Apr 4 2019SaveMovies4/4/19Movies4/4/19Taraji P. Henson Brings Ann Atwater's Activism to Life in The Best of EnemiesCorey Townsend19SaveIt is a biblical fact that Taraji P. Henson has never been the one, and so it is fitting for her to play activist…
Mar 26 2018Save3/26/18Linda Brown, Whose Landmark Lawsuit Led to School Desegregation, Dead at 76Monique Judge16SaveLinda Brown was a third-grader who was barred from attending an all-white school in her neighborhood. Her father,…
Jan 3 2018Save1/3/18LeRoy Frasier, Black Student Who Helped Desegregate University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dead at 80Breanna Edwards7SaveLeRoy Frasier, a trailblazing pioneer who, along with his brother and another high school student, was among the…
Nov 10 2017Save11/10/17Federal Court Orders Md. to Fix Its Lack of Investment in HBCUsAnne Branigin5SaveThis week a federal judge ruled in favor of Maryland’s historically black colleges and universities in a…
Feb 15 2017Save2/15/17People Are Not Here for Cartoon Comparing Betsy DeVos to Ruby BridgesBreanna Edwards73SaveAs surely as the sun rises in the day, white people stay wilding. This time, a cartoonist is drawing fire after…
May 29 2016Save5/29/16Watch: Chilling Video Combines Trump Rhetoric With ’60s-Era Lunch Counter ProtestsThe Root StaffSaveWhen Donald Trump talks about the “good old days” of how protesters were treated, he jokes about them being taken…