Jul 4SaveNews7/4/20News7/4/20Descendants of Frederick Douglass Mark July 4th by Reciting His Famous Speech That Is as True as EverIshena Robinson12SaveWhile Frederick Douglass would probably be disappointed (but not surprised) that the so-called land of the free…
Jul 4SaveSome Thoughts7/4/20Some Thoughts7/4/20Sorry, White America, But All Holidays MatterJoe Jurado64SaveToday is July 4th, a.k.a Independence Day, a.k.a ID4, according to the seminal 1996 film. A day commemorating when…
Jul 10 2019SavePolitics7/10/19Politics7/10/19The President’s Personal Fourth of July Party Has Bankrupted D.C.’s Security FundStephen A. Crockett Jr.28SaveRemember just a few weeks ago when the president planned a “my dicktatorship is bigger than yours” July Fourth event…
Jul 4 2019SaveRace Matters7/4/19Race Matters7/4/19America the Beautiful, America the CruelLawrence Ross42SaveThe Fourth of July, or the Fourth of You Lie as we black folks like to call it, is here again. And we’ll be…
Jul 4 2019SaveSome Thoughts7/4/19Some Thoughts7/4/19We Said What We Said: 10 Things The Root Wrote About AmericaMichael Harriot15SaveIn the 10-plus years since The Root was founded, our writers have always celebrated the Fourth of July with the…
Jul 3 2019SavePolitics7/3/19Politics7/3/19#BoycottTrump4thOfJuly Trends 1 Day Before Trump’s Yuuuge Plans to Hijack the National HolidayDara Sharif37SaveU.S. presidents traditionally have been hands-off when it comes to the Fourth of July so as to avoid politicizing…
Jul 1 2019SaveNews7/1/19News7/1/19Nike Drops Sneaker Featuring Betsy Ross Flag After Colin Kaepernick Is Said to Complain It Invokes SlaveryDara Sharif131SaveJust in time for the Fourth of July comes a report that Nike yanked a sneaker embellished with a Betsy Ross flag…
Jul 1 2019SavePolitics7/1/19Politics7/1/19‘America’s Dicktator’ Now Wants Tanks and a VIP Section to Destroy the 4th of July CelebrationStephen A. Crockett Jr.27SavePresident Donald Trump still doesn’t understand how democracy works. He doesn’t understand that just because Russia…
Jul 5 2017Save7/5/17Twitter Users Offer US Ambassador Nikki Haley Some Cheese With Her WhineStephen A. Crockett Jr.22SavePoor U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. She had to work on the Fourth of July, and she wasn’t happy…
Jul 4 2017SaveThe Root Video7/4/17 The Root Video7/4/17Watch: ‘No Country for Me’Ashley Velez109SaveTwo hundred and forty-one years ago, America gained its independence from Britain. Since then, July 4 has been…
Jul 4 2017Save7/4/17I’m Just Here for the RibsDanielle C. Belton17SaveI love any excuse for a cookout. My father is from Texas, lives in St. Louis (two places famous for ribs), and was…
Jul 4 2016Save7/4/16Why President Obama's Final 4th of July White House BBQ Will Be The Blackest Thing That Ever HappenedDamon Young208SaveIt's been well-established that President Obama discarded the last one of his fucks many moons ago; letting it go…
Jul 4 2016Save7/4/16The 6 Times This Year the US Gave African Americans Reasons Not to Celebrate Independence DayChanté GriffinSaveThe U.S. loves its holidays—from the patriotic red, white and blue Fourth to the fake ones (hint, hint: Columbus…