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It appears the person translating for the Secretary of State PUNK'D her...
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The number of reported rapes in the east of the country has risen dramatically since January, when the government launched a joint operation with Rwanda against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda...
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The Secretary of State got a little froggy after a university student asks her husband's opinion of foreign policy matters...
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For years, the thickly forested hills and clear, deep lakes of eastern Congo have been a reservoir of atrocities. Now, it seems, there is another growing problem: men raping men...
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The metals used to make your cell phone, iPod and laptop are fueling a horrific war. Can you do anything to stem the trade of blood minerals?
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The Afternoon Round-Up:
Jay Mohr talks greasy about FLOTUS on radio show, Black woman gains traction as she runs for French parliament, Rep. Maxine Waters unveils plan for Afghanistan...
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For the real deal on race relations in the early 20th century colonial Africa, check out my collection of Congo postcards.
Congo Postcards in Black and White -
The Afternoon Round-Up: President Obama bows down...to a little kid, MLK's story destined for the silver screen, Jamie Foxx 'in the running' for Frank Sinatra role...
President Obama Bows Down Yet Again -
For the real deal on race relations in early 20th century Africa, check out my collection of Congo postcards.
A New Way to See Old Congo -
As human suffering and corporate plundering mount, Congo deserves more than a few dutiful news stories a year.
What the World Owes Congo
TOP OF THE TREE
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Oprah's Blackest Moments
by The Root ContributorsOprah Winfrey recently announced plans for retirement in 2011. The talk show host may have a stronghold on white, suburban housewives, but The Root contributors remember moments when Oprah kept it real—black.
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What Kobe, LeBron and Dwyane Owe Spencer Haywood
by Martin JohnsonForty years ago, Haywood became the first player to leave college early and go to the pros—proving that young players got game, too.
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Shaniya's Shame
by Malika Saada SaarThe murder of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis highlights a disturbing and growing trend in the U.S.: the trafficking of young girls into sexual slavery.
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Storming the Court?
by Sherrilyn A. IfillWhen it comes to appointing federal judges, President Obama shouldn’t try to play center. Centrist judges will not balance judges on the right. Left balances right.
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The (Not So) New World Order
Yinka Shonibare MBE’s career retrospective at the Smithsonian just goes to show how strange things get when the empire strikes black.
Maybe Your Great-Grandmother Really Was Cherokee
A new exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian traces black-Native American relations from the 1500s to the present.
Is the USDA Still the Last Plantation?
During the Bush administration, 13,999 racial discrimination cases were swept under the rug at the Agriculture Department. What will Secretary Tom Vilsack do about it?
Rakim's Back
Def Jam is 25. "Rapper’s Delight" is 30. And Rakim is 41. But with his latest album, The Seventh Seal, hip-hop heads can remember the best of the golden age.
Color-Struck Around The Globe
Sammy Sosa’s new vampire complexion is a jarring reminder that, from the Dominican Republic to Dakar to New Delhi, white is still right, yellow is still mellow and if you’re black, get back.









