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  • BET Picks Up 'The Game'

    Fans of ‘The Game’ can breathe a sigh of relief: The show has been picked up by BET By popular demand, BET answers the prayers of Sabres fans everywhere. New episodes of THE GAME will be produced by and air exclusively on BET. After enjoying record ratings in syndication, THE GAME, created by Mara Brock…

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  • Erica Jong Says…Interesting Things About Oprah

    Erica Jong is being a rascal again. The woman who once called President Obama a ‘sepia Brad Pitt’ has decided to discuss Oprah in light of Kitty Kelley’s unauthorized biography. Below is an excerpt from her article, which is just…odd. But Oprah seems to have gotten more mistrustful with fame, not less. And she seems…

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  • BOOKMARK: Nell Painter

    In our ongoing video series Bookmark, The Root talks to authors to find out the personal stories behind their talked-about books. Here, Nell Painter, a leading American historian, talks about her latest book, The History of White People. In this conversation with The Root’s editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Painter discusses the definition of whiteness,…

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  • As Country Gets More Diverse, Newspapers Do Not

    Some troubling news from the print media world Newsrooms cut black journalists and supervisors at a higher rate than ever before in 2009 while the minority communities they cover grow larger. As more African-American journalists lose their jobs, diversity in newsrooms has taken a back seat, according to a study released Sunday by the American…

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  • Former Cheetah Girl's "Spectacular" Video Grade: F-

    Below is one of the better critiques (read: dirt naps) handed out regarding Kiely Williams’ racy new single “Spectacular.” AJ Plaid of Racialicious provides the commentary Where some folks go from finger-wagging to full-on outrage is the consensuality: was it there if Williams was already drunk and getting drunker by her one-night partner?  Statistics say…

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  • New Survey of Black Consumers

    Stumbled upon this on Jack and Jill Politics. The Loop 21 is conducting an economic survey of Black America and is looking for participation from the community. Everyone in the African American community is encouraged to take part and we would love to alert your readers so they can participate and add their voice.  Our…

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  • Nigeria's Youth March for Clean Elections

    Youth in Nigeria want a clean election and 200 took to the streets to let their voices be heard The students, artists, professionals and activists carried banners and placards and passed out flyers to onlookers as they marched through downtown Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. As the protesters wound their way through the streets for more…

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  • Listen Up! "When Students Ignited A Change In Racial Politics"

    From NPR’s Morning Edition

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  • A Woman of the People…In Lear Jets

    Sarah Palin likes to ride in style for freedom! Sarah Palin will get first-class airfare for two and three rooms at a luxury hotel when she gives a speech in June for a university foundation. And organizers better not forget to stock her lectern with two water bottles and bendable straws. The details of Palin’s…

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  • "The Ghosts of Bobby Lee"

    Below is an excerpt from Ta-Nehisi Coates’ latest effort on The Atlantic. Subject? The Confederacy and how the issue went slightly beyond states’ rights Ken Burns’ Civil War documentary makes note of the fact that General Lee was opposed to slavery. I basically took that as true, until—in all honesty—some of my commenters informed me…

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