NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWhite AF Wisconsin Superintendant Candidate Says She Was Called N-Word Because Her 'Lips Were Bigger Than Most.' *Sigh*Every day I say to myself, “there’s no higher level of caucasity than that,” and every day wypipo prove me wrong.ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 17, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersFlorida Teacher Under Investigation for Teaching That Slaves Weren’t Whipped and the N-Word Isn’t RacistWhen will white people stop being too fragile for Black history?ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 17, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersJacksonville Jaguars Hires Former College Football Coach Accused of Racism and Abuse Because...Why Not?Over the past year, America has gone through a racial awakening of sorts, but that doesn’t mean things have changed…ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 12, 2021
EntertainmentMediaEntertainmentMediaNew York Times Reporter Resigns After Report on His Racist Remarks, But Now 'Woke' Journalists Are Being BlamedMedia institutions continue to grapple with the question of how exactly to take responsibility for their roles in…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedFebruary 8, 2021
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryA History of Black Excellence: The Man Who Invented LaughterWe are the culture.ByMichael HarriotPublishedFebruary 4, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementNewsLaw EnforcementTennessee Cop Reprimanded for Posting Picture of Daughter as Blackface Bubba From Forrest GumpSometimes I can’t tell if I’m on the internet too much or if some people aren’t on the internet enough. I’m simply…ByJoe JuradoPublishedFebruary 2, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersBlack Woman Says She Received 'African American, African' Service Charge From American Airlines. Seriously, WTF?Have you ever encountered an act of racism that—even in America, the land of acts of racism—leaves you so confused…ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 1, 2021
EntertainmentIt's LitEntertainmentIt's Lit'That Ideology of Colorism Affects All of Us': The Root Presents It's Lit! Talks Prose, Passing and the Power of Black Women With Brit BennettThere’s a reason Black women call each other “sister.” Even if we bear no blood relation or resemblance—and despite…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedJanuary 29, 2021
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionCorporate Monopolies Are a Racial Justice Issue. We Need Federal Regulation NowFrom a racial justice perspective, it is important to note that all major industries in America are monopolies…ByJade Magnus OgunnaikePublishedJanuary 29, 2021
NewsOpinionThe Root UniversityNewsOpinionThe Root UniversityHow to Be a Black AllyWhite people are having a hard time right now.ByMichael HarriotPublishedJanuary 28, 2021
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionBlack Vets Weren't Surprised Military Members Stormed the Capitol. Now They Want the Department of Defense to Root Out Far-Right Extremism in Its RanksIn 2010, while serving as an Army combat medic, I was stationed on a former Nazi-base in Western Germany.ByRichard BrookshirePublishedJanuary 27, 2021
CultureNow playing CultureI've Got a Meme for That: Unpacking the Racist Practice of Digital Blackface in the Information AgeDigital blackface. PublishedJanuary 26, 2021
NewsNewsRay Fisher Confirms Warner Bros. Dismissed Him From The Flash, Claims DC Films President Undermined Abuse InvestigationThough Warner Bros. Pictures has concluded their investigation into Justice League co-star Ray Fisher’s work abuse…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedJanuary 14, 2021
NewsNewsVirtual Memorial to Phoenix Civil Rights Activist Calvin C. Goode Disrupted by Hackers Yelling Racial SlursA virtual memorial held for Calvin C. Goode, a civil rights activist and a 22-year member of the Phoenix City…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJanuary 13, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersNYPD Anti-Discrimination Deputy Accused of Online Bigotry Retires Following SuspensionStop me if you’ve heard this one: The head of the NYPD’s workplace discrimination office has been accused of being…ByZack LinlyPublishedJanuary 12, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersReport: D.C. Police Made At Least 5 Times More Arrests During One Day of BLM Protests Than at Capitol InsurrectionSurprising no one, but confirming of us what many suspected while watching a free-wheeling mass of Trump supporters…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 9, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersLabor Department Suspends Trump’s Federal Diversity Training Ban—Because It’s Racist and DumbWelp, Donald Trump is on his way out of office and it looks like some of his stupid-ass policies are soon to follow.…ByZack LinlyPublishedJanuary 8, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeBrick With Racial Slurs Thrown at Window of Black-Owned Business in ChicagoApparently, white people around the country just felt like being their truest, most racist selves on Wednesday. A…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJanuary 7, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersTennessee Football Coach Fired for Calling Stacey Abrams ‘Fat Albert’ and ‘Big Girl’ Over Georgia Runoff ResultsMuch like their cult leader, Trump supporters are a special kind of stupid. ByZack LinlyPublishedJanuary 7, 2021
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionWe Need to Hold Corporate Enablers Accountable for the White Supremacist Insurgency at the CapitolOn Wednesday, our country witnessed what happens when we fail to address and reconcile a history of racial terror,…ByRashad RobinsonPublishedJanuary 7, 2021