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by Nikita Stewart onSeptember 12, 2010
In this first of a three-part series profiling the nation's capital, The Root takes a look at who really holds the political power in this very political town.
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by Joel Dreyfuss onMarch 3, 2010
Right now, black politicians are all over the news for misdeeds. Is it a conspiracy or evidence of real power?
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March 2, 2010
Former DC mayor loses his City Council committee chairmanship over corruption allegations.
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February 19, 2010
As happy as we are for the nation to get its yearly reminder that black people do exist in the context of American history, there’s a growing list of characters that has us harking back to Zora Neale Hurston’s famous words: “All my skinfolk ain’t kinfolk.” Indeed, while we love our own, we sure do dream of erasing a few of them from the history books. Some are politicos, others are pop culture figures, but they all share one common attribute: They’re embarrassing.
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February 17, 2010
Black Caucus, Barry and Paterson in the hot seat, mobile heats up, and more..
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August 7, 2009
Why a new HBO documentary brings us no closer to figuring out Chocolate City's infamous mayor.
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July 8, 2009
He stalks because he cares, right?..
