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December 7, 2011
Journal-isms: Herman Cain said Saturday that the accusations about his infidelity and harassment are being spinned in the media.
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by Eisa Nefertari Ulen onJune 30, 2011
With her third novel, Silver Sparrow, the writer is kicking off a 40-city publicity tour -- unheard of for most novelists these days. The Root caught up with her to talk about bigamy and baby daddies and why it's an exciting time for black literary writers.
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October 29, 2010
For Colored Girls, Tyler Perry's adaptation of Ntozake Shange's famous play, has been met with resistance from fans of the choreopoem. But it's not the first celebrated written work-turned-movie that critics feel should have been left alone.
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by Nicole Moore onJuly 26, 2010
The Root talked to the acclaimed poet during the Harlem Book Fair about the future of African-American literature, what she's reading now and more.
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November 2, 2009
Forget about Paradise Lost and The Canterbury Tales. Here's a list of books that students should be reading in school.
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by Bridgett M. Davis onJanuary 7, 2009
Can black literature be saved?
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