Instead of just filing a two-week notice and coasting until Inauguration Day, the Justice Department has opted to…
On Tuesday, The Root reported that a bigoted old white woman was recorded harassing a Black woman in Bayonne, N.J.,…
There are two types of people who want us to stop using “Karen” as a pejorative term for racist and/or entitled…
On Monday, The Root reported that church officials from several congregations in Washington, D.C., have requested…
After the first round of Paycheck Protection Program loans meant to help small businesses survive shutdowns due to…
Candace “If Miss Millie Were Black” Owens stays trying it, doesn’t she?
Recent motions filed by attorneys for Gregory and Travis McMichael—the father and son accused of chasing down and…
Whenever Black people collectively and specifically speak to the realities of anti-Blackness, there is often…
If “Karens never learn” was a person, she would have to be the white woman who accosted Jazz musician Keyon Harrold…
Let me first just say that we at The Root do not promote violence. We believe that you should use your words and…
The more I hear about the Pacific Northwest, the more I’m good on ever checking it out. Everything I’ve been told by…
It looks like the owner of an Exxon gas station in Atlanta is finding out the hard way that being racist while…
Most people in America celebrate the holidays with family, good food and gift exchanges, but at least one miserable…
A judge in Virginia’s Fairfax County has ruled that the portraits of white judges in the courtroom prevent Black…
Earlier this month, The Root reported that in Murdock, Minn.—a small city of around 280 residents—white nationalist…
I think it’s safe to say we live in a post-George Floyd world. Floyd’s tragic, violent death has spurred a…
Another day, another task to add to the ever-growing list of things Black folks can’t do for fear of having a…
I want to say that 2020 really has white people wilding wilding, but really the actions of passionate racists…
There’s a reason why white people—especially conservatives—are always so blind to their own racism: They view…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law on Tuesday that would ban hate symbols from being sold on state…