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Torii Hunter Was Right About Baseball
Why his comments about black and Latino representation were on the mark, if badly worded.
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Obama and the ‘Nuclear Option’ in Congress
In the Cold War over health care reform, the Democrats could end up paying a high price for ruling by “reconciliation.”
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Detroit School Leader Otis Mathis Can't Write
With the city’s kids scoring dead last on national tests, isn’t that a problem?
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Single-Minded: So Now We're Sexual Terrorists?
When fear of herpes lurks behind every other hookup.
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The Root Interview: Spike Lee, Part Two
The director talks about a missed opportunity with David Simon’s Treme, gentrification and why so many black politicians are in trouble.
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PODCAST: The Confab
This week on The Confab: Marriage equality comes to D.C., but is the fight over for same-sex couples? Plus, a look at women, power and black pathology: Why are black women getting such a bad rap?
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Your Take: Job Creation Begins at Home
Congress should focus on green jobs to get past the gridlock, says the CEO of Green for All.
The Road From Selma to Montgomery, Revisited
Taking an emotional trip with civil rights icons and their loved ones, 45 years after the marches that spurred equal voting rights.
Letter From Sierra Leone
An American journalist in West Africa discovers that the legacy of slavery still divides us from our African cousins.
The Root Interview: Spike Lee
The filmmaker talks all things NOLA, from former Mayor C. Ray Nagin to the Super Bowl win to his latest documentary about Katrina, “If God is Willing and The Creek Don’t Rise."
Tomorrow's Crop of Black Women Leaders
In Part 3 of our Women’s History Month series on leadership, why the future looks brighter.
