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by Edward Wyckoff Williams onJuly 12, 2012
The Republican candidate panders to the NAACP, then insults black voters.
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April 23, 2010
Vox Africanus in the heavens with Dorothy Height, Guru and Benjamin Hooks.
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April 23, 2010
This week on The Confab: Mourning the loss of leaders in civil rights and music. R.I.P., Dorothy Height, Benjamin Hooks and Keith "Guru" Elam. Plus, why SNCC hasn't lost its fire at 50. Join The Root's managing editor Joel Dreyfuss as he talks with senior culture editor Teresa Wiltz and regular contributor to The Root Jack White.
* Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.
* Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
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by Roger Witherspoon onApril 20, 2010
The late NAACP president hoped to win over blacks to the Republican Party by backing Howard Baker for president. A Hollywood actor won instead.
