racism in the united states
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Letter From Deceased Black Cop Implicates FBI and NYPD in Malcolm X’s Death; Daughters of Icon Call for Investigation
More than 50 years after Malcolm X was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York at the hands of members of the Nation of Islam, new information about the role FBI and the NYPD played in the targeting of the Black nationalist leader has emerged. This weekend, which marked the 56th anniversary of X’s…
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Phoenix Cops Caught on Body-Cam Allegedly Upset They Forgot to 'Stomp' and 'Gas' BLM Protesters Who Were 'Leaving'
When it comes to Black Lives Matter protests, a common misconception (among white people) is that the violence that occurs sometimes is always against police officers and it’s never the cops who are willing participants if not the ones who started the violence in the first place. People who believe such “back the blue” nonsense likely…
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Kick Off Your Shoes and Relax Your Scrolling With This Week’s Virtual Events
And we back and we back! The second week of Black History Month is well underway and of course The Root is back with another installment of some bomb virtual events to turn up (or turn down) to. We know life at the crib can get a bit mundane. Every now and then you need…
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Four Hundred Souls: A Landmark Anthology Announces a Star-Studded Audiobook Cast
When The 1619 Project debuted in 2019, it shed much-needed perspective on the history of African descendants in America—and our birthright to a country founded upon the labor of our ancestors. In February, that history will be explored in even more depth with the publication of Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America,…