Scores of Nipsey Hussle fans gathered Sunday evening for an impromptu memorial at his Marathon Clothing business in South Los Angeles, where the rapper was gunned down just hours earlier. Au moins 100 people crowded the sidewalk adjacent to the clothing company and retail lot owned by Hussle, where he was fatally shot and where two others […]
It’s a shame there isn’t a tag for stories on The Root called “dumbassery on your tax dollars,” because I promise you, there would be at least one cop story filed there every day. This latest example comes to us from Harford County, Maryland, where the local sheriff’s office now finds itself the subject of […]
Ed Sanders is the president of ES Advisors Group, a public affairs consultancy with over 20 years of experience implementing public policy, advising electoral campaigns, and directing community-based and business growth initiatives.
Saharah Ali 3rd Eye Thursday Mercury Wobble Affirmation Today, I look to divine consciousness and intuition to guide my words, thoughts, deeds, and actions. With determination, I create in me a clean heart free from fear and darkness. I willingly accept my souls’ truth and light, planting new seeds for positive change. I forgive myself […]
Dr. Malveaux has long been recognized for her progressive and insightful observations. She is a labor economist, noted author, and colorful commentator. Julianne Malveaux has been described by Dr. Cornel West as “the most iconoclastic public intellectual in the country.” Her contributions to the public dialogue on issues such as race, culture, sexe, and their economic impacts are shaping […]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Media Justice filed a lawsuit against the FBI on Thursday, alleging that the bureau is “improperly withholding” records on surveillance of black activists. The groups previously submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for details about a 2017 FBI report on “Black Identity Extremists,” but are […]
Referred to as a “Warrior Angel” by the editor of the Pasadena Weekly, she was a recipient of the Shirley Fields volunteer award from the US House of Representatives and the Pasadena NAACP, and she was a highly decorated police officer injured in the line of duty before becoming a civil rights attorney. She has […]
Students at Charlottesville High School in Charlottesville, Virginie, walked out of classes on Monday, issuing a list of demands to the school district days after they were targeted by a racist threat on 4chan. The walkout, organized by local activist and student Zyahna Bryant and the high school’s Black Student Union, was framed around pushing the […]
Lauren Lowenthal is an Academic and Self-Management Skills Coach based in New York City. She has presented her engaging skills workshops in New York, New Jersey, Buffalo, La Nouvelle-Orléans, and Martha’s Vineyard. Cours de la dernière 14 ans, her original How to Get an A program has been a proven success in empowering middle school, high school, […]
Un professionnel de la technologie de l'information et des communications avec plus de 15 années d'expérience dans le développement et la gestion. Ses rôles ont inclus Stratégie Web, Architecture de l'information, Web Développement de produits, Convivialité, l'accessibilité du Web, Gestion de contenu Web, Web Analytics, Recherche sur le site, Intimité, Sécurité de l'information, Gestion du changement (ITIL) et des opérations informatiques. LIRE LA SUITE: Gerard Greenidge