It’s a shame there isn’t a tag for stories on The Root called “dumbassery on your tax dollars,” because I promise you,…
Former Portsmouth Police Chief Tonya Chapman—the first black woman to lead a city police department in the state of…
While Kanye once affirmed that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” the same could be said of Facebook—which,…
Oh, the irony: Mere months after Moschino dropped a heavily hip-hop-influenced collection with H&M (who experienced its…
A black hotel guest is demanding a Portland, Ore., DoubleTree speak publicly about an alleged racial profiling incident…
Less than 10 percent of the population of Toronto is black, but according to a new study, black residents of Canada’s…
The New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCHR) today announced a settlement that could be a game-changer in the…
A shopping trip to children’s clothing store The Children Place at the Capital City Mall in Camp Hill, Pa., turned ugly…
Well, we guess Mrs. America CEO and co-founder David Marmel won’t be voted Mr. Congeniality anytime soon.
As children returned to school this fall, new teachers and classmates weren’t the only things that greeted some…
Only a month after announcing she would not be running for re-election due to ongoing racial intimidation, Ruqaiyah…
When it comes to finding low-maintenance hairstyles for our children that are school-appropriate, it’s beginning to…
Imagine this: You escort your son to his first day of first grade, all buttoned up in his brand new uniform and eager…
From the moment a white person is born they are afforded certain privileges. While the extent and nature of those…
The city of Hastings, Mich., has settled with a decidedly white officer who claimed he was racially discriminated…
An emergency room physician has been suspended after a video of her mocking a patient claiming to be suffering from an…
A Southfield, Mich., woman is accusing Target of racial profiling in a lawsuit that claims she was forced to strip in…
After someone called the police, seven cop cars rolled up on a group of black filmmakers, including the granddaughter…
A Toronto restaurant is being forced to cough up some serious cash to a black patron after it required him and three of…
Starbucks is upping the ante (and perhaps trying to salvage whatever is left of its reputation) by closing more than…
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