We are excited to share the trailer for the forthcoming book, “Brown is the New White”, by PowerPAC+ Chair Steve Phillips. Renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. of Harvard and the PBS Show “Finding Your Roots” said the following about the book: “Steve Phillips is not only an author writing about the potential of a […]
Presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, talks with TheRoot.com managing editor, Lyne Pitts, about what she will do to win the votes and support of young voters.
Music legend David Bowie passed away after an 18-month battle with cancer. He was 69. Prayers go out to his beautiful wife, Iman, and his family. We loved his music and his wonderful love affair with his wife. This video, Lazarus, was posted less than a week ago. RIP David Bowie.
By Melanie Eversley, USA Today – A New York City police sergeant has been stripped of her gun and badge in connection with the July 2014 death of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old black Staten Island man who died after police to administered a controversial choke hold. Read the full story at USAToday.com (video by Newsy Newslook).
The Guardian – Young black men were nine times more likely than other Americans to be killed by police officers in 2015, according to the findings of a Guardian study that recorded a final tally of 1,134 deaths at the hands of law enforcement officers this year. Despite making up only 2% of the total […]