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Tatyana Ali Misses the Target With "Love That Girl"
Just a few months after the premier of her BET.com web-series, “Buppies,” Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum Tatyana Ali is trying to recreate her 90’s sitcom magic with “Love That Girl” on TV One. Produced by Martin Lawrence and created by Bentley Kyle Evans (who produced “The Jamie Foxx Show”), the series features Ali as…
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Remembering Dr. King
is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. Martin and Coretta King in the early days. Dr. King, Ralph Abernathy, John Lewis and others prepare to lead marchers on the third leg of the infamous march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The march started with the gruesome “Bloody Sunday” that resulted…
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Haiti's Hometown Heroes
is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. Co-founder of The Fugees and ubiquitous producer Wyclef Jean has been a long-time champion for charities and relief organizations in his native, Haiti. He has an organization called Yele Haiti that enabled supporters to donate $5 through a text message. Haitian native Edwidge Danticat is a celebrated writer…
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Happy Holidays, from the cast of ___!
One difference between my generation and that of my parents has got to be the special bond us millennials have with our televisions. From our Saturday morning cartoon rituals to the T.G.I.F. line-ups, it seemed like our schedules revolved around the latest “must-see TV.” So naturally, our prime-time favorites also became holiday traditions. Admit it,…
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Sexscapades: The Most Scandalous Politicians of the Decade
is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. This former Republican senator from Idaho has been dodging gay accusations since before I was born. He described homosexual conduct as “despicable.” But as fate would have it, in 2007 Craig was arrested for “lewd conduct” in a Minneapolis airport bathroom. He…
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The Frugalista's Gift Guide
is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. You can give this doll to your baby nieces or even good-and-grown women who live in South Florida and blog about frugality. Oh, wait, that’s me. Yep, Disney’s first African-American princess is hitting the retail scene royalty. I’ve seen prices from about…
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10 People We Don't Want To See in 2010
is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. Hear me out. It’s not that I hate Beyoncé. Quite the contrary, I’ve been a “Bey-liever,” since 10th grade when I watched her and the other members of Destiny’s Child break into the “south side” in the “No, No, No” video. However,…
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What Would the Pilgrims Say About Tofu?
Last year, as a junior at Howard University, I had the typical college student’s urge for drastic change—we’ll call it my “boho moment.” I staged a one-woman boycott against hair weaves and chemical relaxers—and while I was at it, I decided to swear off meat, too. I made the requisite declaration to my family. They…
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Does Hollywood Still Have a Brown Paper Bag Test?
I’ve been accused a time or two of being a little too color-struck, reading too deeply into decisions that could have been made based on pure happenstance. Yes, I rooted for the Jiggaboos in Spike Lee’s School Daze, and sure, I happen to find Idris Elba a helluva lot more attractive than Chris Brown, but…
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Takin' It to the Street (Sesame Street, That Is)
To kick off the 40th anniversary of the most famous street on television, first lady Michelle Obama made a guest appearance to teach kids about healthy eating. But before Mrs. O kicked it on Sesame Street, other black celebrities stopped by, teaching kids everything from the alphabet song to subtraction, making the Sesame Street soundtrack…
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