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by Nsenga Burton onNovember 19, 2010
We're glad the rest of the world figured out what we already know.
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June 25, 2010
This week on The Confab: Gen. McChrystal gets the boot and President Obama gets tough. What's in store for the administration post-shakeup? Plus, reclaiming rock during Black Music Month. Is the term "black rock" redundant? Join The Root's senior editor Teresa Wiltz as she talks with author of The Upper House and editor-at-large Terence Samuel, staff writer Cord Jefferson and contributor to The Root Rob Fields.
* Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.
*Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.
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by Rob Fields onJune 23, 2010
Never mind the endless debate about whether hip-hop is dead. Black rock lives, and is gaining momentum as a cultural force.
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by Latoya Peterson onMay 28, 2010
How a segregated music industry makes it almost impossible for genre-busting musical talent to succeed.
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by Rob Fields onSeptember 28, 2009
The rock band’s latest release, The Chair in the Doorway, stands out as a collection of first-rate songs wrapped in hard rock, metal, funk and blues.
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July 16, 2009
Afro Punk has been getting in it in Brooklyn. Check out the young up and comers Shinobi Ninja...
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May 12, 2009
Former NPR Host Farai Chideya talks with Books on the Root about music, her next moves, and her new book, "Kiss the Sky."
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