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  • The Root's Favorite Female Anthems
    March 2, 2010

    To celebrate Women's History Month, The Root staff compiled our favorite empowerment anthems. Some tracks make us tap our feet, some make us pump our fists and others make us cry. But every song is worth hearing. Take a look ... and listen.

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  • Big Bird Turns 40
    November 10, 2009

    My kids can stage a sit-in for The Backyardigans if they want to. I’m looking forward to checking out today's premiere of Sesame Street's 40th anniversary season.

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  • Bitch is the New Black, the Movie
    September 23, 2009

    Books by black women about black women are being turned into films and are headed to a screen near you. And they star black women too.

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  • The No. 1 New HBO Series
    March 27, 2009

    A lush and brightly complex new cable series set in Botswana and starring Jill Scott as a savvy lady detective is a winner.  

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  • Clues to Smith's 'Detective Agency'
    March 27, 2009

    A conversation with author Alexander McCall Smith on his new HBO series, Jill Scott's performance and navigativing African culture as a white man.

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