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Beyoncé's 'Bow Down': A Pro-Woman Anthem?
(The Root) — Full disclosure: I’m a Beyoncé devotee. But I surely didn’t break my neck nodding furiously when I first heard her new hip-hopped, Houston-soaked song, “Bow Down/I Been On.” The track is just OK. I prefer my Bey full-voiced, belting love songs or pop anthems while moving in a manner that has little…
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5 Groundbreaking Black Music Videos
If you want to see what’s hot on black Twitter, check out The Chatterati.Akoto Ofori-Atta is the editor of The Grapevine. Like her Facebook page and follow her on Twitter. For ’80s and ’90s babies, there are few things more certain than the influence of the ever-salient music video on pop culture. They were central…
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Oprah's 16 Juiciest Celebrity Interviews
(The Root) — In 2011 Oprah Winfrey told an audience in Chicago, “I have a dream of O.J. Simpson confessing to me. And I am going to make that happen, people.” We have no reason not to believe her. Winfrey’s couch has long been a site for celebs to reveal big secrets. And while she…
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Black Social Media's Best and Worst in 2012
If you want to see what’s hot on black Twitter, check out The Chatterati.Akoto Ofori-Atta is the editor of The Grapevine. Like her Facebook page and follow her on Twitter.
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African Style Shines at NYC Fashion Week
If you want to see what’s hot on black Twitter, check out The Chatterati.Akoto Ofori-Atta is the editor of The Grapevine. Like her Facebook page and follow her on Twitter. African fashion and lifestyle magazine Arise brought its annual Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week event to new heights on Thursday with “African Icons,” a runway show honoring…
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Road Trip! 12 Must-See Black Landmarks
If you want to see what’s hot on black Twitter, check out The Chatterati.Akoto Ofori-Atta is the editor of The Grapevine. Like her Facebook page and follow her on Twitter. Located in Washington, D.C.’s historic U Street neighborhood, the museum preserves the stories of black troops in the American Civil War. It’s also home to…
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Harlem Takes a Trip North for Art Lovers
(The Root) — Harlem Fine Arts Show founder Dion Clarke has a thing for the classics; his personal collection boasts works from Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett and other legendary African-American artists. “But I also have a sweet spot for the emerging artist, the artist that needs a little nurturing,” he said in an interview with…
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Ghana's New Leader Talks Africa's Future
Editor’s note: On July 10 in New York City, The Root was honored with the opportunity to sit down with Ghana’s then-Vice President John Dramani Mahama, who was doing a book tour for his new memoir, My First Coup d’Etat: And Other True Stories From the Lost Decades of Africa. Mahama had written for The…
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President John Atta Mills of Ghana Dead
Updated July 24, 2012 at 4:01 p.m. EDT — President John Atta Mills of Ghana died Tuesday afternoon in Accra, the country’s capital, according to Reuters. He was 68. The president’s office sent a statement about his passing: “It is with a heavy heart … that we announce the sudden and untimely death of the…
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Georgia Halts Execution of Warren Lee Hill
Georgia death row inmate Warren Hill was scheduled for execution on Monday, but the Georgia Supreme Court stopped the execution after his lawyers challenged the Department of Corrections’ recent decision to switch to a one-drug execution formula, according to NBCnews.com. The high court said in a statement Monday that it would consider the challenge because…
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