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Hey, Remember the Economy?
At some point, we need to avoid campaign distractions and get real about America's bottom line.
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'Toussaint': Remembering Haiti
The Root chats with actor Jimmy Jean-Louis about re-enacting the Caribbean nation's defining moment.
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It Worked for Colin Powell
The Root Recommends: The latest book by the retired general and former secretary of state.
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Oprah Winfrey's Words for Spelman Grads
In her commencement address, she told graduates they "must have some vision" for their lives.
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Will Lawmakers Leave Abused Women Defenseless?
The Nation's Salamishah Tillet examines the latest changes to the Violence Against Women Act.
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Peer Pressure for Marriage Equality
Ta-Nehisi Coates writes in the Atlantic that if anti-gay marriage groups want to sway American culture, maybe they should recruit some MCs.
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On the 'Metrosexual Black Abe Lincoln'
New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow can't get enough of Republican sinister backroom plots against President Obama, and thanks to a new super PAC manifesto, he's got plenty.
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Tweeting Live: The Billboard Music Awards
Join The Root and contributor Bassey Ikpi on Twitter for live commentary on the awards show.
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Lockerbie Bomber Dead at 60
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, has died in his native country.
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President Obama Suffers Fundraising Drop
President Obama and Mitt Romney are in a race for the presidency -- and for campaign funding.
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MHP: Violence Against Women Act Hobbled
The Violence Against Women Act has been weakened, and Melissa Harris-Perry and Rep. Gwen Moore discuss the changes.
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Will Smith Smacks Reporter for Unwanted Kiss
Things got hot and heavy for Will Smith during a Men in Black 3 red-carpet event.
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Why 'Think Like a Man' Won't Open in France
Global Voices contributor Fabienne Flessel tackles why American films with all-black casts rarely get a chance in French theaters.
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Mitt Romney's America Isn't Ours
In Mitt Romney's recent Liberty University commencement speech, the presidential hopeful neglected to address contemporary culture, says the Washington Post's Colbert I. King.
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