Ummm. Bernie held several rallies to support Democrats and Hillary after his loss in the primary. These were big fundraising events. He even leveraged his email list multiple times to bring in money for several down ballot, progressive Democratic candidates.

Just out of curiosity. I’m not trying to start an argument. Which politician is The Root in favor of backing for President, Senate, whatever? Is there a posted checklist of qualifications, litmus tests, personal milestones, inexcusable offenses, etc...? Is the Root staff even unanimous in who they want to back? I…

I’m Black. I’m from The Woodlands, TX. I’m 37 now, and spent about 25 years in that area, and still live close by. Despite being a predominantly white town, I’ve experienced very few instances of this type of overt racism, and never (thankfully) encountered violent racist rhetoric. Racism exists everywhere at some…

Quick question to all of my brothers and sisters out there: “What are the policies, actual legislative policies, are other politicians proposing to help black people and POC’s? In particular, black women?” Please ignore rhetoric, the “feels”, slogans, and one-liners.

Progressives like Tulsi Gabbard, Nina Turner,…