It seems like a troubling trend: Racists targeting black women in the media. The recent hate-filled note written to Jemele Hill began this way: “Hell, I don’t like women broadcasters to begin with, yet alone bitch jungle bunnies …this “spear chucker needs to go away.” “Get her outa here before she back-slides into some ebonics […]
Georgetown law student Melanie Habwe Dickson stood nervously outside a District courtroom, waiting for the chance to argue for her client, a domestic-abuse survivor. It was Dickson’s first time in front of a judge, and she needed something to help her relax. She pulled out her smartphone to find an inspirational verse and then remembered […]
A gallery on The Root highlights 22 of the most influential Black women in the art world. The art world is one field where many African-Americans don’t expect to see themselves in positions of power. But with names like Faith Ringgold, Elizabeth Catlett, Leslie King-Hammond, and many more leading the way, the list is definitely […]
