Racism wasn’t the encounter a Black woman planned to have when she went to play pool at a bar on Saturday. Georgia restaurant, Hiram Bar and Grill, is in the hot seat after a viral video, posted by Tik Tok user @mauryssa, surfaced on Sept.18 of […]
A small, historically Black town in Californiausesg technology to create water out of thin air after racist policies left its water infrastructure outdated and inefficient. KQED reports Allensworth, a farming town in California with a population of about 500 about 60 miles north of Bakersfield, has had several issues […]
The Root has written extensively about the new wave of voter suppression laws that have become more prevalent ever since Black people exercised their right to vote in record numbers during the 2020 Presidential election. Republican-led states such as Texas, Florida, and Georgia are just reimagining voting suppression tactics from an […]
Source: Douglas Sacha / Getty Every once in a while, I come across a story where I genuinely don’t know how to feel. On Tuesday, students at Denver South High School were shown a video on how to respond if a student is being attacked […]
Signature food dishes are essential to any ethnic culture, and Black people are very familiar with soul food staples like macaroni and cheese, sweet potato pie and the glorious combination of collard greens with fried chicken, just to name a few. Unfortunately, that cultural fact can […]
Source: Tom Williams / Getty Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing should be about her and her qualifications for the highest Court in the country. And yet, the Republican party is pushing talking points geared toward feeding the base ahead of upcoming midterm elections. Early Tuesday […]