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News, Race Matters

DOJ Finds Racism Running Rampant in Utah School District

The Justice Department concluded that the Davis School District failed to effectively respond to widespread racial discrimination and harassment in its schools.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

October 22, 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: Respectfully…

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

By

Michael Harriot

Published

October 15, 2021
Opinion

Does Your Friend Have a ‘Racist Bone’ in Their Body? A Quiz

Before emails revealed Jon Gruden’s racism, his friends emphatically declared that he didn’t have a racist bone in his body. Don’t be like Jon’s friends.

By

Michael Harriot

Published

October 13, 2021
Legal, News

Black Massachusetts Ex-Firefighter Awarded $11M in Racial Discrimination Settlement

Brookline Town voted to award the settlement to Gerald Alston, who has been in a legal battle with the town since 2015.

By

Okla Jones

Published

October 7, 2021
News, Race Matters

Grand Rapids, Mich., Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis

The resolution cites studies that have linked racism to negative health outcomes in people of color.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

October 6, 2021
News

N.C. School Board Passes Strict Policy on Critical Race Theory After Threat to Cut Funding

The Johnston County school board updated its policies to restrict how teachers speak about race, civil disobedience and America’s founders.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

October 5, 2021
News, Race Matters

Black Therapist Found Noose at Her Home After Reporting Racism at Her Job, Lawsuit Says

Takiya Lawson-McCants says one of her colleagues used slurs, boasted about her hometown being a sundown town and that Black children could get lynched there.

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

October 4, 2021
News

Whole Foods Gets Dragged Over Anti-Racism Sign

Twitter is undefeated, and the way they dragged Whole Foods is hilarious.

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

September 30, 2021
News, Race Matters

A Right-Leaning Group Has Created Materials to Teach People How to Combat Critical Race Theory in Their Communities

The group is led by a former Trump staffer and argues that CRT will ‘socially replace’ white people.

By

J.L. Cook

Published

September 26, 2021