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Some wanted it on the ballot as soon as 2010, but the leaders from Equality California put the kibosh on that...
Anti-Prop 8 Legislation Moved to 2012 Ballot -
If you're gay and work for the government, this works out nicely. If not, you're probably still going to be ticked off...
Better than Nothing? Obama to OK Benefits for Same-Sex Partners -
Can Sotomayor be empathetic to Frank Ricci?, Prop 8 fallout, A Mother's kidnapping FAIL...
Sotomayor, Ricci, and the Politics of Affirmative Action -
The California Supreme Court rules gay marriage illegal, Kanye West is writing a book, O.J. Simpson looking to appeal robbery conviction...
CA Supreme Court Upholds Prop 8 -
The future of California’s Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage now rests with the state Supreme Court. To argue that the initiative is a shameful blemish on California’s constitution is easy. To prove that it is violates the law is a much tougher sell.
Mob Rule in California -
Somebody forgot to tell gay people that race wars are no longer in vogue. While the rest of the country has spent the last week reveling in the afterglow of Grant Park
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.









