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When it comes to 'rogues' like Iran, Cuba and North Korea, will President Obama be feared and not liked? Or will he be liked and not feared?
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Newark’s media-savvy mayor knows how to bring white money back to a black city.
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But is he ready for what comes next?
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Maybe the Washington Redskins would not be so bad if their name was not so offensive.
The Washington Redskins' Bad Karma -
They’re boring, academic and dry. And in the wake of the Congressional Black Caucus conference, I say we stop all the talking—and get to work.
Death to All Panel Discussions -
A gathering in Michigan proves it'll be difficult for the GOP to gain the upper hand with voters.
Mackinac Conference: The GOP Follies -
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus speak out.
Black President, Black Caucus, More Powerful Than Ever? -
Barack Obama hosts his first G20 political summit as president this week. As 20 major economies gather in Pittsburgh, some wonder: What happened to the G8?
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Sometimes multi-tasking makes the man.
Barack on Letterman, at the U.N. General Assembly, at the G20. He's a busy man. And? -
How quick are you to think race is behind daily insults?
QUIZ: Not Everything Is About Race. Yes, It Is!
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.









