Ben Carson, whom award-winning author Kiese Laymon affectionately refers to as “Dad”, whom The Root Senior Editor…

A slim majority of white Americans agree that hundreds of years of chattel slavery continue to impact African…

It is, to date, the largest monetary commitment of its kind: a $27 million commitment from Princeton Theological…

I don’t know if 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson believes that she can win, but she’s…

I don’t mean to shock you. After all, here you were, minding your business, reading a blog and thinking about all…

On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties…

The topic of reparations has been on the tip of everyone’s tongues as of late, culminating in a House hearing on…

Anyone else tired of waiting for their 40 acres and a mule?

Welcome to 2019—where whole-ass cities are suing their citizens for allegedly beating themselves up, affluent white…

Reparations for slavery is one of the hottest political topics on the 2020 campaign trail. But, who wants them? Who…

Colonial history, a legacy of enslavement and segregation are among the chief reasons reparations are owed to…