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    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
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