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by Linda Villarosa onJuly 27, 2012
A writer snapped these photos depicting the daily battle against the disease in Ethiopia and Zambia.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJune 1, 2012
In today's link roundup: Slate says the West's health needs are trumping health care concerns elsewhere. Plus: Beyoncé lands animated movie role.
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by Ioannis Gatsiounis onMay 16, 2012
In a New York Times op-ed, Ioannis Gatsiounis says that the press emphasizes Africa's progress because people are tired of sad stories, but the positive reports ignore the continent's backward slide.
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by Natalie Hopkinson onApril 20, 2012
As Cover the Night hits the streets tonight, parents can help kids learn truth from spin on the Web.
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by Natalie Hopkinson onApril 20, 2012
As Cover the Night hits the streets tonight, parents can help kids learn truth from spin on the Web.
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by Demetria L. Lucas onApril 12, 2012
In a personal essay at Clutch magazine, The Root contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas reflects upon the way her Americanness made her stick out in South Africa.
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by A. Hawes onMarch 19, 2012
Capturing the elusive warlord is more complicated than what the public saw in the viral video.
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by Emira Woods onFebruary 19, 2012
Global community must act to end their torture and killing in post-Qaddafi Libya.
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by Washington Post onDecember 11, 2010
Human rights activists say gays in Africa face growing persecution.
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by Foreign Policy onJuly 23, 2010
No, the U.S. military is not trying to take over Africa. Here's what we're actually doing.
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