Pennsylvania authorities charged a 20-year-old Morgan State University student with murder after an alleged…
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What started as a routine traffic stop has quickly escalated into a civil rights case in a Florida courtroom after a…
Nothing unleashes white-trash racism like alcohol. It’s like rubbing the genie’s lamp.
Scarlett Johansson, who has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and whose resumé lists all of these awards, who…
A Texas man arrested for killing his teenage neighbor in a dispute over fireworks claims he only shot the victim in…
In his last day on the job as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, Scott Pruitt confirmed…
In a new interview, Amber Tamblyn says she’s been having “difficult” #MeToo-related conversations with men,…
Scarlett Johansson has found herself in another casting controversy, this time over the role of a transgender…
It can be exasperating to watch TV journalists struggle (or not bother) to shut down slippery and sexist/racist polit…
If you pass a protest for “the Disappeared” today, it’s probably not referencing the migrant families separated by…
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Viva Ruiz is many things: an artist, a creator, queer, Catholic, and proud to have had two abortions. Thank God for…
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As is becoming a theme at nationwide rallies, the most poignant speech today came not from a celebrity or politician…
Oh good during a week when SCOTUS tramples over voting rights, Muslims, women and other groups the Democrats show again why they keep getting sand kicked in their faces. Suspend her? She’s voicing what people are feeling. Maggie Hassan you should be ashamed. Better yet someone primary her ass and let this young woman…
Editor’s note: This week, The Root will examine the many facets of law enforcement and its effects on the black…
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It’s been a real dark couple of weeks, so here’s a dose of light. A 15-year-old girl onboard an Alaska Airlines…
“The First Lady turned to the children and in a sweet but somber tone began, ‘I truly understand your pain. Day after day, trapped. You don’t know who you can talk to or who around you actually cares. Even with all the fancy toys,’ as she gestured to some games and potato chips the children had scattered around their…
I didn’t think it was possible for a series of tweets to accurately synopsize a city (Pittsburgh), a country…
Interesting, because when white people act the fool it takes a hell of a long time to get prosecutors to decide whether or not something qualifies as a hate crime but when it’s reversed it’s really fucking quick.