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How Black Is Bliss Broyard?
In an episode of African American Lives 2 that aired on PBS in 2008, writer Bliss Broyard, who spent her life thinking her father, New York Times critic Anatole Broyard, was white, finds out from The Root Editor-in-Chief Henry Louis Gates Jr. how much African ancestry she really has. Learn how to trace your ancestry…
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New Yorkers Weigh In on Restaurant Tipping
Inspired by The Root’s recent survey on tipping habits at restaurants, we hit the streets of New York City to ask regular folks how and why they tip. Here’s what they had to say. Check out our survey results, and read a firsthand account about tipping from the viewpoint of a former waiter at Check,…
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Great-Grandma's Pain
In an episode of African American Lives 2 that aired in 2008, the Olympic gold medalist talked about the hurt and pain the older women in her family carried with them. Plus: Learn how to trace your ancestry in our Roots section.
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Maya Angelou Discovers Her African Ancestry
In this episode of African American Lives 2 that aired on PBS in 2008, the poet discovers where her ancestors are from and explains why she knew it all along. Plus: Learn more about tracing your ancestry in our Roots section.
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Color of Change's Rashad Robinson on Black Politicians
Color of Change’s newly minted executive director, Rashad Robinson, caught up with The Root at the 2011 Blogging While Brown Conference in Los Angeles. His online activism group hosted a panel on “Black Political Accountability in the Age of Obama” on July 9. The discussion included Jack and Jill Politics co-founder Cheryl Contee, Democratic National…
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Concrete Loop's Angel Laws' Advice for Bloggers
Angel Laws, founder of the popular blog Concrete Loop, talks to The Root’s Sheryl Salomon about her new book at the 2011 Blogging While Brown Conference in Los Angeles.
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Blogging While Brown 2011: Rene Syler Talks
At the 2011 Blogging While Brown conference in Los Angeles, The Root caught up with veteran journalist and blogger Rene Syler. Syler, co-host of CBS News’ The Early Show between 2002 and 2006, told us about the latest offerings on her parenting-advice blog, “Good Enough Mother.” Syler, who, with comedian Kim Coles, hosted the conference’s…
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