It was totally unnecessary too. How hard is it to say “Yes, federally mandated busing is a good idea” and stick with it? *Sigh* 

All sorts of intersectional issues here. Home Depot traditionally is way, way friendlier to day laborers (nearly all of whom lack papers) than is Lowe’s, who routinely calls the cops on them. Both stores are of course anti-union as fuck, but that’s American capitalism for you. THD was willing to expand into…

I know this is framed in light of Alabama’s prioritizing unborn children over women but this stupidity rests with the really dumb decision this young woman made to be fighting while pregnant. And it’s a clear illustration of why the ubiquity of the Jerry Springer lifestyle and antics normalized ridiculous ideas and…

Just found and listened to the whole Shea Butter album, and damn. It my new favorite. Plus, its like 5 or 6 baby makin songs on there so thats a big plus.

Anita Baker always deserves a double play...as the night winds down, the young folk slide out and the brown liquor settles in...with Been So Long.

I wont argue that its the best, but I will say that it’s criminally underrated and largely forgotten.

I just wish BOTH candidates had more public administration experience, more forceful and resolute personalities andcloser, stronger affinity for and affiliation with the struggles of lower and middle-class Black people.

If there is one thing to be learned from this, it’s to let go of the myth that we can do anything productive in those situations, other than fire the predator. They don’t need “training” on how to human among humans. They know what they do is hurtful, they just don’t give a shit about the hurt they cause, about the…

“I’ve been very involved in Time’s Up and that movement, and for season two, we’re making sure that women feel safe...[I]f you want to play that game and be disrespectful or misbehave on set with an actress or anyone, I’ll happily call Showtime and say, ‘This person has to go,’ and you will get shot up and it’ll be a…

There was a thug day and not a single person dressed up as a cop?

“How can we get our safe, and non-offensive to white people candidate while not overtly pissing off the black voters we take for granted?

Some of the hardest working people I’ve ever met ranged from poor AF to lower middle class.

I don’t think that’s it. A couple years ago, she was put on a pedestal for a certain kind of guy because she said she only likes to dress sexy for her husband. Those are the kind of men where admitting you would like just a little bit of male attention would be frowned upon.

What gets me is the judge saying “Mosby failed to prove the consequences faced by those convicted of the marijuana offenses.”

There is no group the GOP doesn’t actively seem to hate, including their own base of poor white people-why they stick with them I will never know-

Something we need to look at seriously is this simple idea.

It’s simple. They keep searching because they hope to god they find even a single marijuana seed to justify their fucking mistake.  

“Chicago Police told NBC News that they do not comment on pending litigation” Unless it involves Jussie Smollett. 

Thanks for this thoughtful, nuanced piece. As a Black and proud Bernie supporter (which makes me a lone wolf in The Root comments section) I’m usually down for seeing Black people win at every level.