Why They Kneel: Why Don’t Police Kill More White People?
To examine the injustice and inequality that prompted some NFL players to protest during the national anthem, each…
The Police Call Was Supposed to Be a Wellness Check on a Friend. So How Did Travis Jordan End Up Dead?
Travis Jordan, 36, had been living with his friend and co-worker Paul Johnson and his wife in the couple’s Minneapolis…
Minneapolis Police Officers Will Not Face Criminal Charges After Gunning Down Fleeing Black Man [Updated]
Updated: Monday, July 30, 2018; 2:02 p.m. EDT: Surprising absolutely no one, the Minneapolis police officers who gunned…
'I Thought It Would Be My Last Day of the World': Teens Speak Out After Being Held at Gunpoint By Cops
A group of boys who were detained by police officers last week told reporters about the harrowing incident that…
Watch: New Details Emerge in Case of Minnesota Cops Pulling Guns on Black Kids After Fake 911 Call
The Root has obtained exclusive footage and spoke to an eyewitness who filmed a now-viral video that seems to…
Minneapolis Cops Secretly Used ‘Date Rape Drug’ on Suspects for Years: Report
Veterinarians use it as an animal tranquilizer because it induces a temporary-paralysis-like state of euphoria.…
Ilhan Omar, a Somali American, Seeks Seat in Congress
Ilhan Omar is a Somali-American politician who escaped from Somalia as a child, grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp and…
46 of 47 Arrested in Low-Level Marijuana Stings Were Black, So Minneapolis Police Put an End to the Operations
Minneapolis police will no longer conduct sting operations targeting small-scale marijuana sellers after a gaping…
White Student, Charged in Brutal Beating That Left Black Minneapolis Teaching Aide on Life Support, Released Without Bail
Apparently, in Minneapolis, you can beat a person to within an inch of their life and still walk out of jail without…
10 Reasons Why Cherrelle and Alexander O’Neal’s ‘Saturday Love’ Is One of the Best Songs Ever
1. It’s a mnemonic device. If you think I WON’T be using this song to teach my kids how to remember the days of the…
Tomi Lahren Has Drinks Thrown at Her During Hip-Hop Brunch in Minneapolis
Tomi Lahren and her mother, Trudy, walked into a Saturday brunch in Minneapolis over the weekend, and they didn’t…
Jimmy Jam’s Episodes of Questlove Supreme Might Be the Greatest Episodes of Anything That Ever Existed
I can be prone to hyperbole. I can see proof of it in my daughter, who has adopted my penchant for saying, “This is my…
Tribeca Film Festival 2018: Time for Ilhan Reminds Us That Hope Can Make History
In 1993 I left my birthplace of Minneapolis, seeking a hopefully glamorous future in New York City. Two years later, a…
Minneapolis Community Activist Shot Dead Just Outside Mother’s Front Door
Minneapolis police are searching for the gunman who fatally shot a community activist just outside his mother’s home.
Backlash Over Owner’s Donation to Ex-KKK Leader Forces Minneapolis Bar to Close
After finding out a Minneapolis club owner donated $500 to the 2016 Senate campaign of former Ku Klux Klan leader David…
Minneapolis to Expand Required Use of Bodycams After Shooting Death of Justine Damond
Justine Damond’s shooting death is continuing to cause widespread changes in the Minneapolis Police Department, with…
‘Stupid or Liar’: What Justine Damond’s Death Proves About All Lives Matter
We’ve played this game before. It derived from a bit by podcaster Adam Carolla, who takes inane statements from…
Minneapolis Police Officer Who Reportedly Shot and Killed Australian Native Identified
Updated Monday, July 17, 2017, 2:20 p.m. EDT: Well, that didn’t take long at all. The Minneapolis police officer who…
Judge Denies Dismissal of Charges Against Police Officer Who Killed Philando Castile
Defense attorneys for the police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile attempted to get the manslaughter charges…
Minn. Man Found Guilty of Shooting Black Lives Matter Activists During Protest
A Minnesota man charged with felony first-degree assault and riot charges in the November 2015 shooting of five people…