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Education, News

Black Johns Hopkins DEI Hed Who Called White People Privileged Is Out

Dr. Sherita Golden resigned as chief diversity officer at Johns Hopkins Medical school after calling white people and others privileged.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

March 7, 2024
Education, News

Connecticut Parents Outraged at Race and Gender Vocabulary Words Used in Teacher’s Worksheet

“Social justice? Why is it even in this document?” asked one angry resident.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

September 13, 2022
Education, News

“White Privilege” Cards Lead High School Students to Stage Walk Out in Frustration

One student alleged that he was handed a card by a student who called him a racial slur.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

September 7, 2022
Politics

White Teacher Fired for Saying White Privilege Is Real

Teaching “Critical Race Theory” is Illegal in Tennessee, where Matthew Hawn worked

By

Keith Reed

Published

December 6, 2021
Opinion

Maybe White People Should Feel Bad

In her appearance on The View, Condoleezza Rice argued that teaching kids about racism and inequality would make them feel bad. Why shouldn’t they?

By

Michael Harriot

Published

October 22, 2021
Clapback/Mailbag, Opinion

The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: White Magic

Each Friday, we clap back at readers’ emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.

By

Michael Harriot

Published

August 27, 2021
News, Race Matters

‘The Epitome of White Privilege’: White Woman Who Spit on Black Protester Might Have Hate Crime Charge Dropped

Some white people are racist, and some white racists are just nasty AF.

By

Zack Linly

Published

July 23, 2021
Opinion

Auntie Unfiltered and Uncle Michael Discuss White Fragility

At the root of the whole Critical Race Theory fake debate is a whole lot of hurt white feelings.

By

Monique Judge

Published

July 2, 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

White People Are Crazy!

‘Fox & Friends’ host complains that white people are ‘being marginalized on a daily basis based on our gender, our sexuality, and the color of our skin.’

By

Zack Linly

Published

June 10, 2021