But decades later, black communities endured the lingering impact of racist policies. Take, for instance, their access to ...

Recent data shows increased life expectancy for Black New Jersyans, but proposed federal budget cuts to Medicaid could ...

One of the boycott’s lead organizers, Rev. Jamal Bryant, the senior pastor at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church located ...

Tatsha Robertson, The Root's Editor-In-Chief, asks the Texas Congresswoman should Black people protest or focus on our own families and communities?

This is the latest in a string of boycotts against Target due to the company's decision to roll back diversity, equity and ...

Black people have a long history of fighting back against oppression and will continue to do so against those who seek to erase their progress. People who are trying to suppress diversity and equality ...

Shelters report people sleeping in hallways and basements as need grows among older adults, Black women, and those with ...

Members of the Black faith community have started a 40-day boycott against Target for stopping DEI initiatives. The Target Fast coincides with Lent.

Legends like congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, Morrie Turner and Captain Bill Pinkney were all firsts in their field.

London's police force vowed on Thursday to reform its stop and search tactic which has seen far more Black people than others ...