Vanessa Braxton is the owner and CEO of Black Momma Vodka, a company that offers various unique flavors of handcrafted, gluten-free vodka. As the first African-American woman to own a nationally distributed vodka, she stays true to her motto of making vodka for women… but still […]
At the end of a week that has been eventful for Black people taking part in “controversial” activities ranging from napping to walking outside of their Airbnb guest home while melanated comes another case out of Harrisburg, Penn. Members of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority were […]
A Chicago man was sentenced to 18 months on drug charges in a plea deal reached after his attorneys uncovered white supremacist Facebook posts from a Chicago police officer who was a potential prosecution witness. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that U.S. District Judge Robert […]
When are these Republicans going to learn that Rep. Maxine Waters doesn’t put up with any disrespect? This is a lesson that Congressman Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania had to learn when he kept interrupting the California congresswoman while she was on the floor in front of the House Financial […]
Richard Overton turned 112 years old Friday, making him the oldest living veteran in the United States, reports The Statesman. From his porch in East Austin, Texas, the celebrated WWII veteran greets passersby with a smile as he smokes a big cigar. “I love to have a […]
Over the past week, we at The Root have added hashtags to various incidents of racial bias that have crossed our radars. There was #MovingInWhileBlack, #BlackWhileAirBnBing and #CouponingWhileBlack. #DiningWhileBlack, frankly, has too many examples for us to enumerate, and just today, we ran a story about a couple being denied a money order—with cash in hand—while […]
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