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San Francisco’s mass transit system, BART, closed all four of its stations in downtown San Francisco on Monday evening due to protests. Groups protested yesterday against the BART’s decision to cut underground cellular service for three hours last Thursday night in an effort to stop a possible protest over the  July 3 slaying of a […]

A white powdery substance believed to be narcotics was discovered on the body of a megachurch pastor who was discovered dead in a Times Square hotel room, police said Monday. Pastor Zachery Tims of New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Florida, 42, was found dead at the W Hotel in Times Square Saturday. His cause […]

CANNON FALLS, Minn. — Hitting back against an emboldened GOP, President Barack Obama launched a rare direct attack Monday on the Republican presidential field, criticizing his potential 2012 rivals for their blanket opposition to any deficit-cutting compromise involving new taxes. “That’s just not common sense,” Obama told the crowd at a town hall-style meeting in […]

More than 500 people gathered in Jackson, Mississippi Sunday to denounce the racially motivated killing of an African-American man. James Craig Anderson, 49, was beaten by a group of white teens, then fatally mowed over with an attacker’s truck in early July. Surveillance video released this month brought the story to the nation’s attention, and […]

Most American think access to clean drinking water is a problem that only people in developing nations face. However, many Americans themselves are now being burdened with a lack of access to clean water. The Root spoke with organizations that are working to thwart this crisis, offering its list of six things to know as […]

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has approved a bill creating a commission aimed at researching disparities in the African-American community. The commission will study social and economic issues including health services, employment and education. “We know that disparities exist within the African-American community, preventing some from achieving their full potential,” Quinn said in a statement. “In […]

MILWAUKEE, WIS. — As more and more violent flash-mob attacks occur across the country, the news media and public officials believe much of the crime is motivated by race. Many African Americans are weary of the descriptions, saying the Black community is being described in a condescending manner and used as a scapegoat. Just yesterday, […]

NEW YORK — William Boyland Jr., a Democratic New York state assemblyman from Brooklyn, was shot at while driving his car through Brooklyn with his seven year old son, resulting in a bullet in his back window. Black News 2 reports: Boyland and his son were left unhurt, but there is still a question of […]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sets off Monday on a bus tour that aims to produce give-and-take with Americans in the U.S. heartland after a summer-long political fight in Washington over the nation’s debt crisis. The White House says the three-state, five stop tour is official business, not a campaign swing, but it’s also Obama’s […]

An 18-year-old man is claiming he was offered money for sex by Indiana State Rep. Phillip “Phil” Hinkle, after the teen posted an ad on Craisglist seeking a “sugar daddy.” Hinkle, who recently voted for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, allegedly sought out Kameryn Gibson in the men-for-men section on the website. Gibson claims […]

NEW YORK — Pastor Zachery Tims was found dead at the W Hotel in Times Square. Tims was the Pastor of New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Florida. The New York Daily News Reports: It was not clear whether Tims was alone at the time of his death. The city’s medical examiner will perform an […]

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s mass transit system prepared for renewed protests Monday, a day after hackers angry over blocked cell phone service at some transit stations broke into a website and posted company contact information for more than 2,000 customers. RELATED: Dead At 25! Oscar Grant’s Friend Fatally Shot In Parking Lot RELATED: More […]