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When It Comes to the Movie ‘Precious’ and Its New Star, We Should Celebrate Her Performance, Not Her Size
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It's not time to worry yet, Dems. If Tuesday's elections tell us anything, it is that things can change drastically in the course of a year.
Jon Corzine Loses Re-election Bid as Governor of New Jersey -
Journalism is changing. The Washington Post newsroom brawl shows just how badly some reporters are taking it.
Washington Post Style Fistfight Henry Allen, Manuel Roig-Franzia, Monica Hesse -
The wars abroad continue, and so does the smart, black, female fellowship.
After 9/11, This Black Female Book Club Brought the World to Washington -
Been a while since you've read to the kiddies? From Shades of Black to cows on strike, Meera Bowman-Johnson flags the stories that'll give your children the sweetest dreams.
Meera Bowman-Johnson Reviews What’s Hot in Black Children’s Books -
What makes a book worth Oprah's time? John McWhorter flags the strongest, smartest writing on race that slipped through the cracks. Somehow.
John McWhorter Reads the Books on Race that Oprah's Book Club Missed -
Barack and Michelle's presidential marriage: The New York Times takes a look at how the president and first lady juggle romance and politics.
New York Times: Barack and Michelle Obama's Marriage -
The Root 100 Profiles
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Critics say new MJ movie doesn't do the King of Pop his royal justice.
This Is It MJ Movie -
Students attending last week's homecoming at Howard University show off their style and fashion sense.
Howard University's Homecoming Fasion: 2009 Yardfest, Fashion Show and Step Show
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.









