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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onNovember 5, 2012
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: He's sometimes called the "Abraham Lincoln" of his nation.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onOctober 15, 2012
Henry Louis Gates Jr. describes the man who inspired his new weekly black history series on The Root.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onAugust 8, 2012
In today's link roundup: "I want all Americans to have opportunity," the president told Black Enterprise. Plus: Nivea drops Rihanna.
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by Michael Nutter onJune 7, 2012
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, writing for the Huffington Post, says that President Obama has fought every day to improve the lives of African Americans.
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by John McWhorter onOctober 5, 2011
Barack Obama's ability to speak Ebonics is nothing to be ashamed of, says our resident linguist.
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by Tauren Dyson onSeptember 22, 2011
White liberals are holding President Obama to a double standard, says Tulane professor Melissa Harris-Perry.
