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How Sexual Harassment Silences Black Women in the Workplace
Updated Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, at 2:29 p.m. EST: The Ford Motor Co. sent The Root a statement responding to the New York Times report about allegations by female employees at the company’s Chicago plants of years of racial and sexual harassment. “Ford does not tolerate sexual harassment or discrimination. We take those claims very…
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Virginia Pastor and His Wife Found Guilty of Scamming Millions of Dollars
The jig is up for an Alexandria, Va., pastor and his wife, who have been convicted on federal charges of defrauding their friends and congregants out of millions of dollars, according to the Washington Post. Pastor Terry Millender and his wife, Brenda, promised their friends and flock that by investing in the Millenders’ Christian-based company,…
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All I Want for Christmas Is This California Woman’s Weed Fortress of White Privilege
May God grant me the serenity to accept the news cycle I cannot change, the courage to call out the evil asshats I can, and the wisdom to know when to use a semicolon and when to just end the sentence (copy editors: I’m still working it). And Lord, if you’re in a generous mood,…
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‘How Else Are You Going to Meet People?’ Tavis Smiley Defends His Sexual Relationships With Employees
You’d be hard-pressed to imagine a more cringeworthy pairing than accused sexual harasser Tavis Smiley and Fox host Tucker Carlson, but that’s exactly what viewers received Monday night as Smiley took to Carlson’s show to offer some kind of explanation for the multiple allegations of sexual misconduct of which PBS is accusing him. Spoiler alert:…
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Sarah Palin’s Son Allegedly Beat His Father, Called Arresting Officers ‘Peasants’
Updated Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, 8:10 a.m. EST: The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Track Palin, eldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, allegedly broke into his parents’ home and beat up his father. According to a police affidavit the Times acquired, the confrontation began when Track returned to the family home in Wasilla,…
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Watch for the Hook: Sessions Continues His Dishonest ‘Make America Safe Again’ Tour
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, the attorney general with the Mariah Carey memory, traveled to Milwaukee today to give a speech to law enforcement officers about violent crime in America. The speech painted a dystopian image of an America riddled with violent crime and promised a higher “tooth-to-tail ratio” in combating it. Sessions’ remarks gave criminal-justice-reform advocates…
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Atlanta-Area Uber Driver Charged With Raping 16-Year-Old Girl During Ride
Gwinnett County, Ga., police arrested an Uber driver Thursday after a 16-year-old girl reported that he raped her during a ride, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Police identified the driver as Abdoulie Jagne, 58, of College Park, Ga. Uber confirmed that Jagne had been employed with the company for two months, during which he drove all…
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City of Chicago Wants to Sue the Family of a Black Teen 1 of Their Cops Shot to Death
In Chicago, it’s not enough to kill a black teen. After a Chicago police officer took the life of Quintonio LeGrier, 19, nearly two years ago, the city’s attorneys are now looking to sue his family. Their claim? That LeGrier was responsible for the death of an innocent bystander whom the cop also killed. As…
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1st-Degree Murder Charge for Accused Charlottesville, Va., Car Plower
James Fields, the man accused of plowing his car into a crowd of counterprotesters during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., will face a new charge of first-degree murder. According to NBC News, prosecutors announced at the beginning of a preliminary trial hearing in Charlottesville on Thursday that they wanted to upgrade an initial…
