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Home, Sweet Home: NOT
For all of those people who thought home sales would increase in May because of the home buying tax credit, think again. According to the National Association of Realtors, May sales fell from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.66 million. Sales have increased 25 percent from the 4.5 million annual…
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Why Is the Media Obsessed with Unmarried Black Women?
Jezebel.com is unpacking why media appear to be so obsessed with unmarried black women. How interesting is it that women who have been historically marginalized are now front and center for all the world to see — as lonely, desperate, undesirable and not marriageable. The blame game, scare tactics, the Obama effect and marriage as…
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Who should be a CNN Hero?
Take a look at last year’s Root 100 profiles and tell us which of these distinguished honorees should be considered for CNN’s annual philanthropic award.
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The Wild, Wild Midwest: 54 People Shot in Chicago over the Weekend
What’s really going on? Chicago has had yet another weekend of mayhem with 54 shootings. 54 shootings? Ten people were killed including four black males between the ages of 16 and 20, who were found naked, shot to death and lying face down on railroad property on the South Side. A baby girl suffered a…
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NASA's Charles Bolden Criticized in Biofuels Controversy
Charles Bolden, the first African American to head NASA, is under fire for wanting to cancel a $10 million biofuels project. Supporters of this project include his deputy, Lori Carver. Bolden is being investigated by the NASA inspector general because he consulted on the project’s merits with Marathon Oil, where he served on the board…
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Black Pregnant Women More Likely to Die
The death rate of women in childbirth has declined worldwide largely because of help from Washington, but that is not the case in some communities in the United States. Racial and economic health gaps have been blamed for the number of women that die from pregnancy-related causes. A study of long-term trends in pregnancy related…
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Aaron McGruder vs. Tyler Perry
Aaron McGruder has put the proverbial foot in the bottom of Madea in a recent Boondocks episode. Perry is taken to task for exploiting black women, Christ and negative stereotypes of blacks through the character of Winston Jerome. McGruder likens being a part of Jerome’s crew to joining a cult of “homo-erotic Christians.” McGruder’s seminal…
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NYC Car Bomb Suspect Pleads Guilty
NYC car bomber Faisal Shahzad, plead guilty to carrying out the failed Times Square car bombing, leaving an ominous warning that if the U.S. does not leave Muslim lands alone, “we will be attacking U.S.” He entered the plea days after being indicted by a federal jury on 10 terrorism and weapons counts. Some of…
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The SAT and Black Students Don't Mix
A 2003 study by researcher Roy Freedle confirms what we’ve suspected for decades: The SAT discriminates against Black students. In an episode of Good Times, “the militant midget,” aka Michael Evans, rebelled against a standardized test because it discriminated against poor blacks. How? The way it designed questions. Freedle’s study examined varying ethnic groups that…
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What's Your All-Time Favorite Summer Jam?
There’s nothing like a good summer soundtrack. It’s perfect for entertaining at BBQs, cruising in your car with the top down or just lounging around under the hot sun. The Root asked you, the readers, to weigh in with your all-time favorite summer songs. We checked in with you on Facebook, Twitter, and even posted…
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