racism
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Maybe America Is Racist
A few years ago, while covering a story on Republican New Hampshire legislator Werner Horn, I summoned the best and brightest scholars that America had to offer. Horn, who represents his 95.9 percent white hometown in his state’s House of Representatives, confounded people who actually know things by stating that “owning slaves doesn’t make you…
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Wypipo Are Big Mad Over 'Dear, God Help Me Hate White People' Entry in Bestselling Prayer Book and, Well…LOL!
I’m not sure how I feel about the idea that Black people can’t be racist in general, but there is one hill I have no problem dying on: Black people can’t be racist towards white people. I don’t say that because of the notion that racism requires systemic power—if I’m being honest, I’m not even…
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LA County Works to Return Manhattan Beach Property to Descendants of Black Couple White Supremacy Stole it From
When we talk about systemic racism in America, one aspect tends to get left out of the discussion: Black people are disproportionately poor because, historically, we’ve been blocked from achieving generational wealth. From the Tulsa race riots to Detroit’s Black Bottom, U.S. history is full of stories that involve white people sabotaging Black wealth and…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Cotton Pickin' Facts
This edition of the Mailbag is dedicated to all of the people out there fighting racism. Not the ones who want to eliminate white supremacy. This is also not for those who want to wipe out education, employment and economic inequality. If you’re against police brutality, this is not your Mailbag. Today, we are celebrating…
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Sen. Tom Cotton Is Extremely Concerned That We Aren't Sending Enough Black People to Prison
America is racist. When I invoke the word racism in this context, I am not referring to a self-concocted, liberal definition that excludes Black people and progressive white people who work in underprivileged communities with their LatinX nephew-in-law. I’m talking about the classic, white definition of racism—the “belief that race is a fundamental determinant of…
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Anti-Racism Titles Are All Over the List of 10 Most Challenged Books in 2020
While 2020 marked an inflection point in the nation’s awareness of issues of racial injustice, it also quickly ushered in heaps of backlash against anything to do with acknowledging the pervasiveness of racism in America. Critical race theory, the New York Times’ 1619 Project, the phrase Black Lives Matter and anti-racism training have all been…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Caucasian Race Theory
Like most people, I have a special alert for when I receive emails from important people. And, of course, The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton is on the email VIP list. Sometimes, it’s something important like when Crown Royal announces a new flavor or a video of a white woman calling the police on a Black…
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Undergraduate Students at Brown University Vote in Favor of Reparations for Students Who Descended From Slaves
A report commissioned by Brown University over a decade ago revealed that the school’s namesake family was deeply involved in the transatlantic slave trade. Citing the school’s history with slavery, the school’s undergraduate students have voted in favor of the university providing reparations for descendants of those who were enslaved. According to CNN, in 2003…
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Pennsylvania Cop Suspended Over TikTok Video Declaring Confederate Flag Not Racist Despite Slavery Symbolism
White people, I need you to listen. No, seriously; lean in close, hear this and hear this well… *clears throat* POSTING STUPID AND RACIST SHIT ONLINE WILL FUCK WITH YOUR EMPLOYMENT!! I’m not even telling you to stop being stupid and racist—this is America, the land of stupidity and racism, after all—I’m actually trying to…
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The 1st Project From Lionsgate/Nikole Hannah-Jones' 1619 Project Deal Will Be a Hulu Docuseries, With Roger Ross Williams Producing
Let’s take you on a trip to memory lane! Back in July 2020, The Root exclusively announced that Nikole Hannah-Jones, Lionsgate, the New York Times and Oprah Winfrey were teaming up in a major content deal to adapt The 1619 Project into a portfolio of films, television programming and other content across studio platforms. Well,…