Surveillance Of Black Lives Matter Movement Recalls COINTELPRO Tactics
“This is the same ideology; it’s just a different name.”
Wife of St. Louis Cardinals’ President to Pay for Slain Ferguson, Mo., 9-Year-Old’s Funeral
Ira DeWitt announced Thursday that she will pay for the funeral of Jamyla Bolden, who was fatally shot as she sat in bed doing her...
Turn Your Passion Into a Product
The Root Live: Bring It to the Table: Follow your dream and create a business.
Obama To Observe 10-Year Anniversary Of Hurricane Katrina In New Orleans
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit New Orleans next week to mark 10 years after Hurricane Katrina swept through the city, destroying homes and...
The Story Behind An Iconic Picture Of Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond
An often-forgotten battle for free speech rights started when the activist took a stand to take his seat.
What Beauty Means To Black Women In Different Countries
“I’m in it to expand our view of blackness.”
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#BlackLivesMatter to Clinton, Other Presidential Candidates: Get a Real Analysis on Race
When running for president, candidates are expected to be well-versed in many things: international relations, economics, education policy, immigration. But what about race?
EXCLUSIVE: Original Million Man March Director Has A Word For Those Who Are “Tired” Of Protests
Longtime civil rights activist Dr. Benjamin Chavis has this to say about people who complain they’re tired of protest marches
Girls make history on first day at Hawthorn, Missouri’s first all-girls charter school
Chanting with enough power and confidence to put U.S. Army recruits to shame, the 11- and 12-year-old students at Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls this...
300 Men March heads to Washington
Members of the 300 Men movement begin a 35-mile walk to Washington, D.C., to bring attention to the violence in Baltimore.
Bernie Sanders Vows To Better Address Racism
“I know that I speak for all of you that we are sick and tired of reading about and seeing videos of unarmed African-Americans being...
Simone Biles Wins 3rd Consecutive US Gymnastics Championship Title
The 18-year-old definitely proved black girls rock, even in gymnastics.
Julian Bond, Former Chairman Of The NAACP, Dies At 75
“Julian Bond helped change this country for the better,” President Obama said.
Stanford-Bound Teen Who Planned to Use College Savings to Bury His Mom Gets Outpouring of Support
Dellarontay Readus planned to support his mother once he finished college, and he worked super hard to earn a full ride to Stanford. But sadly,...
Bree Newsome says Ferguson gave the movement ‘a revolutionary spirit’
When Bree Newsome visited Ferguson to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown Jr.’s being killed, she was not going back to the source of...
We are past time
We are past the time of people saying they want diversity.
Hillary Clinton’s ‘New College Compact’ Includes $25,000,000,000 to Support Private HBCUs
In addition to a sizable $25 billion fund for private HBCUs, the Democratic presidential candidate promises other improvements to help ease the cost of receiving...
Bernie Sanders, Black Lives Matter and the Search for a Black Agenda
Sanders, who’s running for president, has one. (And he was bullied into it by Black Lives Matter.) But what’s up with everyone else?
Hillary Clinton And Black Lives Matter Feel Each Other Out
“There’s a critical opportunity before presidential candidates right now.”
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