A Live Look at ‘America’s Most Livable City’
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, the organization that produces the annual Global Livability Index,…
Gun Deaths in US at Record High. NRA Says Chill on Gun Control
and Figure Out … IDK, Something?
If the gun-related deaths we write about started to give you broken-record vibes, it’s for a reason: recent reports…
Washington Police Chief Says He Won’t Enforce New Gun Initiative, Because Eff the Law, Apparently
A police chief in a tiny Washington town has recently asserted that he will essentially break the shit out of the law…
8 Wounded in Shooting During a Dice Game at San Bernardino, Calif., Apartment Complex [Updated]
Ten people were shot Sunday evening at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, Calif., KABC-TV reports. The injured men…
This Is America: Pennsylvania School Gifts Graduating 8th-Graders With Bulletproof School Accessories
Nationwide, graduations are an opportunity to reflect and savor accomplishments and to brightly anticipate the future.
Why Are White Men So Angry?
White men are our angriest teachers, our angriest cops, our angriest accountants, our angriest horticulturists, our…
Tribeca Film Festival 2018: How Naomi Wadler Disrupted the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards
Anyone who thinks children should be seen and not heard has clearly never heard of Naomi Wadler. The 11-year-old blew…
Parkland, Fla., Teacher Who Said He’d Carry Weapon on Campus if Allowed Left His Loaded Gun in Public Bathroom
Man, you really can’t make this stuff up, and if the stakes weren’t so high and the repercussions so tragic, it would…
Why Can’t Getting a Gun Be Like Getting a Driver’s License? A Conversation With NRA TV’s Colion Noir
In the 24 hours it takes for this column to be written, edited, copy edited and uploaded to The Root and to end up on…
New York Just Took a Major Step in Addressing the Link Between Domestic Violence and Guns
Here’s a small glimmer of hope for victims of domestic violence: On Saturday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the…
An Old White Guy Says Repeal the 2nd Amendment … Maybe That’s the Ticket
On Monday, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote an op-ed in that most venerable paper of record, the…
America’s Oldest Gun-Maker Goes Bankrupt Because No One Needs Guns Now That Obama’s Gone
After more than two centuries of providing America with classics like the AR-15-style assault weapon used to mow down…
Kanye West Was Right. Also, Rick Santorum Is an Idiot
Rick Santorum is an idiot. The former senator from Pennsylvania and potential GOP presidential nominee is making Kanye…
Issa Trap: How Killer Mike Became the NRA’s Token Negro
A few days ago, I received a phone call from Kyla Lacey, a friend and contributor to The Root. Kyla informed me that…
Upholding the Dream: MLK’s Granddaughter Continues Her Family’s Legacy
Yolanda Renee King, the grandchild of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, made a surprise appearance…
Sunday Sermon: Jennifer Hudson Assures Us That ‘the Times They Are a-Changin’’
It’s a powerful thing to channel your pain into positive change. On Saturday, Jennifer Hudson did just that when she…
Killer Mike Appeared on NRATV and People Have Questions
Hip-hop artist and Bernie Sanders supporter Killer Mike appeared in an NRATV video Saturday to speak out in support of…
The Children Are Our Future: 11-Year-Old Naomi Wadler Asks Us to #SayHerName
I am here today to represent Courtlin Arrington. I am here today to represent Hadiya Pendleton. I am here today to…
9-Year-Old Boy Shot and Killed 14-Year-Old Sister Over Video Game, Police Say
A teenage girl was shot and killed by her younger brother over what police believe to have been an argument over video…
Report: White Men Stockpile Guns Because They’re Afraid of Black People
In a clear case of reverse racism, an obscure, little-known discipline called “science” has revealed that the vast…