PoliticsPoliticsEXCLUSIVE: No, Trump Didn't Ask Tim Scott If He Thought The Election was Rigged As Part of VP VettingIn an exclusive interview with The Root, the SC senator shares new details about Trump's vetting process.ByPhenix S HalleyUpdatedJuly 10, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsHakeem Jeffries Might Be Biden's Only Hope For The PresidencyDemocrats are looking for the House Minority Leader to decide whether Biden should remain on the ballot ... but he…ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJuly 10, 2024
OpinionThe CalloutOpinionThe CalloutIs Biden Making a Case Against Himself?The debate didn’t look good, but there is only one person who knows for sure if Biden can handle four more years.ByMadison J. GrayPublishedJuly 10, 2024
OpinionThe CalloutOpinionThe CalloutNY Post Says Kamala Harris May Be First 'DEI President' And Here's Why That's A Pathetic Thing to SayHarris, who is more than qualified to be POTUS, has always been under attack by conservatives.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJuly 9, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPhilly Radio Host Resigns After Accusations of Pandering to Biden CampaignCEO says "WURD Radio is not a mouthpiece for the Biden or any other admin."ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJuly 8, 2024
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsBiden, Don't Sleep: Here's Why When Black Folks Collectively Say 'Oh, Sh*t!" It's Time to Switch It UpPoliticians need to take an approach of listening to Black people to be ready so we don’t have to get ready.ByMadison J. GrayPublishedJuly 8, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsBad News for Fani Willis, AOC Wants Supreme Court Justices Impeached? Poll: These Politicians Should Replace Biden and MoreA collection of The Root's best political posts of the weekPublishedJuly 6, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsBiden Has Some Thoughts About Y'all Asking Him to Step DownA CNN poll puts the vice president and several others in clear view as alternate candidates post debate disaster...…ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJuly 6, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsSomebody Come Get Biden. President Gives His Remedy to Squash 'Sleepy Joe' ConcernsThe president says a lack of sleep was the main factor in his debate performance, but he has a new plan to fix it…ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJuly 5, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsBad News For Fani Willis and Her Trump Election Interference CaseOn Monday, the Supreme Court ruled for the first time that a president has immunity for official acts.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJuly 2, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsDiscrimination Against Black Folks Became Illegal 60 Years Ago, But How Much Has Really Improved For Us Since?2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but whether or not Black folks have seen enough…ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJuly 2, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsBiden Claps Back At Supreme Court's Trump Immunity Ruling, Points Out the Danger of Unchecked PowerTrump's newly granted partially immunity forces the ball back into the voters' hands come NovemberByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJuly 2, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsAOC Wants Supreme Court Justices Impeached Over Trump Decision, But Is That Even Possible?The U.S. Representative wrote on social media that the U.S. Supreme Court is “consumed by a corruption crisis.”ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJuly 2, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsWhat Will Georgia Democrats Do About Biden's Frightening Debate Performance?As recent polls in the peach state are looking tight, Biden supporters are trying to shift the narrativeByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJuly 1, 2024
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsIs the Far-Right Victory in France a Sign of What’s to Come For Us Black Folks?A wave of extremist party wins in Europe could reach America’s shores.ByNigel RobertsPublishedJuly 1, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsBlack Trump Allies are Using Cognac and Cigars to Sway Black Voters, But Atlanta Wasn't Having ItThe Republican dog and pony sideshow landed in Georgia, a swing state where Biden is vulnerable.ByNigel RobertsPublishedJune 28, 2024
NewsNewsAn Ala. Town's First Elected Black Mayor Was Locked Out of Office By His White PredecessorPatrick Braxton was initially prevented from becoming the first Black mayor of Newbern, Alabama after winning the…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJune 27, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsTrump Came For Black Voters in Philadelphia, But They Didn't Let Him Get Away With ItThe event is scheduled to take place Saturday night.ByPhenix S. Halley and Candace McDuffiePublishedJune 23, 2024
PoliticsPoliticsTrump Put Foot in Mouth At Detroit Church, White Man Who Threatened Maxine Waters Got Served, Republican Karen Tells Black People Where to Go, Super Mayor's Mess and MoreA collection of our best Political posts of the week in politicsPublishedJune 21, 2024
NewsNewsJuneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African AmericansTake a look at American history and the times Black people were promised change, but it never came.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedJune 19, 2024