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An 'Entourage' Star's Family Tree

On Finding Your Roots, Adrian Grenier finds out about a less-than-dignified relative.
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Michelle Rodriguez's Roots

On Finding Your Roots, the actress discovers the lengths to which her ancestors went to remain light.
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John Legend's Path to Freedom

On PBS' Finding Your Roots, the singer discovers how two of his relatives broke the bonds of slavery.
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11 R&B Divas' Memorable Film Debuts

From Mary J. to Aretha to Battleship's Rihanna, these singers have proved they're SAG card-worthy.
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The Black Bloggers to Know in 2012

From Mario Armstrong to Ngozi Odita, here's our 2012 list of online scribes to follow.
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Celebrities on Twitter: Donna Summer's Death

Singers, producers and TV personalities share their grief over the sudden passing of the disco legend.
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Obama's Endorsement and Black Obesity

This week on The Confab: Join The Root's senior political correspondent, Cynthia Gordy, as she chats with staff writer Jenée Desmond-Harris and contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas about the political risk in Obama's same-sex-marriage announcement and the lesser-known factors behind obesity in the black community.
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On Blacks and Fat: Is There Really a Crisis?

This week on The Confab: Join Staff Writer Jenée Desmond-Harris as she chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and Senior Political Correspondent Cynthia Gordy about our black-obesity series, Brian McKnight's new X-rated song and more.
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Trayvon and the Myth of Black-on-Black Crime

This week on the Confab: Join Staff Writer Jenée Desmond-Harris as she chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and contributor Edward Wyckoff Williams about the latest in the Trayvon Martin case, myths about black-on-black crime and the suspension of Rick Santorum's campaign.
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