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Remembering Whitney Houston
by Clay Cane
Watching the late singer's public fall from grace was painful, but her talent transcended all.
Fashion Week's Message-Driven Kickoff
by Harriette Cole
The biannual New York event started with a fashion-art expo and a talk about black women's images.
How to Be the Black Friend
by Baratunde Thurston
Comedian Baratunde Thurston breaks it down in his memoir, How to Be Black.
No Playing It Safe for Denzel Washington
by Akoto Ofori-Atta
The actor plays the villain and performs his own stunts in his new action thriller, Safe House.
Film Takes a New Look at the Motor City
by Joshua R. Weaver
The Root Recommends: A new documentary that looks at how Detroit's politics may have ruined Michigan's largest city.










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