While Mesa County residents escape the summer heat at Lincoln Park Pool, its lifeguards are on duty to keep everyone safe. It’s an important job that Darby Corn has been doing for the past eight years ...

The first time I visited Baltimore, I was covering the uprisings after the death of Freddie Gray. To discover more about the turmoil in the city, I met with local residents who explained their ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct Corn Pop's given name. WILMINGTON — Yes, "Corn Pop" is a real person. This weekend, a clip of presidential candidate Joe Biden recalling his time ...

"The Root" senior writer Michael Harriot raised new questions about former Vice President Joe Biden's perspective on race relations in the wake of comments he made about slavery during Thursday's ...

"The Root" senior writer Michael Harriot raised new questions about former Vice President Joe Biden's perspective on race relations in the wake of comments he made about slavery during Thursday's ...