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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.

    • 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.

    • Were Black '90s Movies Really That Bad?

      This week on the Confab: Join Staff Writer Jenée Desmond-Harris as she chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and the Tampa Bay Times' Joel Anderson about The Root's March Movie Madness upsets and Atlanta's standardized-testing scandal. Plus: A public service announcement on black women and natural hair.

    • Steubenville Rape Case: Only Yes Means Yes

      This week on The Confab: Join Staff Writer Jenée Desmond-Harris as she talks to Deputy Editor Lauren Williams, Assistant Editor and Social Media Manager Akoto Ofori-Atta and political analyst Zerlina Maxwell about the Steubenville, Ohio, rape case and Beyoncé's new song.

    • Race and Gender Satire? Better Be Funny

      This week on The Confab: Join Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta as she chats with Deputy Editor Lauren Williams and staff writer and White House Correspondent Jenée Desmond-Harris as they discuss the egregious sexism at this year's Oscar Awards ceremony, the Onion's Quvenzhané Wallis tweet fail, the one-year anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death and more.

    • Hanging With His Mama on Valentine's? Uh-uh!

      This week on The Confab: Join Staff Writer Jenée Desmond-Harris and Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta as they chat with The Root contributing editors Demetria L. Lucas and Ivory Toldson about persistent black marriage myths and unacceptable Valentine's Day shenanigans.

    • 'Django': It's Just Fiction, Right?

      This week on The Confab: Join Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta as she chats with Associate Editor Brett Johnson, the University of Connecticut's Jelani Cobb and The Root DC blogger and Urban Cusp founder Rahiel Tesfamariam as they chat about Django Unchained's fact and fantasy, Shawty Lo's new reality show and Nas' place in hip-hop history.

    • Tarantino Talks to Gates: A Podcast Special

      Hear The Root's editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., chat with the Django Unchained director about the n-word and a possible sequel.

    • Year in Review: The Root Staff Edition

      This week on The Confab: From 2 Chainz and Blue Ivy to "YOLO" and political Twitter racism, our staff recalls and debates the highs and lows of the past 12 months.

    • The Hues of Black Folk

      This week on The Confab: Join Associate Editor Brett Johnson as he chats with staff writer and White House correspondent Jenée Desmond-Harris, contributor Gene Demby and PR exec Rachel Noerdlinger about CNN's special on colorism in the black community.