While Frederick Douglass would probably be disappointed (but not surprised) that the so-called land of the free…

Today is July 4th, a.k.a Independence Day, a.k.a ID4, according to the seminal 1996 film. A day commemorating when…

Remember just a few weeks ago when the president planned a “my dicktatorship is bigger than yours” July Fourth event…

The Fourth of July, or the Fourth of You Lie as we black folks like to call it, is here again. And we’ll be…

In the 10-plus years since The Root was founded, our writers have always celebrated the Fourth of July with the…

U.S. presidents traditionally have been hands-off when it comes to the Fourth of July so as to avoid politicizing…

Just in time for the Fourth of July comes a report that Nike yanked a sneaker embellished with a Betsy Ross flag…

President Donald Trump still doesn’t understand how democracy works. He doesn’t understand that just because Russia…

Poor U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. She had to work on the Fourth of July, and she wasn’t happy…

Two hundred and forty-one years ago, America gained its independence from Britain. Since then, July 4 has been…

I love any excuse for a cookout. My father is from Texas, lives in St. Louis (two places famous for ribs), and was…

It's been well-established that President Obama discarded the last one of his fucks many moons ago; letting it go…

The U.S. loves its holidays—from the patriotic red, white and blue Fourth to the fake ones (hint, hint: Columbus…