Florida teen’s natural Afro labeled “distraction”by principal, told to fix it or face expulsion
By KATIE FUSTICH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM A Florida teen has hit out at her private high school principal after he told her that her natural Afro was a …
Pete Carroll: Seahawks considering Kaepernick, RG3
Originally posted on Sportsnaut, By Jesse Reed | Source, YARDBARKER The Seattle Seahawks are looking at potentially adding another quarterback, including …
This is what emboldened white supremacists look like
By Douglas Williams | The Guardian It was a scene out of the darkest days of the civil rights movement. A couple of dozen white supremacists rallied around a …
Are White Female Teachers Most to Blame for Pushing Black Children Through the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
By Gus Renegade | Atlanta Black Star The school year began in September 2014 weeks after the death of Eric Garner, who suffered cardiac arrest after being …
Betsy DeVos Spoke at Bethune-Cookman and It Went Worse Than Expected
Stephen A. Crockett Jr. | The Root A week ago, Bethune-Cookman University, an HBCU located in Florida and named after Mary McLeod Bethune, announced that …
The Inherent Racism of Trumpcare: Blackness Is a Pre-Existing Condition
Michael Harriot | The Root On Friday, 216 white people and Mia Love (R-Utah) voted to take away health insurance for 24 million Americans and replace it …
Maxine Waters Talks Resistance and More with EBONY
By Tomika Anderson | EBONY After more than 40 years in public office California Congresswoman Maxine Waters is willing to risk it all to impeach President …
Orioles’ Adam Jones berated by racist taunts at Fenway Park
Bob Nightengale | USA TODAY Sports (Source MSN) BOSTON — Baltimore Orioles All-Star center fielder Adam Jones was berated by racist taunts at Fenway Park …
A black teen was shot and killed by police near Dallas. His death has just been ruled a homicide.
Katie Mettler, Lindsey Bever, Wesley Lowery | The Washington Post (Source MSN) A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed by police in a Dallas suburb was …
Kaepernick donates custom-made suits in front of a New York parole office
Alyssa Pereira | San Francisco Chronicle (Source MSN) Colin Kaepernick, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and current free agent, may not yet be sure …
Black Panther & The Crew Is What Happens When Creators of Color Tell Their Own Stories
Charles Pulliam-Moore, Fusion On December 21, 2016, Jacqueline Craig, a black woman living in Fort Worth, Texas, called 911 to report that a white, male …
Kaepernick, Trump and the history of white people punishing black protestors
Tiffanie Drayton, Elite Daily There is no shortage of examples of black people being targeted and terrorized for their non-violent efforts against …
SC police shoot unarmed black man in back 17 times as he ran away after confrontation with girlfriend
By ASSOCIATED PRESS and DAILYMAIL REPORTER A wrongful death lawsuit alleges that an unarmed black man was shot in the back 17 times by police officers in …
Destroy the Emmett Hill painting? This is hysteria.
MANICK GOVINDA, Spiked The wilful, deliberate destruction of art is an uncomfortable and painful thing to contemplate. We are rightfully shocked when we read …
The truth about the missing black girls who vanished in DC in a single day
By ASSOCIATED PRESS and DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER The Washington DC Metro police department is facing growing outcry and calls for action after it began …
8 Sneaky Racial Code Words and Why Politicians Love Them
By The Root Staff, The Root When Paul Ryan talked about a “real culture problem” in “our inner cities in particular” this week, he …
Black father Facebook livestreams moment he was shot dead by cops in traffic stop confrontation
By JAMES WILKINSON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM A Louisiana man livestreamed his own fatal shooting by a police officer on Facebook during a traffic stop on Thursday …
Get Out Proves That ‘Nice Racism’ and White Liberalism Are Never to Be Trusted
By Preston Mitchum, The Root Editor’s note: This article contains major spoilers about the plot of Get Out. Last year was a difficult time for many black …