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Coronavirus, News

‘Mandate’ Is the New Jim Crow: Candace Owens, Rand Paul and the Oppression of the Conservative Death Cult

According to the newest right-wing narrative, COVID restrictions are forms of segregation targeting anti-vaxxers, anti-maskers and anti-fact conservatives.

By

Michael Harriot

Published

August 10, 2021
Politics

8 Suspected Lynchings Have Taken Place in Mississippi Since 2000

Mississippi was a top state for lynching and, according to a report in the Washington Post, it still is.

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

August 9, 2021
Politics

Texas Democrats Pledge to Stay Out of State to Stop Republicans From Passing Voter Suppression Laws

Greg Abbott is planning another special House session this weekend to pass voter suppression laws that hurt Democratic voters in Texas.

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

August 6, 2021
Politics

We Need to Talk About Violence in the White Community (Seriously, We Do)

Perhaps the most revealing takeaway from the House insurrection panel’s first day of testimony was the level of astonishment regarding the violence on Jan. 6.

By

Michael Harriot

Published

July 29, 2021
Black Joy, Culture

This 94-Year-Old Was Denied Her Wedding Fantasy by Jim Crow. Nearly 70 Years Later, She Got to Say Yes to the Dress

As a Black woman, Martha Tucker wasn’t allowed to try on wedding dresses ahead of her 1952 marriage. Her granddaughter decided it was never too late.

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

July 27, 2021
Clapback/Mailbag, Opinion

The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Believe

Each Friday, we clap back at readers’ emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.

By

Michael Harriot

Published

July 23, 2021
Politics

The 1609 Project: The Republican-Approved History of America

The GOP’s attacks on teaching accurate history have sparked a new whitewashing industry. But what would a GOP-approved history book look like?

By

Michael Harriot

Published

July 23, 2021
News, Race Matters

Democrats Propose Bill to Rename More Than 1,000 Landmarks With Racist Names—Not That America Is Racist or Anything

Apparently, America is home to a lot of rivers, lakes and mountains that call you a racial slur as soon as you Google them. Democrats are trying to change that.

By

Zack Linly

Published

July 19, 2021
News

Bronze Confederate Monument That Sparked Deadly Charlottesville Rally Removed on Saturday

The decision to take down statues of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson was years in the making.

By

J.L. Cook

Published

July 10, 2021
News, Race Matters

Mike Pompeo Says It's 'Dangerous' to Teach the Nation's Founding Was 'Flawed.' Mike Pompeo Is All Conservatives

Sometimes right-wingers make arguments that are so absurd that crafting a counterargument seems almost pointless. Yet, here we are.

By

Zack Linly

Published

July 8, 2021