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Culture, History

The Miseducation of Wypipo: 10 Reasons Why America Needs White History Lessons

It's easy to believe the 1619 Project, Critical Race Theory and reverse racism are attempting to rewrite America's past if you've never studied white history.

By

Michael Harriot

Published

June 22, 2021
Criminal Justice, Social Justice

White House Finally Moving Forward With Investigations Into Civil Rights Cold Cases Related to Unsolved Murders of Black People

The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board was approved last year under Donald Trump but is just now moving forward under President Joe Biden.

By

Zack Linly

Published

June 11, 2021
News

Democratic Lawmaker and Former Black Panther Proposes Bill to Release FBI COINTELPRO Records, Including Details on Fred Hampton

Right now, Republicans across the country are on a mission to whitewash America’s history in a way that protects white feelings and scrubs the stain of anti-Black racism from the nation’s fabric. GOPropaganda lawmakers have been introducing legislation to ban things like Critical Race Theory and The 1619 Project from school curricula, the military and…

By

Zack Linly

Published

May 5, 2021
Law Enforcement, News, Police Brutality

Tyler Perry Is Right. We Shouldn't Hate the Police

I have a Black dog. The B is capitalized because, in this specific case, the word “Black” does not designate the hue of my 165-pound, gangly sack of floppy ears, fur and dookie. Omar is a negro dog. He casually forgets that the kitchen is off-limits every time he smells fried chicken. Unlike Caucasian-raised canines,…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

April 27, 2021
News, Opinion, The Root University

Why White People Hate Critical Race Theory, Explained

They’re back! On Monday, Mississippi state Rep. Chris Brown (not that one) introduced two bills in the state legislature affirming the “resolute opposition to the promotion of race or sex stereotyping or scapegoating.” While the concurrent resolutions seem like no-brainers, the measures are part of the Republican Party’s nationwide effort to eliminate the anti-racist terror…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

March 30, 2021
Culture, History

#WhiteHistoryMonth337: The Top 10 Whitest Laws of All Time

After a grueling 28 days of watching corporations, institutions and random white people pretend to care about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman and that other Black guy with the big part in his afro (I think it’s Booker T. Douglass), we now return to our regularly scheduled program. Today marks the…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

March 2, 2021
News, Race Matters

Black Oklahoma Student Says White Teacher Berated Him Over ‘Black King’ T-shirt, Called for White History Month

White fragility is a hell of a drug. It’s the origin story of “all lives matter.” It’s why white people who are just now discovering the existence of critical race theory—a thing that has existed in academia for decades and is backed by volumes of research—are now trying to ban it into oblivion without taking…

By

Zack Linly

Published

February 25, 2021
Entertainment, Movies

Ma Rainey Director George C. Wolfe Teams Up With the Obamas' Higher Ground for Upcoming Bayard Rustin Biopic

Fresh off the critically acclaimed film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which is currently racking up hella award nominations, Netflix has announced a brand new project from its accomplished director George C. Wolfe. https://www.theroot.com/ma-rainey-director-george-c-wolfe-on-the-legacy-of-rac-1845954888 According to a press release sent to The Root, the masterful playwright will direct Rustin, a biopic centering around gay civil rights…

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

February 15, 2021
Entertainment

Kick Off Your Shoes and Relax Your Scrolling With This Week’s Virtual Events

And we back and we back! The second week of Black History Month is well underway and of course The Root is back with another installment of some bomb virtual events to turn up (or turn down) to. We know life at the crib can get a bit mundane. Every now and then you need…

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

February 11, 2021
Law Enforcement, News, Police Brutality

'Enough Is Enough': Anjanette Young Declares That She Will Not Be Taking Her Foot Off Chicago PD's Neck at MLK Day Rally

I have a lot of respect for Anjanette Young, the Black woman whose dignity and wellbeing Chicago police officers had such little regard for that they made her wait handcuffed and naked for over half an hour while they searched the wrong home for a suspect in Feb. 2019. Some victims of police violence let…

By

Zack Linly

Published

January 20, 2021