I was tempted to begin this by saying I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t been paying much attention to the…
I’m here with you, but I’m not here FOR you…
New Jersey senator and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker’s can-do spirit is still intact despite…
After successfully passing in California and New York with at least six more states pending, the CROWN Act (Create a…
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro didn’t mince words when asked about his feelings on the…
“Seriously, you might as well bathe yourself in barbecue sauce for all the smoke you’re gonna take this week” —My…
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The committee absolutely loves Halloween—and by the committee, I mean me (Dr. Johnson, politics editor of The Root),…
Despite fielding one of the most diverse groups of presidential candidates, based on most recent poll numbers, the…
This week in the Power Rankings are just messy. We’re talking Real Housewives of Atlanta-TMZ-Get her, Jade-level of…
A transgender employee of actress Rosario Dawson is suing her and her family, accusing them of a violent assault…
During a week where there is a Democratic debate the Power Rankings usually focus on who performed best, and how…
Earlier this week, Marcus Ferrell (former African-American outreach director for Bernie Sanders for America 2016,…
This is by far one of the strangest weeks in the history of The Root Presidential Black Power Rankings. We had a…
Of all the candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for president, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey may be the…
The Root 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings take a one-week snapshot of the campaign season and imagine, using ju…
Cory Booker’s coffers need more folks to start coughing up some coins.
In the immortal words of Bill Duke in Menace II Society:
HOUSTON—Let’s get straight to the point: Joe Biden showed his ass on the debate stage last night and there is no way…
Between two and four times a week, I come home from whatever it is I was doing before, I change into gym-appropriate…