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Let’s face it, the selfie is an important aspect of social media life, but is it worth $200,000? One women is contemplating this very question due to her epic selfie fail at an art exhibit. The visitor to a Los Angeles museum tried to be cute in front of a showcased item, but cute turned […]

Mike Tirico isn’t trying to be Black. Here’s a picture: https://twitter.com/TheRoot/status/887044274503786497 Yup. That guy right there is not about the Black label, or apparently any labels at all. In an interview with the New York Times, he had the following to say about race: “Why do I have to check any box? If we live […]

A Dallas, Texas, grand jury on Monday indicted fired Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver Monday on a murder charge in the fatal shooting of 15-year-old black teen Jordan Edwards.

Rep. John Lewis was brought to tears while visiting an exhibit centered on sit-ins at Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights.

A special prosecutor in the alleged cover-up case of three Chicago officers involving in the 2014 fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald moved Thursday to remove the judge assigned to the case.

A #JusticeForEyricka campaign has been gaining traction across social media when news hit that a transgender woman, Eyricka Thompson (King), was facing alarming mistreatment in prison. Eyricka was being held at Franklin Correctional Facility in New York when a male inmate reportedly propositioned her for sex. When she denied his advances, he spit on her, […]

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) introduced an article of impeachment against President Trump that accuses him of obstructing justice.

Sibahle Nkumbi, who shared a video on social media of the incident, believes that was race was behind her ill treatment.

Matthew Cherry is creating "Hair Love," an animated short film about a Black father trying to do his daughter's hair for the first time.

Here's how you can safely intervene in a tense interaction.

New study illuminates how cities target Black residents to increase revenue.

The NRA has finally gotten around to making a comment on Philando Castile‘s tragic shooting death. Despite being an organization that champions gun ownership rights, the NRA has remained silent on Philando being gunned down by a police officer last year. The NRA had even released a statement that it would not be commenting on […]