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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Not-So-Black Twitter
I love white Twitter. Twitter offers a unique opportunity to those of us who never had the chance to bask in the glow of whiteness. Because of social media, we can get an up-close look at Karen-related outrage, Caucasian fragility and — the best of all — white tears. And sometimes, they clap back.So today’s…
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Senate Tells Betsy DeVos 'Nah,' Over Rule That Makes Debt Relief Harder
It’s very rare that we see the Republican-controlled Senate vote against the Trump administration. The only thing more surprising than Betsy DeVos still having a job is Republicans voting to repeal a rule she created. According to the New York Times, a rare instance of bipartisanship occurred when the Senate voted to revoke a rule…
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Move Over MAGA Hats, Trump Campaign’s Black Outreach Includes ‘Woke’ T-shirts
For some reason—maybe this has to do with white Midwestern farmers who don’t realize that Trump doesn’t care about them and yet they still support him—Trump believes that there is a way to pull the black vote. Since his campaign is either relentless, grossly underestimating the political education of black folks, or stupid (something tells…
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Supreme Court Rules Parents of Child Shot By Border Patrol Can't Sue
The Supreme Court as shaped by Donald Trump has proven itself to be highly partisan. Even in issues that don’t directly affect the President, they seem to be ruling in a way that he’d agree with. NBC News reports that the Supreme Court has ruled that the parents of Sergio Hernandez Guereca cannot sue the…
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Report Shows Racial Divide in Academic Success in Progressive Cities
The American education system is rife with problems. Schools go underfunded, teachers barely can make a living wage and students have to worry about either getting shot at or body-slammed by school resource officers. While many of those problems tend to be attributed to schools in lower-income areas, a study shows that’s not quite the…
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The 2019 Root 100: How Well Do You Know These Figures of Black Excellence?
The Root’s video team, including host and producer Felice León, went on a mission to test the black cards of one of the black meccas in America: Harlem. We wanted to see how much 125th Street residents knew about some of the top nominees recognized in The 2019 Root 100. How do you think they…
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Born to Fly: This Flight Program Is Giving Black Children Access to the Sky
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 9 percent of all commercial aircraft pilots in the U.S. are women and less than 3 percent are black. Let that sink in. Courtland Savage, a former navy pilot and current commercial airline pilot, hopes to change these disparities. The North Carolina native understands the difficulties that…
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Namaste Black: Yoga Isn't Just for Skinny White People. It's for Everybody
After noticing people of color were usually the minority in yoga classes, Shakira Scott brought together a group of black women to create Black to Yoga, an all-inclusive space for Oakland yogis. Scott, Kirsten Rogers, Maureen Miller and Zenovia Forbes came together to make classes more accessible and affordable to the black community in the…
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Kuumba & Chill: Netflix’s Doyenne Jasmyn Lawson Is Out Here Doing It for the Culture
As we continue on our Kwanzaa trek this year, today we celebrate Kuumba, or creativity, a place where—let’s be frank—black folks excel. From Black Twitter to music of practically every genre; from comedy to cooking; from politics to fashion, we are nothing if not creative. Kuumba is defined as: “To do always as much as…
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Beale Street’s Regina King Breaks Down What It Means to Be a Vulnerable Black Woman
We often speak about the “strong black woman” archetype, but what does it mean to be a “vulnerable black woman?” The reality is that the two characteristics are a bit symbiotic—after all, it takes a great deal of strength to make one’s self vulnerable. As Sharon in If Beale Street Could Talk, Regina King so…