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Leslie Uggams on Fame and 'Roots'

One of the first black TV stars tells Henry Louis Gates Jr. about life in the spotlight -- and why she thinks Roots wouldn't be made today.
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Meet Our Future: 25 Young Black Innovators

Watch our video and learn more about this year's crop of Young Futurists.
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'Roots' Star: Racial Discourse 'Like 1950s'

We don't talk about race as honestly as we did after Roots aired 35 years ago, Leslie Uggams tells Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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10 Hot Jazz and R&B Releases to Check Out

Michael Kiwanuka is one of several artists with albums that are off the beaten path.
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17 Stars Who Shouldn't Quit Their Day Jobs

Amber Rose is the latest in a line of TV stars, models and athletes who want to sing ... but can't.
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'Roots' Cast: Then and Now

Thirty-five years after the iconic miniseries aired, take a look at where its stars ended up.
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Obama's Speech, 'Red Tails' and More

This week on The Confab: Join Washington reporter Cynthia Gordy as she chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and contributor Jozen Cummings about Obama's State of the Union address, the race-specific Red Tails marketing campaign and black love on reality television.
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Golden Globes, Jay-Z and the GOP

This week on the Confab: Join Deputy Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and contributor Genetta M. Adams about the Golden Globes, Jay-Z and the b-word, and the GOP's "black problem.
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Poverty's Real Face and the First Lady's Book

This week on the Confab: Join Washington reporter Cynthia Gordy as she chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and contributor Edward Wyckoff Williams about the real face of welfare, the first lady’s portrayal in a new book and the worst math lesson ever.
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