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by Brett Johnson onJanuary 3, 2013
First-time novelist Ayana Mathis tells us what it's like to be selected for Winfrey's book club and more.
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August 4, 2010
You can trust a big butt and a smile.
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February 11, 2010
In his PBS series, Faces of America, The Root’s editor-in-chief, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., traces the ancestry of 12 famous Americans. Take a look at excerpts from Elizabeth Alexander's interview.
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May 13, 2009
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by Dayo Olopade onJanuary 15, 2009
Just days before she prepares to deliver a poem at Barack Obama's Inauguration, famed poet Elizabeth Alexander talked to The Root's Dayo Olopade about her role in history.
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by Thomas Sayers Ellis onJanuary 5, 2009
Biting poetry in the age of sound bites. Introduced by Robin D.G. Kelley
