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Would They Bully Obama for 'Talking White'?
The Root’s political correspondent, Keli Goff, writes in a piece for the Huffington Post that bullying kids for the way they speak is “disastrous for our community,” and she wonders whether the perpetrators would apply the same scrutiny to the president. When Logan West, the newly crowned Miss Teen USA, announced that she wanted to…
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TJ Holmes: 'I'm No Arsenio or Letterman'
(The Root) — With a soothing baritone that sounds more like an R&B singer than a news anchor, it’s rather appropriate — especially for some women — that T.J. Holmes’ voice is the last thing they might hear before falling asleep. Holmes, who bolted from CNN to BET earlier this year to host Don’t Sleep…
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T.I. Talks Business About 'Boss'
(The Root) — Clifford “T.I.” Harris‘ new reality show is a scripted drama on Starz. Harris, best known as one of the architects of Dirty South hip-hop, has been cast as a reformed gangbanger in Kelsey Grammer’s gritty political drama, Boss. “I’m just really blessed to work with all of these accomplished actors,” Harris said…
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Faith Evans on 'R&B Divas,' Whitney Houston
(The Root) — TV One’s R&B Divas won’t exactly make you cringe as do some other reality shows do, but it probably will be as addictive. Starring Faith Evans, Brownstone’s Nicci Gilbert, Monifah Carter, Syleena Johnson and KeKe Wyatt, Divas chronicles the personal and professional lives of these R&B singers who at one time were…
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'Guys With Kids' Stars on Black Family Fun
(The Root) — Vanessa Huxtable is back home on the Peacock Network this fall. Tempestt Bledsoe, the actress who portrayed the middle sister on The Cosby Show, is back on the channel that made her famous, but this time she’s married with children. Bledsoe and Anthony Anderson are part of the ensemble cast that make…
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NeNe Leakes on Loving the Gay Community
(The Root) — The love affair between Atlanta’s most notorious housewife, NeNe Leakes, and TV’s most prolific producer-writer, Ryan Murphy, continues this fall on NBC. Leakes, who plays Coach Roz Washington on Murphy’s Glee, will swap her sweats for platform pumps in The New Normal, a show about a same-sex relationship in which she portrays…
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Remembering Diahann Carroll and
Long before Kerry Washington’s star turn on ABC’s television drama “Scandal,” there was Diahann Carroll and “Julia.” Debuting on NBC in September 1968, the half hour sitcom followed Carroll as a nurse raising her son and Shadow and Act’s Sergio takes a look back at the strides made by Carroll. The show was a half…
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Experts Talk Solutions to Black Obesity
On Friday, July 13, policymakers, doctors, health advocates and food and beverage professionals convened at the Washington Post building in downtown D.C. for The Root’s Focus on Obesity conference, which is part of our yearlong Black, Fit & Healthy series. The daylong conference was all about identifying problems and finding solutions. Keynote speaker Sam Kass,…
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