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Why now's the time for him to be about it, instead of talking about it
Obama Shouldn’t Trumpet a Black Agenda -
With momentum coming out of the Senate jobs bill passage, the POTUS may finally have the GOP where he wants it.
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From the civil rights movement to the election of President Barack Obama, Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Root’s editor-in-chief, presents a timeline of the highlights of African-American history.
Looking back on 50 years of Black History -
In his first State of the Union address, Obama must address the most urgent need in America. We need more jobs.
State of the Union: Why Obama Should Be Talking About Jobs & Unemployment -
How Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown is like Barack Obama.
Scott Brown’s ‘Negro’ Dialect -
In light of the current economic climate the question regarding African American support for President Obama is bound to come up. It’s the anniversary of his first full year in office, we prognosticators expecting it. But, it’s an even more poignant question amid the very racialized national conversation taking place – from gawks at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) “gaffes” to nauseating outrage at bigotry on tap from the likes of commentator Rush Limbaugh and evangelical zealot Pat Robertson.
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Former President Clinton’s comments about Barack Obama were far more harsh than Harry Reid’s, but he’s gotten away with it—so far.
Harry Reid's Comments About Barack Obama Weren't as Bad as Bill Clinton's -
Harry Reid’s gaffe isn't the same as Trent Lott’s enthusiastic endorsement of Dixiecrat-era segregation. Also different: Talking about race vs. saying something racist.
PLUS: Was Harry Reid Right?
Why Michael Steele Is Wrong About Harry Reid -
Television voting may hold some important lessons about increasing voter participation.
How American Idol paved the way for Barack Obama -
In response to Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab’s Christmas Day attempt to down an airliner headed from Amsterdam to Detroit, the US Transportation Safety Administration is implementing a new system of passenger screening based on national origin
National Profiling at American Airports: The Patriot Act of the Sky?
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Obama and the ‘Nuclear Option’ in Congress
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Detroit School Leader Otis Mathis Can't Write
by Deron SnyderWith the city’s kids scoring dead last on national tests, isn’t that a problem?
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Single-Minded: So Now We're Sexual Terrorists?
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The Root Interview: Spike Lee, Part Two
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An American journalist in West Africa discovers that the legacy of slavery still divides us from our African cousins.
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