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Racist? Black Hospital Employee Claims White Co-Worker Knitted a Monkey With His Name On It

Shortly after reporting the racial discrimination to his boss, Caleb Ferguson was fired, and the white woman who knitted the monkey kept her job.

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

March 7, 2024
News, Race Matters

‘I Don’t Like N*******’ Appears on Zoom Screen During Indiana Council Meeting

Known as 'Zoombombing,' the racist message appeared on a screen that would normally display the agenda for the meeting.

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

November 15, 2023
Law Enforcement, News

Chicago Lt Throws in the Towel Just Before a Report Exposes His Nasty FB Posts

Nineteen allegations of racist, homophobic content were sustained in the report.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

November 1, 2022
Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement

Anjanette Young Could Receive $2.9 Million Settlement After Botched Police Raid

Thirteen officers burst into Anjanette Young's apartment following a bad tip in Feb. 2019. Then they searched her home while she stood naked and handcuffed.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

December 14, 2021
News

Killing R. Kelly With Criminal Charges Is My Favorite Jam of 2020: New Indictments for Kelly From Chicago Federal Court

Listen, just in case any of you out there are still not ready to cancel R Kelly, it’s looking more and more like the American justice system will get something right for a change and do it for you. According to the Chicago Tribune, the disgraced court jester of R&B (I refuse to call him…

By

Zack Linly

Published

February 15, 2020
Law Enforcement, News, Police Brutality

Chicago Tribune Editorial Board Has an Epic Clapback for Jeff Sessions

Apparently we at The Root—and specifically, staff writer Michael Harriot—are not the only ones adept at delivering a great clapback when the time calls for it. The Chicago Tribune editorial board proved Thursday that they are also in the clapback game, especially when it concerns U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. First, a bit of background.…

By

Monique Judge

Published

October 12, 2018
Chicago Tribune Report Finds Black and Low-Income Residents Pay the Most for Water

In America, being poor is expensive. Being poor and black is even more costly. A recent, must-read Chicago Tribune investigation illuminates precisely how by taking a look at one of the most basic human needs: water. The Tribune analyzed how much different communities across the Chicago region were paying for water pumped from Lake Michigan…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

October 26, 2017