During the 2018 midterm elections, Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke quickly became a favorite even among those who…
A New York State judge ruled on Monday that the NYPD has to disclose whether it spied on Black Lives Matter protesters…
After three back-to-back nights of Lifetime’s docuseries Surviving R. Kelly, one thing is painfully clear: Black girls…
In March 2018, cops in Sacramento, California, fired at least 20 bullets at 22-year-old Stephon Clark, killing him. He…
She may have bombed during her New Year’s Eve performance in Miami, but Tiffany Haddish dropped another bomb on…
Black Lives Matter Nashville, along with activists nationwide, has started a campaign asking the public to pressure…
The question for many newly elected politicians is whether they can keep the same energy they had on the campaign trail…
If you’re reading this, you likely already know that, here at The Root, Black Lives Matter every day. That said, while…
Almost 10 years ago, Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old black man, was fatally shot by a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer in…
Activism and art are frequently complimentary forces, but a new exhibit at Miami’s Art Basel brings the two together in…
Like me, Sandra Bland hailed from a “girl family.” She was the fourth of five sisters. Her siblings’ names, like hers,…
A grand jury has indicted white ex-Dallas cop Amber Guyger on murder charges for shooting and killing an unarmed black…
In what’s being called an “unprecedented” case, three Chicago cops accused of lying to protect one of their own in the…
Jemel Roberson, like many first-time parents, was concerned about making his family’s first Christmas special. With a…
On October 3, Wesley Morris, in a piece for the New York Times Magazine titled “The Morality Wars,” sounded the alarm…
“It’s never true that *no one* is talking about a thing. It’s often true that *not enough* people are talking about a…
To place Philadelphia Eagles Malcolm Jenkins in the proper historical context, just call him the Ralph Abernathy to…
Students at North Carolina Central University walked out of classes on Monday in protest of their classmate Deandre…
An investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed in the case of a North Carolina Central University student…
The family of Botham Jean, an unarmed black man who was shot and killed by an off-duty Dallas police officer after she…
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