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by Genetta M. Adams onDecember 16, 2011
We remember the heroes in black politics, music, TV and sports who passed away this year.
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by Roger Witherspoon onJune 17, 2011
Here's one father who made unusual use of Gil Scott-Heron's work -- as a lullaby for his daughters.
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June 3, 2011
A white woman and a black man will lead the New York Times' newsroom. Executive Editor Bill Keller is stepping down to write.
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May 31, 2011
The BBC's '03 film on the American "bluesologist" has yet to air in U.S. Plus: Psychology Today apologizes for post on black women.
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by Martin Johnson onMay 28, 2011
Before there was rap, there was the music and prose of this prescient and troubled performer.
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December 22, 2010
Music still has the power to change lives and make us think. Among The Root's favorites: a Haiti tribute anthem, an exposé of America's public school crisis and an ode to pan-brownism.
