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Black Therapist Found Noose at Her Home After Reporting Racism at Her Job, Lawsuit Says
Takiya Lawson-McCants says one of her colleagues used slurs, boasted about her hometown being a sundown town and that Black children could get lynched there.
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Whole Foods Gets Dragged Over Anti-Racism Sign
Twitter is undefeated, and the way they dragged Whole Foods is hilarious.
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A Right-Leaning Group Has Created Materials to Teach People How to Combat Critical Race Theory in Their Communities
The group is led by a former Trump staffer and argues that CRT will 'socially replace' white people.
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The Root Institute 2021: Black Women, Are We Thriving or Simply Surviving the Workplace?
Black women are among the most educated demographics but remain among the most vulnerable in the workplace. How do we translate our dynamism to power at work?
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The Caucacity: White Man Arrested on Hate Crime Charges, Accused of Yelling Racial Slurs at Black Family
Bradley Gummow was arrested on Saturday for making a false 911 call, three counts of hate crimes and resisting arrest by South Beloit Police.
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A Black Representative for Queen Elizabeth II Says the Royal Family Supports Black Lives Matter
This seems very contrary to some other things we've heard about the royals, but whatever you say, man.
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Texas Continues to Erase American History as Reworked Critical Race Theory Bill Heads to Gov. Abbott’s Desk
After a 81-43 vote Thursday afternoon in the Texas House, the bill went to the Senate, where lawmakers quickly accepted the House’s changes.
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The NFL’s Inspire Change Initiative Is Back to Wave More Performative Activism in Our Faces
The NFL wants to tout the same principles that it condemned Colin Kaepernick for on its own lackadaisical terms.
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Hate Crimes in the U.S. Have Reached a New High, FBI Reports
African Americans are the most targeted racial group by a wide margin, according to the FBI’s new annual hate crime statistics.
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: White Magic
Each Friday, we clap back at readers' emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.
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