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by Katti Gray onJanuary 27, 2012
The legendary artist talks to The Root about his new book and how black folks need to help themselves.
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by Akoto Ofori-Atta onNovember 16, 2011
Denzel Washington is the latest victim of the social network's rumor mill.
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by Erin E. Evans onOctober 21, 2011
Forty years after the classic kids' show premiered on PBS, we check in on some cast members.
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by Abdul Ali onJune 18, 2011
One writer laments the invisibility of complex black-father characters on television.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onApril 7, 2011
Tells Meredith Vieira, "The only thing he's running is his mouth." See the video.
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by Sheryl Huggins Salomon onApril 7, 2011
Just days after kicking off his 2012 re-election bid, Obama addresses a convention for the reverend's activist group, with cabinet members in tow.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMarch 17, 2011
Bill tells him to "get the f--- out of my face," but Simmons says he loves him anyway.
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by Helena Andrews onMarch 3, 2011
Maybe the Cos was right: Women (sometimes) want to be rescued. But you can be an independent woman and still harbor fantasies of being saved by Liam Neeson. After all, we're talking Liam Neeson.
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February 23, 2011
This week on the Confab: Join Lauren Williams, The Root's associate editor, as she chats with our Washington reporter, Cynthia Gordy, and contributors Jenée Desmond-Harris and Lynette Holloway about black women and Planned Parenthood, black Native Americans and a Muslim Cosby Show.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onFebruary 18, 2011
The actor, comedian and author called up The Root to set us straight about why the idea could actually work.
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