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Blacks? Women? LGBT? Unions? The poor? The rich? For the president—whose interests come first?
Will the Culture Wars Return Under Obama? -
Now it's time to start get busy reclaiming your audacity of hope. Taking a cue from Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Bunche would be a start.
An Open Letter to President Barack Obama, Winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize -
In issuing the prize to Obama, the Nobel Committee decided to take a chance and do something relevant; hope for peace.
Why President Obama Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize -
Yes, Afghanistan is deteriorating fast and in need of urgent attention. But figuring out what to do in Central Asia is simple: Leave. Now.
The United States Has Been in Afghanistan for Too Long. President Obama Needs To Get Out. Now. -
The Obama Peace Prize is nice, but it could turn out that the Nobel Committee was a little premature with all their adoration.
Obama Wins Nobel Prize: Let's Slow-Up Oslo -
From Eleanor Roosevelt to Gandhi, Foreign Policy lists the transformative figures that should have, could have, but didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize.
President Obama Wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize -
In a stunning development, President Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for his work to improve international diplomacy and rid the world of nuclear weapons.
President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize, -
But this country needs someone like him breaking it all down, serving up realities we’d rather not see.
Michael Moore's Documentary 'Capitalism: A Love Story' Is Creaky -
African-American women are a major force in the Obama administration. But will their success help other, less visible black women break down doors?
Valerie Jarrett, Melody Hobson, Susan Rice and Regina Benjamin: Will There Be an Obama Effect for Black Women? -
The new Supreme Court, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor, will decide just how soon we give up on kids—usually black kids.
No More Life in Prison for Teenagers, Says Alan K. Simpson and Charles Dutton
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.









