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New dress code shrouds a lack of academic and financial vision that threatens the foundation of the college’s pedigree.
Morehouse Dress Code Sparks Controversy Over Ghetto Gear and Cross-Dressing -
But you still need to go see Lee Daniels’ brilliant, powerful new film about a Harlem black girl in trouble.
Why Oprah Is Wrong About 'Precious' -
With a new memoir on shelves (and e-readers), the scholar talks preachers to “praise teams,” Socrates to Jay-Z.
Cornel West Talks About His New Book, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud -
“The question is not if, but when another kid will be injured or killed trying to join one of our groups.” Does it all come down to the money?
Dangerous Hazing Has Not Stopped in Black Greek Letter Organizations -
Minus social commentary, the Cos is old-fashioned funny.
Bill Cosby Live at Lincoln Center: Minus Social Commentary, He Was Old-Fashioned Funny. -
To many, the tribulations of traditional pledging are symbolic of the trials of life. Is that why some black Greeks continue to create their own dangerous, illegal process?
Pledging Black Greek Letter Organizations: Did You Cross the Burning Sands? -
If it sounds absurd, it’s supposed to: screenwriter/actor/martial artist Michael Jai White blows up Black Dynamite.
Michael Jai White and Black Dynamite: A One-on-One Interview -
That Louisiana justice of the peace only needs to worry about biracial kids if they get trapped in runaway balloons.
Falcon Heene, Balloon Riding Biracial Boy -
The ROOT 100 recognizes emerging and established African-American leaders who are making extraordinary contributions. The ROOT 100 celebrates leadership, creativity, service, and, above all, excellence.
The Root 100 Recognizes Emerging and Established Black Leaders -
The winners and losers of the lost Limbaugh NFL ownership bid.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Says No to Rush Limbaugh Owning the St. Louis Rams
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.









