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Adam Serwer: Success Is Not Your Own
(The Root) — At last year’s The Root 100 gala, Mother Jones reporter and 2012 The Root 100 honoree Adam Serwer told us that he owes his success to the African Americans who came before him. “Your success is not your own. Someone put in the work to help make you who you are,” he…
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Trayvon Martin Timeline: 1 Year Later
One year ago, African-American Florida teen Trayvon Martin, 17, was shot and killed at his father’s gated community by George Zimmerman, a white Hispanic resident of the community. The killing outraged thousands of Americans and launched a renewed dialogue about racial profiling, “Stand your ground” laws and gun control. About 7 p.m. Zimmerman, a 28-year-old…
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Black Filmmakers Who Changed the Game
(The Root) — Many will watch the 2013 Academy Awards to see if legendary actor Denzel Washington will make history by becoming the only African American to win a best actor Oscar twice with his nomination for Flight, and if Quvenzhané Wallis, the youngest best actress nominee in the history of the awards, will continue…
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'The Root Live' Video: Switching Careers
(The Root) — For the Feb. 19 taping of The Root Live, about making the leap and switching careers, host Harriette Cole — who knows a bit about this topic herself — talked to Marie Johns, deputy administrator with the U.S. Small Business Administration; Demetria L. Lucas, entrepreneur, author of A Belle in Brooklyn and columnist; and…
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Schomburg Chief's Tricks of the Trade
(The Root) — Khalil Gibran Muhammad, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem in New York City, told us at last year’s annual The Root 100 gala, where he was honored, that he owes a great deal of his success to his parents. They instilled in him “a sense of…
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'The Root Live' Video: Passing Down Wealth
(The Root) — The wealth gap between blacks and whites isn’t getting any smaller. On the latest webisode of The Root Live hosted by Harriette Cole and taped on Feb. 11, 2013, guests Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments and ABC News personal-finance expert; Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League; Donald Smith, manager…
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'The Root Live' Video: Kids and College
(The Root) — Are you concerned that you won’t be able to afford college for your child, amid uncertain economic times and rising tuition costs? There’s tons of advice on saving money, finding scholarships, using the right tax breaks, etc. On the Feb. 4, 2013, episode of The Root Live, our experts offered tips for…
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The Next Obamas? Black, Powerful, in Love
Authors of a recent study declared the Obamas the official replacements for Cliff and Clair Huxtable. Bizarre as the idea is that we’re allocated one-high profile black couple per generation, it’s true that the openly affectionate — and by all indications, mutually supportive — partnership is fast becoming a national reference point for what happens…
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