It’s news to no one that the Rebeccas and Karens of the world will not cease until they call cops on every single black person in this country for the most minuscule of perceived infractions. In the past month alone we’ve had incidents of cops […]
Another day, another “Let’s call authorities on Black people for no reason” story. Today’s story comes from a dad in Washington, DC. Donald Sherman‘s little boy had a fever, so he stayed home with the tike and decided to take him out for some air […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Black couple out of Missouri is angry after being denied a money order at a local Schnucks store for the color of their skin. As a result of the incident, the employee was fired according to Fox 2 Now. Kellen Hill posted videos and pictures to […]
In addition to Starbucks, Waffle House and Nordstrom, the latest company to showcase its blatant disdain for black patrons is a Fuego store in Washington state. Two black women were racially profiled in the Tacoma location of the novelty store chain when a white store manager deemed it appropriate […]
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