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Torii Hunter Was Right About Baseball
Why his comments about black and Latino representation were on the mark, if badly worded.
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Detroit School Leader Otis Mathis Can't Write
With the city’s kids scoring dead last on national tests, isn’t that a problem?
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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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The Root Interview: Spike Lee, Part Two
The director talks about a missed opportunity with David Simon’s Treme, gentrification and why so many black politicians are in trouble.
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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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Bloggingheads: The Crisis in Nigeria
The Root's Dayo Olopade and Eliza Griswold discuss violence, religion, nationalism and youth in Nigeria.
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Check It Out: 10-Year-Old Lobbies for Health Care Reform
His mom died because she lost her insurance and he doesn't want to see that happen to others.
