32 min ago At Least 26 Dead in Black Mississippi Town Devastated by Deadly Storm In Rolling Fork, Miss., poverty and extreme weather created a deadly combination. By Jessica Washington Published March 28, 2023 Save
3/27/23 What Actually Matters In the Jonathan Majors Scandal The Creed III actor was arrested on charges of strangulation and assault over the weekend. Here's what you need to … By Jessica Washington Published March 27, 2023 Save
3/25/23 SVB's Collapse Wasn't Black People's Fault, But It Did Hurt Black Founders We're tackling everything from whether "wokeness" killed SVB to how this impacts Black Americans By Jessica Washington Published March 25, 2023 Save
3/24/23 Why These AI Images of Trump Should Make African Americans Nervous! White supremacists love a conspiracy theory, deep fakes aren't helping. By Jessica Washington Published March 24, 2023 Save
3/24/23 Four Cops In Tyre Nichols Case Barred From Policing, It's About Time In Memphis, 4 of the 5 police officers charged in Tyre Nichols death were banned from policing. By Jessica Washington Published March 24, 2023 Save
3/24/23 "Hotel Rwanda" Hero Will Be Released From Rwandan Prison Paul Rusesabagina, whose story of heroism during the Rwandan genocide inspired "Hotel Rwanda," is expected to be … By Jessica Washington Published March 24, 2023 Save
3/23/23 Rep. Cori Bush: From Ferguson to the Halls of Congress In Part 1 of our series on the next generation of Black Congresswomen, Representative Cori Bush lays out her vision … By Jessica Washington Published March 23, 2023 Save
3/23/23 Why Are Police Seizing People's Cars in Memphis? Memphis residents are calling out police for taking their vehicles before they've even been charged with a crime. By Jessica Washington Published March 23, 2023 Save
3/23/23 Now playing Are Black San Franciscans Getting $5 Million Each in Reparations? The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took one step closer towards the goal. But how will it be paid for and … Published March 23, 2023 Save
3/21/23 Can A New Deadly Fungal Infection Spread Like in The Last of Us? The Centers for Disease Control announced on Monday that an emerging new fungus spread rapidly during the pandemic. By Jessica Washington Published March 21, 2023 Save
3/17/23 Black Women Dying During Pregnancy or Childbirth Have Increased and It's Getting Worse! The maternal mortality rate for Black women nearly doubled from 2018 to 2021. By Jessica Washington Updated March 18, 2023 Save
3/17/23 Are Black Veterans Getting the Same Treatment as White Veterans? A newly surfaced report obtained by NBC News found that Black veterans were more likely to get denied VA benefits … By Jessica Washington Published March 17, 2023 Save
3/17/23 How DeSantis Wants Schools To Talk About Rosa Parks, But Without Talking about Race? The ridiculous story behind the mad dash to make textbooks that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wouldn't reject. By Jessica Washington Published March 17, 2023 Save
3/15/23 Black Women Are Dominating The White House Press Briefing and It's About Time For the first time ever, three Black women led the White House press briefing By Jessica Washington Published March 15, 2023 Save
3/15/23 Now playing White Student Sues For "Racial Discrimination." Lucky You, We Read The Lawsuit For You Michael Newman, a former law student at Howard University is suing the HBCU for racial discrimination to the tune of … Published March 15, 2023 Save
3/15/23 Are Hair Relaxers Safe? Ayanna Pressley and Shontel Brown Grill The FDA For Answers In an Exclusive to The Root, Representatives Pressley and Brown are asking the FDA to look into the safety of … By Jessica Washington Published March 15, 2023 Save
3/14/23 San Francisco Leaders Express Support for $5 Million in Reparation Payments The plan is the most sweeping and comprehensive plan to address reparations in the nation. By Jessica Washington Updated March 18, 2023 Save
3/14/23 Will Republicans Put Senator Tim Scott in the White House? Can a Black Senator become the Republican nominee for President? By Jessica Washington Published March 14, 2023 Save
3/13/23 Arizona's Panic Over Critical Race Theory Reaches New Heights The Arizona Department of Education recently launched a CRT hotline. We wish we were kidding. By Jessica Washington Published March 13, 2023 Save
3/3/23 Tracy McCarter Walked Free From Murder Charges. A Public Campaign Helped Get Her Out Public outcry over the prosecution of a domestic violence survivor reached a fever pitch last year, but how much … By Jessica Washington Published March 3, 2023 Save