-
Black Cadet Found Responsible for Racist Graffiti at Air Force AcademyÂ
In September, the Air Force Academy Preparatory School was rocked by racist vandalism that was found on the doors of five black cadets. The incident made national headlines, while photos of the graffiti, which read, âGo home nigger,â traveled far and wide. In a speech that went viral, the academyâs head, Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria,…
-
Female Ex-Staffers Say Congresswoman Championing Sexual Harassment Bill Tolerated Abusive Behavior From Top Aide: Report
In the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal last month, Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) brought forward much-needed legislation aimed at curbing sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. But according to some of Lawrenceâs former aides, she hasnât done enough to fight it in her own office. In a report published early Tuesday morning, Politico…
-
Despite Trumpâs Best Efforts, Obamacare Enrollment Reaches New Highs
Despite dogged attempts by Donald Trump and the GOP to throw salt on Obamacare, early data shows that Americans are signing up for it in record numbers. The Hill reports that on Nov. 1, the first day of open enrollment for health insurance under Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, 200,000 Americans signed up for…
-
Demented Cheese Grit Claims Gun Control Would Have Made âNo Differenceâ in Latest American Mass Shooting
During his visit to South Korea, Donald Trump was asked whether heâd push for the same âextreme vettingâ of gun owners that heâs proposed for refugees and U.S. visa holders. Trumpâs response was a blustery and, at times, indignant mix of âHow dare you,â âNah, sonâ and âIt could have been worse.â In Trumpâs joint…
-
Papa Johnâs: Now the Official âPizzaâ of Nazis, According to Nazis
After Papa Johnâs blamed the NFL players protests for its lagging pizza sales, the Daily Stormer quickly caped for its trash-ass âpizza.â (For the uninitiated, the Stormer is a site rife with neo-Nazis and white supremacists that, coincidentally, canât keep The Rootâs name out of its mouth.) Last week, Papa Johnâs founder John Schnatter told…
-
Will White Identity Politics Prevail on Tuesday? Conservatives Use Racist, Anti-Immigrant Messages to Get Out the Vote
To paraphrase The Rootâs editor-in-chief, Danielle Belton, Donald Trumpâs presidential campaign, rife with xenophobia, sexism and racism, made a cattle call of what previous conservative leaders had merely dog-whistled. Now, as select state and local races across the country draw to a close this Tuesday (among them, Virginiaâs hotly contested gubernatorial race), conservatives around the…
-
Video Shows Cop Punching Disorderly Female Fan After She Slaps Him at University of Miami Football Game
The Miami-Dade Police Department is currently reviewing video of a violent altercation between a disorderly University of Miami fan and a cop who was escorting her out of the stadium Saturday. Bridget Freitas, a 30-year-old nurse, has been charged with battery of a police officer after authorities say she backhand-slapped a male cop. Video footage…
-
Babysitter Believed to Have Kidnapped 6-Year-Old Autistic Boy in Brooklyn, NY: Report
Updated Monday Nov. 6, 2017, 8:50 a.m. EST: Devin Monroe, a 6-year-old autistic boy from Brooklyn, N.Y, has been found safe and unharmed, authorities say. WPIX-TV reports that both he and his babysitter, Emmanuel Kolajo, who officials say is believed to have kidnapped the boy, were found Monday morning after they disappeared over the weekend.…
-
SC Senators Still Want Monument to âBlack Confederates,â Facts and Experts Be Damned
The Civil War has long been over, but the long, slow, idiotic march of white nonsense presses on. Two South Carolina state representatives are continuing with their plans to memorialize, on the Statehouse lawn, black soldiers who fought for the Confederacy. They say theyâve accrued even more support from their fellow revisionist idiots colleagues in…
-
Why Did a Former Fla. Prom Queen Die a Week After Being Booked at County Jail?
A 29-year-old former prom queen wound up dead in a Florida jail a week after she was arrested. The Polk County, Fla., Sheriffâs Office says that Shamirah Johnson died Oct. 31 at a Lakeland, Fla., hospital after being transferred there from the Polk County Jail, where she was being held without bond. According to WFLA,…
