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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onFebruary 3, 2011
Her claim to being the oldest person alive isn’t internationally recognized, but she’s celebrating anyway.
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August 30, 2010
Second, biweekly weigh-ins from here on out, results posted here.
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August 11, 2010
The 30th is my birthday and no, I will not have a cake-shaped spread of raw veggies and dip. There will be cake.
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August 30, 2009
In honor of what would have been Michael Jackson's 51st birthday, Brooklyn partied ... hard!
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August 3, 2009
What do you get the commander in chief who has everything? The Root readers suggest gift ideas for President Obama's 48th birthday.
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by Monique Fields onJanuary 16, 2009
My birthday often falls on MLK Day, as it does today. And I decided a few years ago to make that a time of personal reflection—and you can’t do that at the office.
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by Melissa Harris-Perry onJanuary 5, 2009
Malcolm X would have turned 83 today. Do more than buy a T-shirt.
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by Lynne Duke onDecember 18, 2008
After a lifetime as a freedom fighter, he has shown the world the true power of forgiveness.
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