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The Root Interview: Why Tavis Smiley "Cannot Be Silent"
He reveals what inspired his upcoming black agenda summit, and why Rev. Al won't be there.
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Surviving the 'Black Bernie Madoff'
How a Cleveland entrepreneur lost everything and bounced back after tangling with an infamous con man.
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Mikki Taylor: The Exit Interview
Essence’s fashion and beauty editor steps out on her own after 30 years.
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Doubting Ginni Thomas
It may not be illegal for the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to cozy up to the Tea Party. But it sure is unseemly.
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Not All Americans Have Enough Access to Water
Among the deprived are 1 percent of blacks in several Southern states. Meet one community.
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GALLERY: The Root's Favorite Female Anthems
To celebrate Women's History Month, The Root staff compiled our favorite empowering anthems. Some tracks make us tap our feet, some make us pump our fists and others make us cry. But every song is worth hearing. Take a look ... and listen.
Tiger Woods Is Still in Charge
Control freak? The decision to come back at the Augusta Masters is the latest evidence he's still got game.
The Divide Between Blacks and the Irish
A St. Patrick’s Day primer on how two groups of Americans who were once close parted over slavery.
Who's Your (Irish) Daddy?
On St. Patrick's Day, Henry Louis Gates Jr. reflects on an unknown Irish ancestor.
NEWS STAND: Ebony's Blown Chance, Rev. Al's Low-Key Power Play
Plus, Michelle Obama's straight talk and why blacks shouldn't be afraid of the Census
Some Black Pro-Lifers Say Abortion Is Genocide
That message is gaining traction, judging by the furor over anti-abortion billboards featuring black babies and a controversial Georgia bill.
Coping with 'The Help'
Kathryn Stockett, the author of the best-selling novel about white women and their black domestics, does lunch.
Dodd Bill Supports New Consumer Finance Watchdog
Agency would curb lending abuses that have targeted African Americans.
It 'Helps' To Be White
It takes a special kind of talent to take a civil rights novel about black maids to Hollywood. But do you also have to be Caucasian?
NEWS STAND: Is Obama's Stimulus Program Shortchanging Minorities?
Plus, the obese go hungry in the South Bronx, Chicago foreclosures, MJ's afterlife payday, and more
Henrietta Lacks and Her Cancer Cells
In 1951, white doctors took her cervical cells and used them to revolutionize DNA research.
The Root Interview: Rebecca Skloot
The author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was drawn to the story by the history of unethical medical research on blacks and Jews.
Marion Jones' WNBA Comeback
She'll never live down her past, but the disgraced Olympic track star can overcome it.
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
A smart approach to finances can narrow the economic disparities between black and white women.
NEWS STAND: Reverend Wright Defends Obama
Plus: Rev. Wright Defends Obama, U.S. Blacks May Get First Saint, More
Get Over It, Supremes!
Chief Justice John Roberts' suggestion that members of the U.S. Supreme Court may skip the next State of the Union address is a mistake.
Obama and the 'Nuclear Option' in Congress
In the Cold War over health care reform, the Democrats could end up paying a high price for ruling by “reconciliation.”
Torii Hunter Was Right About Baseball
Why his comments about black and Latino representation were on the mark, if badly worded.
Detroit School Leader Otis Mathis Can't Write
With the city’s kids scoring dead last on national tests, isn’t that a problem?
The Story Behind the Alarming Herpes Numbers
A report that nearly half of black women are infected is less about conspiracy and more a reflection of the shortage of black men.
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Attention, Black Walmart Shoppers
A NJ location of the discount chain makes a startling announcement
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Tiger's Back!
The world's No. 1 golfer says he's ending his four-month hiatus and will come back by playing at the Masters.
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A Bit of Light Reading: Obama's Education Reform Blueprint
After the jump, check out where you can get the skinny on the president's plan for education reform.
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Earthquake Hits Southern California
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck 10 miles southeast of Los Angeles this morning.
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DC High School Hires Female Head Coach
Natalie Randolph will lead Coolidge High into battle next fall.
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Latina Artist's Mural Causes Stir in Times Square
Those who protest it say the mural negatively depicts Black and Latina women.
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African Americans Get Few Heart-Protecting Drugs
African Americans are less likely than their white counterparts to be prescribed heart-protecting medications or undergo bypass surgery to treat blocked heart arteries, a new study finds.
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Twitter Makes Bad TV Awesome
With Twitter, the TV viewing experience has turned into a collaborative experience.
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Family Affair: "Black Like Whom?"
Slate reviews Ira Berlin's The Making of African America.
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Listen Up! "Why Making Healthful Food Cheaper Isn't Enough"
NPR's Morning Edition explains why more affordable healthy food isn't enough to curb poor diet trends
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Check It Out: A Hop into the Time Machine
Cartoonist Tom Toles takes a look into the future of Obamacare debates between Democrats and Republicans.
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Black Leaders Through the Looking Glass
From a parallel universe, the Vox Africanus debuts
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The Return of Blackface
Recent plays have resorted to a device that harks back to the days of the minstrel shows, says Broadway and Me blogger, Janice C. Simpson.
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Fugees Video Director Faces Unspeakable Charges
Aswad Ayinde charged with impregnating daughters in bizarre end-of-days plot
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Smoking Gun, Gawker PWN Yele and Wyclef Again
It appears Clef paid a gal pal $105,000 from Yele funds.
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James Brown's Body Has Not Been Moved from Crypt
One of his daughter's said this was the case. TMZ says this is not the case.
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Leader Defends Agency Response to Toyota Fiasco
David Strickland told a House subcommittee that the findings of an NHTSA investigation did not warrant a recall.
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Pardons Sought for Those Who Help Slaves Escape to Freedom
A group is working to have Kentucky governor clear the names of the men and women who were convicted for this act.
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Obama Trial Gets Underway
Trial for what you ask? Being a long-legged mack daddy CIA operative, of course.
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