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The Blackest White Folks We Know
The former U.S. president gets major props for traveling halfway around the globe to help out a brother in a bind: American teacher Aijalon Gomes, who had been jailed in North Korea since January 2010. Carter secured Gomes’ release Aug. 26, 2010. (In a side note, apparently Carter is distantly related to President Barack Obama, as…
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On the Dig has been suspended.
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Congrats, Mo'Nique, on Your Golden Globe!
She immersed herself in the role of Mary, Claireece “Precious” Jones’ mother, in the critically acclaimed movie, Precious. And she had Hollywood, and black America, buzzing about her portrayal even before the movie was released. And now she’s won a Golden Globe. Congrats, Mo’Nique! In a recent New York Times piece, she talked about how…
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Haiti's Devastating Disaster
An injured woman is helped down the street after being rescued. Planeloads of rescuers and relief supplies headed to Haiti Wednesday as governments and aid agencies launched a massive relief operation after a powerful earthquake that may have killed thousands. Haitians search a destroyed building People search for survivors amongst the ruins of the childrens hospital.…
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Fantasia and Pepa’s New Reality
Just when I thought I could give up on VH1 and its ridiculous onslaught of reality shows, I get reeled in by its never-ending train wreck of C-list celebrities: Frank the Entertainer, formerly of I Love New York; the cast of Celebrity Rehab 3 (Heidi Fleiss, Dennis Rodman, Tom Sizemore, and an America’s Next Top…
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Avon Barksdale Is Back
In March, just two years after The Wire went dead, the real Avon Barksdale will be brought to the screen in a new documentary, The Avon Barksdale Story—Legends Of The Unwired, which has already won best docudrama at the New York Independent Film & Video Festival. Watch the trailer. Ummm … is it just me?…
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The Best Year-End Review That You Don't Have To Read
For all the roundups, galleries and essays that we’ve run here on The Root, it’s never really officially the end of the year until I hear Skillz’ year-end wrap-up. Skillz, a rapper from Virginia who has released these wrap-ups since 2002, is also a ghostwriter for several rappers. At one point during all the media…
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A Decade To Remember
March 10, 2000. When the tech bubble bursts and a trillion dollars of market value vanishes, regulators sit on their hands. The financial industry has always exercised major influence over Congress and the White House, but its grip has tightened to an unprecedented extent in this decade. No surprise that regulators fail to limit wild…
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The Jacksons' Reality Show: My New Guilty Pleasure?
It’s the 40th anniversary of the Jackson 5, and what better way to jump into the 21st century than to have a reality show? Yes, the first episode of The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty aired last night on A&E. As much as I think the Jackson family should sit down and be still, the Jacksons’…
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