody leaving him paralyzed.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 20, 2022
NewsNewsOrlando Drop Tower Ride Permanently Closes Following Death of Tyre Sampson [Update]Sampson's father previously petitioned for the ride to shut down and make the site a permanent memorial.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 7, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalMother of Daunte Wright’s Son Sues Attorney Ben Crump and Family Over Gofundme DonationsChyna Whitaker alleges her son Daunte Jr. has “not seen one single penny” from the Daunte Wright Sr. Memorial Fund.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedOctober 6, 2022
EntertainmentIt's LitEntertainmentIt's LitA Supersized List of October 2022 Books By Black Authors We Can't Wait to Read [UPDATED]There are so many great new titles hitting the shelves in October we had to update it again.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedOctober 4, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalMan Left Paralyzed by Police Files Whopping $100 Million LawsuitThe suit names several officers and the city of New Haven as defendants.ByKalyn WomackPublishedSeptember 27, 2022
EventsThe Root InstituteEventsThe Root InstituteJoin Us This Week in DC at The Root InstituteStacey Abrams, Misty Copeland, Ben Crump, Dr. Ashish Jha, Cecilia Rouse and Courtney B. Vance are just a few of the…ByVanessa De LucaPublishedSeptember 8, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityAutopsy Says Cali Cops Shot Black Man Seven Times in His BackRobert Adams was on the phone with his mother when plainclothes cops gunned him down.ByKeith ReedPublishedAugust 23, 2022