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Caption This! Harold Ford Jr. Tries a Little Tenderness
Tip o’ the hat to Black Snob who put us on to this photo on Twitter. She was tickled by it and we don’t blame her. The Buzz is looking for great captions to accompany this because…we have no idea what’s going on in this picture. Let us know in the comments section, on Twitter…
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Read/React: President Obama's Health Care Reform Proposal
Over on Oliver Willis, you can check out a summary of the president’s 10-year, 1-trillion dollar health care overhaul. Greg Sargent of Plum is reporting that a White House insider has said if the GOP filibusters, the bill will be passed via reconciliation. In the course of unveiling Obama’s new health reform proposal on a…
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Iran Still Doesn't Care, Plans New Nuclear Facilities
Despite concerns from the likes of the US, China, Russia and several other countries, Iran is continuing to give them the one-finger salute and develop nuclear enrichment facilities. Iran said Monday it plans to build two new uranium enrichment facilities deep inside mountains to protect them from attack, a new challenge to Western powers trying…
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America Better than Canada. Again.
The US hockey team shocked the Canadians last night with a 5-3 victory An underdog U.S. hockey team hadn’t merely given a powerhouse Canadian team a fight in a roaring, red-decked arena. By night’s end, it had enlarged its medal hopes and left an entire nation bruised. The Americans claimed their first Olympic victory in…
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Remembering Malcolm X
Forty-five years ago today the world lost a “shining black prince” when black empowerment activist Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City. The anniversary of that tragedy went largely unnoted by the mainstream media, but ordinary people gave it its due in an outpouring of Tweets. The Root’s favorite Twitterati also weighed in. Referring to the debate…
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Quick Clips: A Tiger Flow Chart
This handy visual aide courtesy of Brokey McPoverty.
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Reid Shows Support for Reconciliation Vote on Public Option
Saw this over on Plum Line. It appears Harry Reid would be down for a reconciliation vote if it comes to that. With more and more Senators signing on to the letter urging Reid to hold an up or down vote on the public option under reconciliation rules, Reid spokesman Rodell Mollineau sends over a…
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Senegalese President Proposes Resettling Haitians in Africa
President Abdoulaye Wade has a radical solution for helping Haitians earthquake survivors “They did not choose to go to that island,” he added, referring to the mass deportation of African slaves to Haiti, then a French colony, from the 16th century. “It is our duty to recognise their right to come back to the land…
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Meet the 'Faces of America': Yo-Yo Ma
The Root’s editor-in-chief, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., is launching a new PBS show that builds on the success of his African-American Lives, a series that traced the ancestry of famous black Americans. His new series, Faces of America, uses the same potent combination of traditional genealogical research and advanced DNA techniques to explore the…
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Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
