Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCongress Passes A Bill To Fund De-Escalation Training For Cops. Will It Make A Difference?It will now go to President Biden's office desk for his signature.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 15, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsPresident Biden Signs Respect For Marriage Act Protecting Gay And Interracial Marriage Rights"This law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms," he stated at the ceremony.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 13, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationBlack Lives Matter is Setting up a Student Debt Relief FundStudent Debt Forgiveness is looking a little shaky right now, but in the meantime, BLM is taking matters into its…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedDecember 13, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationSupreme Court To Hear Second Challenge To Student Aid ReliefThe justices will hear two cases in February 2023 that may influence whether student loan forgiveness will be a…ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 12, 2022
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementWhite House: Try "Violent Interrupters" as A Crime-Fighting SolutionPolicing alone clearly isn't keeping us safe, could investments in community-based public safety be the solution…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedDecember 9, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalCongress Passed The Respect For Marriage Act, Protecting Same-Sex and Interracial MarriageOn Thursday, Congress sent The Respect for Marriage Act to President Joe Biden's desk. It enshrines protections for…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedDecember 9, 2022
CultureSportsCultureSportsBrittney Griner Is Finally Back in the U.S. After Release From Russian PrisonFollowing a prisoner swap that led to her release, the WNBA champion has arrived back in Texas.ByStephanie HollandPublishedDecember 9, 2022
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CultureSportsCultureSportsAfter Months of Advocacy From Black Women, Brittney Griner is Released From RussiaA prisoner exchange with Russia leads to the WNBA star’s releaseByStephanie HollandPublishedDecember 8, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsWill Raphael Warnock's Victory Draw Black Voters to the Polls In 2024 Presidential Election? [Updated]The Senator's win could motivate African Americans to go to the polls in 2024.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 7, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsHerschel Walker Doesn't Know What Pronouns Are And Literally No One Is Surprised"I'm sick and tired of this pronoun stuff," he told supporters Sunday during a campaign stop.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 6, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsTrump Opens His Uneducated Mouth And Says Parts Of Constitution Should Face "Termination"The former president wants to again manipulate anything that could derail his agenda.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 5, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsBiden Wants South Carolina Primary First in 2024. What The Hell Took So Long?Lily-white should have been pushed back a long, long time ago.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 2, 2022
PoliticsMidterm Elections 2022PoliticsMidterm Elections 2022Hakeem Jeffries To Become First Black House Democratic LeaderThe historic vote today means a changing of the guard on the left in Congress.ByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 30, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsHow The Death Of Congressman Donald McEachin Will Impact Virginia's District 4His seat will remain vacant until a special election takes place.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedNovember 30, 2022
PoliticsMidterm Elections 2022PoliticsMidterm Elections 2022Pennsylvania Republicans Are Trying To Kick Black Philadelphians In The Teeth Before They Leave OfficePA voters rejected the GOP bigly, and so the losers are retaliating against Black and brown voters in the state's…ByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 23, 2022
PoliticsMidterm Elections 2022PoliticsMidterm Elections 2022Hakeem Jeffries Is In Line To Be Democrats' Next House LeaderThe gentleman from Brooklyn is about to get the gavel and whatever headaches come with it.ByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 18, 2022
NewsNewsA New Ad Campaign Pushes Benefits of $369 Billion Climate Law To Black CommunitiesSeveral progressive groups are extending their $10 million investment in reaching communities of colorByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 16, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsMike Pence Just Threw Trump Under The Bus, Saying He "Endangered Me And My Family..."The former vice president was candid in his first network tv interview since the insurrection.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedNovember 14, 2022
CultureHealthCultureHealthBiden Administration Wants More Black People to Have Access to Health InsuranceThe Root spoke exclusively with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra about their plan to engage more people of color in this…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedNovember 11, 2022