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The 1609 Project: The Republican-Approved History of America

The GOP’s attacks on teaching accurate history have sparked a new whitewashing industry. But what would a GOP-approved history book look like?

By

Michael Harriot

Published

July 23, 2021
Black Outdoors, Culture, Travel

5 Historic Black Landmarks for Your Must-See List

Learn more about our storied past at these remarkable museums and monuments

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

June 9, 2021
Clapback/Mailbag, News, Opinion

The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Systemic Whiteness

This is the part where I usually explain that you are about to read DMs, letters and tweets from our readers. I also try to say something funny here. But today, that part is at the end. It’s nice to switch things up every once in a while. We are still receiving responses about the…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

May 14, 2021
News

The Data Proves It: Black People in America Are Not Even a Demographic Monolith

A new analysis of demographic population data collected during the most recent American Community Survey shows that the face of the Black community in the U.S. is more diverse than ever. The Pew Research Center recently released its breakdown of the 2019 results of the survey of over 3 million people across the country. The…

By

Ishena Robinson

Published

March 29, 2021
News, Race Matters

'Jesus Never Condemned Slavery': Florida Board to Rename Robert E. Lee High School. White People Object by Being Racist AF

For nearly a year now, a community in Duval County of Jacksonville, Fla., has been in the midst of a controversy that is all over one thing as far as I can tell: White people love their slavery symbols. Thursday marked the final debate in a series of debates over the renaming of Robert E.…

By

Zack Linly

Published

March 27, 2021
Culture

Around the World and Black Again: U.K. University to Return Stolen Benin Sculpture to Nigeria

As Britain’s present-day racism continues to come to light in the context of the whole Meghan Markle debacle, a reckoning with the historical racism of the British Isles is also emerging. The University of Aberdeen in Scotland on Thursday announced that it plans to return a bronze statue depicting a ruler of the Kingdom of…

By

Ishena Robinson

Published

March 25, 2021