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News, Race Matters

White Alabama Councilman Urged to Resign After ‘Do We Have a House N-Word Here?’ Remark

If being racist while pretending to combat his superficial understanding of racism was a sport, Councilman Tommy Bryant would be headed to the 2021 Olympics.

By

Zack Linly

Published

July 21, 2021
News, Race Matters

Democrats Propose Bill to Rename More Than 1,000 Landmarks With Racist Names—Not That America Is Racist or Anything

Apparently, America is home to a lot of rivers, lakes and mountains that call you a racial slur as soon as you Google them. Democrats are trying to change that.

By

Zack Linly

Published

July 19, 2021
News, Race Matters

Sacramento Teacher Under Fire for Using Racial Slurs While Telling Students the N-Word Is No Longer a ‘Nasty Word’

It's almost like some teachers hate their jobs so much they're actively trying to get fired. Or maybe they're just racist.

By

Zack Linly

Published

July 12, 2021
Culture, Race Matters

Bill Maher Is Just Another White Man Whitesplaining Racism to Black People

Let's talk about this thing between Bill Maher and Kevin Hart and how Maher stays being the kind of loud and wrong white liberal MLK warned us about.

By

Zack Linly

Published

June 16, 2021
Culture, Race Matters

Cincinnati Racist Accused of Calling Black Uber Driver Racial Slur and Vandalizing His Car Over Malfunctioning GPS

Video shows a white man verbally abusing his Black Uber Driver by calling him the n-word and saying he hopes he gets shot.

By

Zack Linly

Published

June 11, 2021
Crime, Criminal Justice

Rhode Island Woman Convicted on Disorderly Conduct Charge for Harassing Black Family at Restaurant

The judge ruled that telling someone 'Blacks don't belong here' isn't racially motivated.

By

Joe Jurado

Published

June 9, 2021
Clapback/Mailbag, Opinion

The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Reverse Clapbacks

Answering emails, tweets and DMs from pissed-off readers can take a huge toll on a person’s psyche, but what about me? Who’s there for me when I need a response? Who can I run to, to fill this empty space with laughter? Who can I run to, when I need love? Our readers, that’s who.…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

May 28, 2021
News

Appeals Court Finds in This Case, the N-Word Isn't a Fighting Word. Clearly, the Court Is Buggin'

A retired U.S. Air Force officer, who is white, recently had his conviction overturned by a federal appeals court that found that the his use of the word “nigger” was protected by the First Amendment. According to the Associated Press, Jules Bartow was arrested and didn’t have his ass kicked after he used the hardest…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

May 12, 2021
News

White Woman Berates Bakery Worker With the N-Word. This Time the Karen Is a Mother of Biracial Children

It’s not the most groundbreaking story: a white woman in New York City has been caught on camera calling a Black person the n-word. In this case, the woman in question unleashed the racism against a bakery worker who wouldn’t serve her the bagels she was demanding because she was not donning a mask. The…

By

Ishena Robinson

Published

March 24, 2021
News, Race Matters

Texas Student Says Teacher Gave White Students the Go-Ahead to Use the N-Word

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: A lot of white teachers have no business whatsoever teaching Black students. A Black mother in San Marcos, Texas, has filed a complaint with the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District over an incident involving her daughter and a teacher who allegedly told her white students…

By

Zack Linly

Published

March 11, 2021