It's been 10 years since a White supremacist gunned down Black churchgoers in Charleston. The families hope commemoration events spark action.

Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall explores the deep history of Allen University in Columbia, its African Methodist Episcopal Church roots and its commitment to honoring nine victims of the 2015 ...

Expanded from remarks at the National Lawyers Guild Chicago Chapter upon receiving the organization’s Arthur Kinoy Award, ...

For those who are paying attention and care at all about human decency, the Trump administration’s political chaos and social ...

White people love to call Black folks "ghetto." So, in the eyes of many white Americans, Barak Obama would probably be considered the most ghetto president in the history of this country. But you know ...

Albany World War I hero Sgt. Henry Johnson’s legacy is among the casualties as the Trump administration renames seven ...

Michelle Obama spoke out about husband Barack Obama's parenting "struggle" in the White House on a recent episode of her ...

A statue in Times Square depicting an ordinary Black woman has held up a mirror to people's attitudes about race and ...

I’ll always be proud of you and will always be here for you,” the former president captioned the birthday tribute.

Now, The Root is diving deep into the world of deepfakes, misinformation and ultimately, the consequences of it all. These 13 ...

The Trump administration often flouts the law when deporting immigrants. Such disregard undermines the claim it seeks to ...