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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJune 22, 2012
It's now been renamed. But a representative for the National Park Service says that the whole idea was to teach more than "easy" black history.
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by Cynthia Gordy onFebruary 22, 2012
What would famous moments from our past look like in 140 characters or less?
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February 21, 2012
Blogging the Beltway: The Obamas host an all-star concert featuring B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Keb' Mo' and Shemekia Copeland.
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February 21, 2012
President Obama will join musicians at the White House for a Black History Month celebration.
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February 19, 2012
Journal-isms: The cable news channel dropped the conservative commentator on Thursday.
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February 18, 2012
Citing a lawsuit filed in Alabama against a prison that prevented a prisoner from receiving a book about slavery, Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. evaluates America's complicated relationship with black history. He calls it the art of denial.
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by Madison Gray onFebruary 17, 2012
The tragic irony of coping with the recent deaths of Whitney, Don and others during Black History Month.
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by Madison Gray onFebruary 17, 2012
The tragic irony of coping with the recent deaths of Whitney, Don and others during Black History Month.
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February 16, 2012
Join The Root as we stream and chat about a live discussion on WGBH TV and the World Channel.
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by Michael Steele onFebruary 15, 2012
It has become a placebo to satisfy our need to belong, when we should be learning history's lessons.
