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It's Not Your Grandmother's NAACP
The 104-year-old organization is working to dispel myths that it's black-only and mired in the past.
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Will There Ever Be Unity in Africa?
On the African Union's 50th anniversary, ethnic strife and economic competition remain barriers to peace.
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How Did Vikings End Up in My Family Tree?
Tracing Your Roots: A black reader wonders about a DNA test that turned up Orcadian roots.
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What Was the Double V Campaign?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: A paper's call for blacks to support the WWII effort had a twist.
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On the Scene at the '42' Premiere
Watch baseball greats, actors and the film's stars chat with The Root about Jackie Robinson's legacy.
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Adam Serwer: Success Is Not Your Own
The Root of My Success: Mother Jones reporter Adam Serwer says he's standing on the shoulders of others.
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Schomburg Chief's Tricks of the Trade
The Root of My Success: Khalil Gibran Muhammad says a sense of compassion helps him in his work.
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Best Quotes From 2013 Graduation Speeches
See what Barack Obama, Toni Morrison and others had to say at this year's commencement ceremonies.
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Celeb Moms Turned Health Advocates
Nicole Ari Parker, Holly Robinson Peete and more were inspired by their kids to help others.
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The Root Salutes Our Moms
For Mother's Day, staffers deliver messages of thanks to the women who raised them.
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Stop Telling Women to Smile: The Confab
This week on the Confab: Join Deputy Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Assistant Editor and Social Media Manager Akoto Ofori-Atta and Staff Writer Jenée Desmond-Harris about insidious forms of street harassment, how the "one-drop rule" works in 2013 and why no one seems to care when female athletes come out.
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The Age of Awkward Racism
This week on The Confab: Join Staff Writer Jenée Desmond-Harris and Assistant Editor and Social Media Manager Akoto Ofori-Atta as they chat with Mother Jones' Adam Serwer and the American Prospect's Jamelle Bouie about "well-intended" racial screwups in political speeches, songs and comments about biracial kids. Plus: We unpack Jay-Z's career evolution -- from rap to business to musical attacks on politicians.
