

BREAKING: Trump Administration Officially Ends DACA, Placing Nearly 800,000 Immigrants at Risk for D
Sessions called DACA an "unconstitutional exercise of authority by the executive branch." Catherine Lizette Gonzalez and Kenrya Rankin-...


Irma Strengthens into Category 5 Hurricane, Nears Caribbean
Florida residents are stocking up on supplies and preparing for Hurricane Irma. The storm was declared a category 4 hurricane. It's...


Autopsy Shows Pregnant Mentally Ill Woman, Charleena Lyles, Hit 7 Times by Police
Angela Helm-The Root Recently, Damon Young of VSB wrote a tongue-in-cheek piece about why black folk should never, ever, ever, ever, ever...


3 Black Women Advance to US Open Semifinals
Angela Helm- The Root For the first time in U.S. Open history, three black women have advanced to the quarterfinal round; and, in this...


Black Rose and Humanitarian of the Year Community Service Awards to Happen Friday
San Bernardino, CA--September 8, 2017, San Bernardino Black Culture Foundation will be hosting its Annual Black Rose & Humanitarian of...


With the Census in Peril, What Will It Take to ‘Right the Ship?’
Nationwide(NAM)--The 2020 Census is off to a rocky start, with crucial preparations already delayed or falling to the wayside, largely a...


Rally Sparks Reflection on Race, Equality In Charlottesville
By: Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Charlottesville, VA (AP)-- A white nationalist rally that turned violent has forced Charlottesville...


Houston to open more mega-shelters to house flooded families
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and JUAN LOZANO People rest at the George R. Brown Convention Center that has been set up as a shelter for evacuees...


NAACP Comes Out for “United We Stand” Rally in Support of NFL Player Colin Kaepernick
By: Sergie Willoughby, TNJ New York, NY--Last week, the NAACP and other civil rights groups came out in large numbers for a rally that...


Haunted by Katrina’s memory, Louisiana now faces Harvey
By JEFF AMY and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN A displaced man sits in the stands off the basketball court at the Purple Heart Memorial Recreation...