Four months after winning re-election as a Democrat, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson says he's switching parties.
Despite calls for him to resign, Los Angeles City Council member Kevin de Leon announced Wednesday that he’s looking…
"These accomplishments have done a great deal to lift up Black and brown people, "says former Harris speechwriter
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The Congressional Black Caucus was establisbed in 1971 to fight injustices. It was also the same year Snoop Dog was…
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A writer explores why Black businesses should not sleep on the Infrastracture bill.
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The attacks on the first Black woman vice president speak volumes.
The Root sent a writer to talk with Stephen Benjamin, the former Columbia, SC mayor and a current Senior Adviser to…
President Biden delivered remarks to service members and their families in Alaska.
Democratic strategist: The Maga leaders are trying to divide Black people, but it’s only going to empower us.
On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, the Biden-Harris White House continues to be influenced by MLK’s…
The third-party presidential candidate revealed his thoughts on The Hill’s “Rising.”
One social media user bravely called out The Shade Room for a problematic post.
Trump's indictment may have placed his foolishness in the lime light but Clarence Thomas has his own track record of…
The Root asked political and legal experts about what could happen next in the unprecedented case.
Judge Tanya Chutkan is an Obama appointee--and she don't play.
They don’t get to puff out their chests, talk about national security and profess the love and respect they hold for…
Shuwanza Goff will be the first African-American woman to serve as Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs.
Emmett Till, the slain teen, whose death was a watershed moment in the civil rights movement would have been…
“Some of the books that shaped my life–and the lives of so many others—are being challenged by people who disagree…
These judges, despite their recklessness, are appointed for life. I’d say stopping them is worth your vote.