‘White People,’ Explained
Not all white people.
New Jersey Police Increase Sen. Cory Booker’s Security After Death Threats
Newark, N.J., police have beefed up the security for Sen. Cory Booker and his family following death threats, following an advisory from Newark’s Mayor Ras Baraka.
Trump Supporter Accused of Threatening to Kill Rep. Maxine Waters in Racist Voicemail Remains Free on Bail
A San Pedro, Calif., man who clearly must have lost his damn mind is accused of threatening to kill Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) in a hateful, racist voicemail, all because the little snowflake was so upset about Auntie Maxine’s criticisms of the dotard in chief.
‘Can’t Wait to Stab Your Neck’: Don Lemon Receives Racist Death Threats From Trump Supporter
CNN’s Don Lemon has been the target of a series of racist death threats by an apparent white supremacist Donald Trump supporter, leaving the anchor so concerned that he apparently contacted the police.
‘It’s Not Murder if They’re Black’: Man Charged With Sending Racist Death Threats Targeting Howard University Students
A 24-year-old man from Alexandria, Va., is finally facing charges in connection with racist death threats online on 4chan and Reddit that targeted students at historically black Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Princeton Professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Cancels Public Appearances Amid Fox News-Fueled Death Threats
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation, assistant professor of African-American studies at Princeton and a 2016 The Root 100 honoree, has been forced to cancel all public appearances as death threats continue to roll in in response to her May 20 commencement address at Hampshire…
Philippine President Attacks Neuroscientist Carl Hart for Speaking Against Drug War: ‘That Black Guy ... Son of a Bitch Has Gone Crazy’ [Retracted]
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Anti-Defamation League Evacuated After Bomb Scare
On Wednesday, the Anti-Defamation League received a bomb threat to its New York headquarters, a building that also houses the headquarters of Univision properties, including The Root, making this the latest in a recent series of threats against Jewish organizations.
How My Story on Black Students Surviving PWIs Led to Death Threats
I was finishing an essay when I got the death threat.
If Critics Think Death Threats Will Stop Baltimore’s Marilyn Mosby, They Don’t Know Mosby
The death threats come daily to the office of Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby as the trials of police officers in the death of Freddie Gray continue to go on.
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby Is Receiving Death Threats
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who charged six police officers in connection with Freddie Gray’s death, has had to increase her security detail after she reportedly received hate mail and threats at her office.
