NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersArizona Sen. Wendy Rogers Says She Likes Confederates but Doesn’t Like ‘Traitors Who Hate America.’ So Here’s the Thing...The White Revisionist Guide to History must be one hell of a book.ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 26, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace Matters'The Epitome of White Privilege': White Woman Who Spit on Black Protester Might Have Hate Crime Charge DroppedSome white people are racist, and some white racists are just nasty AF.ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 23, 2021
NewsLegalNewsLegalBlack Man Attacked for No Reason by South Carolina Police Officer Sues Police Department for DefamationThe lawsuit also names the U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman and the city of Rock Hill.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 21, 2021
Beauty + StyleBeauty + Style#ChangeFashion: Joan Smalls Partners With Color of Change and the Black in Fashion Council to Refashion Race in the Industry'It’s the microaggression and people in the industry don’t see it,' says the supermodel, who founded Donate My Wage…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJuly 21, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeProud Boys Leader Pleads Guilty to Burning Black Lives Matter Banner Stolen From D.C. ChurchThe Proud Boys leader has been down bad these days. You love to see it.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 20, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsWhite People vs. EverybodyNo longer pretending to care about fiscal conservatism, family values, patriotism or even their beloved troops, the…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJuly 19, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNYPD Officers Swarm and Tase Black Man on Subway After Accusing Him of Letting Someone on Without Paying FareApparently, jumping the fare on a New York subway is a serious offense. Either that or cops are just aggressive AF…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 16, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityVirginia Sheriff's Deputy Indicted in Shooting of Another Unarmed Black Man Whose Cell Phone Was Not a GunToo many cops have a shoot first, ask questions later mentality when dealing with Black people. This needs to stop.ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 16, 2021
NewsLegalNewsLegalAndrew Brown Jr.’s Family Files $30M Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Police ShootingBrown was fatally shot by deputies in North Carolina earlier this year.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 14, 2021
NewsNewsRep. Madison Cawthorn Tweets Picture of Swastika, Deletes It, Doesn’t Really Explain Why He Did It in the First PlaceThis is only the latest controversy for the Republican congressman.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 12, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementLawsuit Filed on Behalf of Breonna Taylor's Family Alleges Louisville Police Withheld Body Camera Footage From the Night of Her DeathAttorneys representing Taylor's family say at least one of the officers on scene during the raid of her apartment…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 11, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementVideo Showing What Led Up to Marvin Scott III's Death in a Texas Jail Released by OfficialsScott died in March after being pepper sprayed and put in a spit hood. A grand jury decided against indicting the…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 11, 2021
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleDo Black Lives Really Matter at Lululemon?Corporate employees of the activewear giant describe a 'privileged white wellness' culture rife with…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJuly 9, 2021
EntertainmentIt's LitEntertainmentIt's Lit'Don't Black People Have Second Amendment Rights?': The Root Presents: It’s Lit! and Carol Anderson Take Aim at the Fatal Inequality of The SecondThe bestselling author of 'White Rage' turns her historian's lens onto the anti-Blackness baked into the American…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJuly 8, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementInnocent Black Man Killed in Crash While Minneapolis Police Chased Suspect Identified as Uncle of Darnella FrazierThe teen who filmed the death of George Floyd is now grieving the death of a family member killed during a…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 7, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementOfficer Who Fatally Shot Tamir Rice Denied Reinstatement After Ohio Supreme Court Denies AppealFormer officer Timothy Loehmann was fired in 2017 due to inaccuracies on his job application.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 6, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityFamily Files Lawsuit Against St. Louis and Its Police Over Shooting Death of Black Army Veteran During No-Knock Warrant ExecutionDon Clark Sr. was fatally shot in his home by SWAT team officers in 2017. Attorneys dispute what police say happened…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 2, 2021
Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalFormer Ohio Cop Who Fatally Shot Andre Hill Requests Trial Be MovedAndre Hill was killed for being Black with a cell phone.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 2, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementFiring Upheld for Officer Who Obtained the No-Knock Warrant That Led to the Fatal Shooting of Breonna TaylorJoshua Jaynes was fired in January after inconsistencies were found in how he obtained the information that led to…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 2, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersMural of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and David McAtee Vandalized in LouisvilleThe mural appears to have been vandalized by a white nationalist group.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 29, 2021