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by Kristilyn Whigham onApril 22, 2011
As millions around the world celebrate Earth Day, there is cause for concern for minorities who face environmental injustice.
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by Madison Gray onFebruary 3, 2012
Here are five songs Obama can use on the trail that'll have them dancing to the voting booth.
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by Meredith Rizzo onJanuary 31, 2012
The Obamas on a cultural outing.
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January 27, 2012
This week on The Confab: Join Washington reporter Cynthia Gordy as she chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and contributor Jozen Cummings about Obama's State of the Union address, the race-specific Red Tails marketing campaign and black love on reality television.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJanuary 26, 2012
When it comes to rallying behind the president, young supporters commit to "making it cool again" for key groups.
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by Dara Sharif onJanuary 19, 2012
Share your opinion. Take The Root's 2012 Presidential Report Card Survey.
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by Claudio E. Cabrera onJanuary 4, 2012
The legendary director and his wife will hold a fundraiser later this month on New York City's Upper East Side.
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by Nsenga Burton onDecember 21, 2011
The president urges House Speaker Boehner to pass the tax cut.
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by Nsenga Burton onDecember 12, 2011
Hyperpartisanship has made President Obama's first term difficult.
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by Nsenga Burton onNovember 14, 2011
Politics as usual is the method of operation for some Democrats.
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Fashion Week's Message-Driven Kickoff
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The biannual New York event started with a fashion-art expo and a talk about black women's images.
How to Be the Black Friend
by Baratunde Thurston
Comedian Baratunde Thurston breaks it down in his memoir, How to Be Black.
No Playing It Safe for Denzel Washington
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The actor plays the villain and performs his own stunts in his new action thriller, Safe House.
Film Takes a New Look at the Motor City
by Joshua R. Weaver
The Root Recommends: A new documentary that looks at how Detroit's politics may have ruined Michigan's largest city.
He's Ditching Me on Valentine's Day
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Ask Demetria: If he's making excuses to be somewhere else, his heart may not belong to you.













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