PoliticsPoliticsThese Gen Z Congressional Candidates Want America To Be More ProgressiveMaxwell Frost and Ray Reed could be the first Gen Z members to serve in the U.S. House.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJuly 7, 2022
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CultureBusinessCultureBusinessJust Say No to Selling Juneteenth Products, Expert saysBold Culture hopes to help companies develop an authentic connection with diverse communitiesByAngela JohnsonPublishedJune 24, 2022
NewsNewsBlack Boy Racially Profiled in Same Town Where Trayvon Martin was ShotThe two white men who targeted the boy were arrested on felony charges.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJune 16, 2022
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NewsNewsPatrisse Cullors Speaks Out on BLM and Its ControversyIn an emotional interview with The Guardian, Cullors shared why she joined BLM and what led to her departure.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 28, 2022
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsTrayvon Martin Should Still Be With UsOn the 10th anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death, it's sad to think about everything he could have been.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 25, 2022
NewsNewsCivil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Endorses Ketanji Brown Jackson For Supreme CourtCrump highlights principles of "justice, respect, and fairness to this nation" as qualities Brown Jackson will bring.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 24, 2022
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CultureRace MattersCultureRace MattersUrban Meyer Admits Ohio State Football Program Used Pictures of Trayvon Martin to Enforce 'No Hoodies' PolicyFormer Ohio State defensive back Marcus Williamson put the school on blast in a series of tweets.ByJay ConnorPublishedJanuary 6, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsRep. Bobby Rush Announces Retirement After 15 Terms, 30 Years in CongressThe former Black Panther leader was first elected to the house of Representatives in 1992 and beat former President…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedJanuary 4, 2022
CultureBlack ExcellenceCultureBlack ExcellenceOhio 9-Year Old Black Child Starts Doll Business to Promote Boys Who look Like Him and ...Trayvon MartinBlack boy is selling "Our Brown Boy Joy" dolls to promote a positive image and push for social justice.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 1, 2021
Criminal JusticeLegalCriminal JusticeLegalGeorgia Black Man Charged with Murder Claims He Shot at White Teens in Self-DefenseMarc Wilson, on trial for killing a 17-year-old white teenage girl, is claiming self-defenseByNoah A. McGeePublishedNovember 24, 2021
CultureCultureJury to Hear Closing Arguments in Ahmaud Arbery's DeathI don't think America could handle another not guilty verdict. So now we wait.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedNovember 22, 2021
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsAn Open Letter From the Woke Mob to Aaron RodgersAaron Rodgers is just the latest celebrity to accuse an invisible group of 'canceling' him—and now it's time to…ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 9, 2021
Beauty + StyleFashionBeauty + StyleFashionIf You've Got $90 and a Yeezy Fetish, Kanye Has a Hoodie to Sell YouThe entertainer-producer-entrepreneur's latest drop for Gap is as basic as basic gets.ByMaiysha KaiPublishedSeptember 29, 2021
NewsNewsClass Action Lawsuit Accuses Beverly Hills Police Department of Racial ProfilingTwo protesters and a Versace executive say they were victims of Beverly Hills Police racially profiling them in a…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 1, 2021
OpinionClapback/MailbagOpinionClapback/MailbagThe Root's Clapback Mailbag: Reverse ClapbacksAnswering emails, tweets and DMs from pissed-off readers can take a huge toll on a person’s psyche, but what about…ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 28, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersDefense Attorneys Want to Put Ahmaud Arbery on Trial for His Own Killing by Introducing Past Arrests Into EvidenceIf attorneys for defendants in trials that involve white supremacy and Black death are nothing else, they are…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 13, 2021