• This Week on The Confab: Is Olympia Snowe the last decent Republican? Are sports fans cheering on conservative football and liberal basketball? And why Katherine Jackson should pull the plug on the Jackson kids' reality show. Join The Root's Washington reporter Dayo Olopade as she talks with assistant editor Saaret E. Yoseph, copy editor Erin Evans and contributor to The Root Donnell Alexander.

     

    * Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.

    * Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.

    The Root's Podcast: Oct. 19, 2009
  • Her decision to pose nude diminishes her accomplishments and plays to the perception that black female bodies are pornographic.

    Serena Williams on 'The Body Issue' of ESPN Magazine
  • In a callback to its classic “Totally Nude” ad campaign, ESPN is halfway to uncovering something big.

    Dwight Howard and Serena Williams Naked From the Waist Down
  • Joe, Serena, Kanye all acted like 3-year-olds in need of a nap.

    Joe Wilson, Serena Williams and Kanye West Have No Home Training
  • 'Tis the season for sports books. New titles from LeBron James, Serena Williams and Derek Fisher.

    New Books from LeBron James, Serena Williams, and Derek Fisher
  • Only once in the last 10 years has a Wimbledon final not featured one of the Williams sisters, and it has often featured both. This year is no exception.

    Why Venus and Serena Own Wimbledon
  • The Williams sisters were left off the Australian Open's list of most beautiful women in tennis. Will the tennis world ever learn to appreciate black beauty?

    Venus and Serena's Bogus Score
  • At 27, she has passed the mark where many tennis champs retire. Will her career live on in encore?

    Serena at Center Stage
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