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by Claudio E. Cabrera onJanuary 26, 2012
The attack started over an interracial relationship between one attacker's female cousin and the victim.
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by Edmund Newton onJanuary 13, 2012
One of the first black Marines, Theodore Peters, tells The Root why he still serves his community after all these years.
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by Erin E. Evans onMay 14, 2011
After 16 years, these firefighters are finally getting what they deserve.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onMarch 25, 2011
Safe Passage members patrol routes to and from school in dangerous neighborhoods.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onFebruary 25, 2011
After Carol Moseley Braun's defeat, state legislature veteran Ricky Hendon "can't take it anymore."
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by The Buzz onJanuary 2, 2011
The 84-year-old singer was "exhausted," according to his reps.
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by The Buzz onDecember 31, 2010
Should one of them throw their support to the other?
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by Lenny McAllister onDecember 23, 2010
A black conservative moves to the president's hometown, meets with the folks who helped put Barack Obama in office and starts to get why there's all this love for the man who won't get his vote in 2012.
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by Sylvester Monroe onDecember 16, 2010
When the last tenant moved out of Chicago's notorious housing project, it signaled the end of an era and raised questions about the future of displaced tenants -- and public housing itself.
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October 31, 2010
In this installment of The Root's city profile series, we explore the ins and outs of the Windy City. Find out who's got the power, who holds the purse strings and where to have fun.
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