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Gone, But Not Forgotten
Aug. 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009 Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, died at 50. He was a musician, dancer, entertainer and arguably one of the most popular and influential entertainers of all time. CAPTIONS BY FRANK MCCOY Feb. 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009 Steve McNair, 36, was a first-round National Football League…
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Grime: The Next British Invasion?
In the ’70s, Grammy nominee Joan Armatrading was one of Britain’s most famous international stars. Read Juliana Koranteng’s piece grime and the new British hip-hop invasion. <!— /* Font Definitions */@font-face {font-family:”Times New Roman”; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style…
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Malcolm X Drum Circle
Every Sunday at 3 p.m., as long as the whether permits, at the peak of Meridian Hill Park in D.C., an oasis of people from all different walks of life come together to create a drum circle. There are blacks, whites, Latinos, Asians and anything else you can think of in one space at one…
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Delaying Cancer Screenings May Not be Best Option for Black Women
To the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Whew! We’re so relieved that we no longer have to worry about getting breast cancer screenings. Really glad we don’t have to bother with those monthly self-exams. And who doesn’t hate getting pap smears?Pardon the sarcasm, but as…
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Color Clash?
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Illiteracy Begins and Ends at Home
This summer, I had the privilege of teaching journalism to a girl I doubt I will ever forget. I was struck by her confidence and vibrant personality. But she refused to do her work. It was not until she broke down and told me her biggest struggles that I understood why. As a high school…
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Happy 35th Birthday, Black Book!
A chart outlining the translations and different dialects of African words. Read Felicia Pride’s tribute to The Black Book. Joseph Cinque, a leader of the Amistad revolt that eventually became a legal case tried in the U.S. Supreme Court. An 1851 notice cautioning black people who lived in Boston to avoid police officers because they…
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The Root Rewrites the Western Canon
Enough of Paradise Lost and The Canterbury Tales at school! Check our list of understudied books that students of all ages can and should be reading. Captions and selections by Dayo Olopade. When constructing a syllabus of powerful books on black themes, Things Fall Apart is a natural place to start. The 1958 classic vaulted…
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Yes, Black Women Play Lacrosse
During my sophomore and junior years of college, I woke up each day for a 6 a.m. lacrosse practice that had no coach. In a typical lacrosse game, there are 12 players from each team on the field. Our first game last season, there were only nine of us. Once, in the heat of battle,…
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The 'Wait is Ova'
The “Wait is Ova Nov. 23.” That is what was announced on Rihanna’s official Web site and Twitter page. What this actually means can be left up to one’s own imagination. Whether or not she’ll be releasing a new album or a single is unknown. But I am sure that all of the Rihanna supporters/ fans…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
