CultureHealthCultureHealthStruggling to Stay Fit During the Pandemic? Celebrity Trainer Percell Dugger Offers Suggestions On How to Preserve Your SexyThis global pandemic has been a trying time for each of us, and many of us are finding significant difficulty in our…ByJay ConnorPublishedOctober 13, 2020
NewsNewsWhite Man in Missouri Caught on Video Tearing Down Black Lives Matter Flag From Someone Else's HomeA video of a white man having a bitch fit and ripping a Black Lives Matter flag off a pole of someone else’s house we…ByJoe JuradoPublishedOctober 12, 2020
NewsNewsBlack Man Who Was Handcuffed and Led by Rope by a Cop on Horseback Sues Texas City for $1 MillionA Black man has sued the city of Galveston, Texas, and its police department for $1 million after being arrested and…ByJoe JuradoPublishedOctober 12, 2020
NewsRace MattersNewsRace Matters'Nazi Karen' Really Wants Us to Know How Much She Hates Black People. Nobody Asked, but OKKarens don’t matter.ByZack LinlyPublishedOctober 9, 2020
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersYelp Announces ‘Business Accused of Racist Behavior Alert,’ and Now All the Hit Dogs Are HolleringYelp, the company that specializes in crowd-sourced business reviews, announced Thursday that it will now warn users…ByZack LinlyPublishedOctober 9, 2020
NewsNewsMissouri Governor Says He’ll Pardon Couple Who Pointed Guns at Protesters Because, of Course, He WillIn a move shocking absolutely no one, Missouri’s Republican governor has said he would “most certainly” pardon the…ByJoe JuradoPublishedOctober 8, 2020
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleCould Barbie Be the White Ally Capable of Helping Kids Better Understand Racism?One of the more unfortunate but often obligatory aspects of raising Black children is “The Talk”—that painful yet…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedOctober 7, 2020
NewsNewsMississippi Authorities Investigating Possible Hate Crime Charges for Father and Son Who Shot at Black TeensIn Mississippi, a white father-son duo is under investigation for a hate crime after allegedly chasing and shooting…ByJoe JuradoPublishedOctober 5, 2020
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersGovernment Accountability Office to Investigate Claims of Systemic Racism in Veteran AffairsThe revelation that nearly 80 percent of workers surveyed at Veterans Affairs believe there is widespread racism…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedOctober 4, 2020
NewsNewsUnredacted FBI Document Reveals Long-Standing Effort by White Supremacists to Infiltrate Law Enforcement A recently unredacted FBI report revealed a long standing effort to infiltrate law enforcement by white…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 30, 2020
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersThe 'Dindu' Conspiracy: Donald Trump, America and an Inanimate Object Called WhitenessHerman Tucker didn’t do anything.ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 29, 2020
NewsNewsGeorgia Correctional Officer Fired for the 3rd Time After Calling Inmate Racial Slur A corrections officer in Georgia has lost his job after calling an inmate a “crazy N-word,” proving yet again that…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 28, 2020
NewsNewsRacism Cost America $16 Trillion Over the Last 20 Years, Bank FindsFor years, researchers have attempted to quantify the cost of racism and discrimination in the United States,…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 24, 2020
NewsNewsNew Hampshire State Rep Says It's OK to 'Burn and Loot' Houses With Black Lives Matter SignsA New Hampshire state representative is the latest white man to piss a bunch of people off because he couldn’t help…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 24, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsTrump to Rep. Ilhan Omar: How’s Your Country Doing? Omar to Trump: This Is My Country, Ho! (OK, I Added the Ho)Trump knows that he’s down in the polls, so that means tickling the taint of his base, which always involves dimming…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedSeptember 23, 2020
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersA 'Confederacy of Whiteness': Virginia Military Institute's Uncivil War Against Its Black StudentsWhen Vice President Mike Pence visited the Virginia Military Institute, the Black students disappeared.ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 23, 2020
NewsLegalNewsLegalCardi Just Caught a Defamation Case for Calling MAGA Supporters Who Fought With Her Sister 'Racist'You know, here at The Root, we like to call a thing a thing. For instance, if you support a president who…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedSeptember 22, 2020
NewsNewsCaravan of Trump Supporters Shouted Slurs and Other Obscenities at Bystanders During NC ParadeI imagine it must be inconvenient for Trumpsters who swear to Has-a-Black-Friend-Jesus that not all Trump supporters…ByZack LinlyPublishedSeptember 21, 2020
NewsNewsPrinceton University Admitted Systemic Racism Is a Problem So the Department of Education Launched an InvestigationAfter Princeton University released a statement earlier this month acknowledging systemic racism is a problem on its…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 18, 2020
CultureSportsCultureSportsTyron Woodley Has the Perfect Response for Every Question at UFC Press Conference: 'Black Lives Matter'If you find yourself entertained by elite athletes getting punched in the face, or suffering the brutal agony of a…ByJay ConnorPublishedSeptember 18, 2020