# Is The Root any good? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 1, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-root-any-good/817103 "2018-07-01T17:53:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-root-any-good/817103/1 "2018-07-01T17:53:01Z")
I’ve just found The Root which purports to give the perspective of black Americans. I’ve found some interesting articles like [this one](https://www.theroot.com/them-vs-us-how-black-cops-view-policing-in-america-1827160999) on the views of black police officers (one interviewed wants senior police officers to be held accountable and responsible, which IMHO is a really good idea but this isn’t the thread for that) and [this](https://www.theroot.com/unbossed-and-unbowed-maxine-waters-tells-maga-harasser-1827268127) nice piece on Maxine Waters. But I’ve also found some racist rubbish. Can Dopers chime in? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-root-any-good/817103/2 "2018-07-01T18:04:18Z")
I read the occasional article there–I mainly visit the “network” for IO9, but read a lot of the 3 “you may also like” article links always posted to the left, which come from any of the other sites there, not just IO9. I pretty much agree with your assessment–some good articles, some garbage (just like with most any other multiple writer opinion blogs.) ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-root-any-good/817103/3 "2018-07-01T19:01:53Z")
The headlines crack me up sometimes.