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Actress Mackenzie Phillips admits she had sex with her father. Is this too much information, or the perfect opportunity for abused children to step forward?
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President Obama was "getting it in" last night on Letterman. After a verbose question from Letterman about former Prez Jimmy Carter's allegations about a racist America, Obama told Letterman that he was, in fact, a black man before the 2008 election.
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The 61st Primetime Emmys aired last night. And no, I'm not going to complain about the lack of black award winners or nominees. Well, maybe a little.
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Obama was seen holding a blue lightsaber in front of the White House. The same lightsaber used by a Jedi to fight off enemy blaster bolts. Sweet God, help us. He's REALLY a socialist!
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Kanye West has morphed into a drunken, reckless loudmouth. He needs to sit down with a therapist because he's a masochist in need of help.
Kanye West Will Do Anything to stay on Top -
I wasn't there when 7 World Trade Center collapsed, but a few of my former co-workers were killed. So today I simply want to remember and celebrate the lives of my co-workers and the brief time I spent in 7 World Trade Center.
8th Anniversary of 9-11 Comes With Celebrations of Lives Lost -
After weeks of confusion over Caster Semenya's gender, one abominable thing has happened. She's been put on the cover of South Africa's YOU magazine. In a dress.
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Tyler Perry’s need to prove he can make "art" with Ntozake Shange's choreopoem For Colored Girls is embarrassing.
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I know women are looking for her Denzel and men want to get married as long as they can watch ESPN 24-7, blah blah. But folks, there's a big ol' elephant in the room. I call it: the lack of self-love and insane coupling expectation.
Domestic Abuse and Troubled Relationships are Everywhere. Men and Women May Need to Separate -
The recent controversy over sexual offender Phillip Garrido has brought up a surprising question for me. Are communities eternally defenseless against sexual offenders?
Sexual Offender Phillip Garrido Slipped through the Cracks? How?
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.









