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…
St. Louis Teen Shot Shortly After Posting 'I Made it to 17' on Facebook Page
St. Louis, Mo., police are still looking for a suspect in the case of a black 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed…
Jury Finds Getaway Driver Guilty in Chicago Teen Hadiya Pendleton's Murder
It took a Cook County, Ill., jury less than three hours to find Kenneth Williams guilty on all charges related to the…
Why Does Violence in Chicago Attract So Much Attention, Even Though It's Not the Murder Capital of The U.S.?
It is no longer news that the violence that plagued Chicago during the Aug. 3 weekend was one of the deadliest weekends…
White Man Claims Self-Defense After Gunning Down Black Teenager for Shooting Fireworks
A Texas man arrested for killing his teenage neighbor in a dispute over fireworks claims he only shot the victim in…
South Carolina Mom Disputes Cops’ Claim That 3-Year-Old Accidentally Shot Himself in the Head
The father of a 3-year-old boy who died last weekend under his care says that his son accidentally shot himself in the…
Mother Arrested at Hospital for Disorderly Conduct While Trying to See Her Dying Son
You can add “being distraught over the death of your child while black” to the growing list of things that might get…
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…
Los Angeles Times Union Finds Long-Standing Racial Pay Gap
- Newspaper Underpaid Women, People of Color
A ‘Double Standard’: Black Parkland, Fla., Students Speak Out on Black Lives Matter Message Being Shut Down by School Days Before Shooting
Just one week before a mass shooting would launch their school into the national spotlight, students at Marjory…
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…
Black Students at Stoneman Douglas High Want Gun-Violence Solutions to Address Police Violence
On Wednesday afternoon, black students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., assembled to draw…
Yes, the March for Our Lives Was About Black People, Too—and It’s About Time
The ability of the Parkland, Fla., school-shooting victims to organize nationwide gun control rallies less than six…
Conservative Social Media Accounts Smeared a Parkland, Fla., Shooting Survivor With Photoshopped Image of Her Ripping Up Constitution
Conservative social media users are back on their bullshit (though, being “back” would mean they somehow left it).
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…
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…