In recent years, we’ve seen countless tragedies result from the response by police officers to people suffering a…

Maya Wiley, civil rights activist and attorney, has made her candidacy official, announcing it Thursday with a play…

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is not, by any means, a prison or police abolitionist. But you may be forgiven…

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Earlier this month, Anne Branigin, The Root’s resident hot pot connoisseur, revealed some startling statistics:

In an effort to end the underrepresentation of black and Latinx children in gifted and talented programs throughout…

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani isn’t exactly the biggest fan of incumbent Bill de Blasio. So it comes as…

I could be talking about the New England Patriots or the Trump administration or even the Phoebe Robinson Podcast…

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Guided by a coalition of 40 New York City social justice organizations, dozens of students, parents and advocates…

For years, New York City has claimed that only 19 children living in New York City Public Housing (NYCHA) in the…