NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersC'mon Now! Viral Video Shows Group of White Students Singing the N-Word On DC MetroA bystander caught a group of white Landon students singing all the n-word parts of Lil Baby's "Freestyle."ByMurjani RawlsPublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCincinnati Officer Gets the Boot after Getting Caught Saying the N-WordThe racial slur was recorded on her body camera footage.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 30, 2022
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicRubi Rose Offers White People The Option to Say The N-Word. The Question is...Girl, Why?We're pretty sure we didn't need her to share her opinion.ByAlexandra JanePublishedAugust 14, 2022
EntertainmentEntertainmentThis Ain't It: Rubi Rose Says It's OK For White People To Say The N-Word“I’m personally OK with anybody saying it, as long at their intent isn’t to be rude,” the artist explained in her…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedAugust 12, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersDefendants in Ahmaud Arbery Hate Crimes Trial Found to Use Racial Slurs on Social Media and Text Messages, According to FBITravis McMichael and William R. Bryan were found to use racial slurs in text messages and social media posts months…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 17, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationWhite Chicago High School Teacher Fired for Using the N-Word in ClassMary DeVoto was trying to prove a point to her world history class at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School and…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 7, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersStudents at Oregon High School Walk Out of Classrooms After Racist TikTok Made Its Way Around the SchoolA female student at an Oregon high school made a TikTok using racial slurs towards, Black, Asian and Latino peopleByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 8, 2021
OpinionClapback/MailbagOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: Same ThingEach Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 10, 2021
PoliticsPolitics'Tone it Down, Bitch. You're Going to Get Yourself Murdered' and Other Threatening Messages Sent to Rep. Cori BushThe Missouri Representative shared a few the white supremacists hate messages she's received since taking office.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJuly 23, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersAnother Mount Laurel, N.J. Bigot Arrested After Being Caught on Video Hurling the N-Word at a Black Hotel ClerkOne would think she would have learned something from a certain husky Mount Laurel man who shall remain nameless.…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 22, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWhite Alabama Councilman Urged to Resign After 'Do We Have a House N-Word Here?' RemarkIf being racist while pretending to combat his superficial understanding of racism was a sport, Councilman Tommy…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 21, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersDemocrats Propose Bill to Rename More Than 1,000 Landmarks With Racist Names—Not That America Is Racist or AnythingApparently, America is home to a lot of rivers, lakes and mountains that call you a racial slur as soon as you…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 19, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersSacramento 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…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 12, 2021
CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersBill Maher Is Just Another White Man Whitesplaining Racism to Black PeopleLet's talk about this thing between Bill Maher and Kevin Hart and how Maher stays being the kind of loud and wrong…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 16, 2021
CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersCincinnati Racist Accused of Calling Black Uber Driver Racial Slur and Vandalizing His Car Over Malfunctioning GPSVideo shows a white man verbally abusing his Black Uber Driver by calling him the n-word and saying he hopes he gets…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 11, 2021
Criminal JusticeCrimeCriminal JusticeCrimeRhode Island Woman Convicted on Disorderly Conduct Charge for Harassing Black Family at RestaurantThe judge ruled that telling someone 'Blacks don't belong here' isn't racially motivated.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJune 9, 2021
OpinionClapback/MailbagOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: Reverse ClapbacksAnswering emails, tweets and DMs from pissed-off readers can take a huge toll on a person’s psyche, but what about…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 28, 2021
NewsNewsAppeals 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…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMay 12, 2021
3/24/21White Woman Berates Bakery Worker With the N-Word. This Time the Karen Is a Mother of Biracial ChildrenIt’s not the most groundbreaking story: a white woman in New York City has been caught on camera calling a Black…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 24, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersTexas Student Says Teacher Gave White Students the Go-Ahead to Use the N-WordI’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: A lot of white teachers have no business whatsoever teaching Black…ByZack LinlyPublishedMarch 11, 2021