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The Antioch Police Drama Just Keeps Getting Worse
The California Attorney General has launched a civil rights investigation into the racist-text scandal at the Antioch Police Department.
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In Conversation with Jacqueline B. Arnold, Moulin Rouge! The Musical’s Longest-Running Lady M
In her role as La Chocolat, this triple threat is representing for the queer, Black girls of size, and so much more.
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Tim Scott Is Running For President, But Will Black People Vote For Him?
Republican Senator Tim Scott officially launched his Presidential campaign. But can a Black Republican win?
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Black TV Writer Breaks Down the Dreaded “Mini Rooms” and Why The Hollywood Writers’ Strike Matters
"You want to profit off of diverse stories while not giving us a piece of the pie," says Franchesca Ramsey.
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Behind the Netflix Picket Line, Black Writers Have A Lot to Say About Pay
The Root went to the Netflix picket line to ask Black writers what they wanted from the ongoing WGA strike.
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Irvo Otieno’s Death Described as ‘Medieval Torture’ in New Court Filings
Prosecutors filed a legal briefing in Irvo Otieno’s death asking for all 10 defendants to be tried together with new details about the alleged murder.
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It Doesn’t Matter If Tucker Carlson Pretended To Be A White Supremacist, The Damage Remains The Same
Some say Carlson didn't believe the hate he spewed on Fox News, but that point is irrelevant.
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Disappointing Decision from Jury in Jayland Walker Case
A grand jury has declined to indict the Akron police officers in the shooting of Jayland Walker.
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Before There Was George Floyd, There Was John Pope and Zoya Code
Minneapolis will pay $8.9 million to two Black residents who say Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks years before he killed George Floyd.
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Gov. Abbott, You Deadass? Pardoning An Open Racist For Killing A BLM Protester!
New documents reveal Daniel Perry posted a slew of racist posts ahead of fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter protester.