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The Root Interview: Jeffrey Gardere on Young Men and Fatherhood
Dr. Jeffrey Gardere is the host of an unusual television reality show on VH1 called Dad Camp. The premise of the program is that Gardere, a clinical psychologist, will help prepare for fatherhood eight young men whose wives or girlfriends are about to give birth. In eight one-hour segments filmed over 30 days, Gardere tries…
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In Treme, the Soundtrack Gets Louder
Treme rolled on through another leisurely episode this Sunday. The cross-cutting between characters is no longer as annoying as it was at the beginning, maybe because we’ve grown to expect it. But there was not much to surprise us in the latest episode. John Goodman’s character (Creighton Bernette) continued to suffer from writer’s block and…
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GALLERY: A Portrait of Algiers
In the Casbah The Coupole, a flying-saucer-shaped stadium designed by Oscar Niemeyer, hosted the opening ceremony for Panafest 2009. Opening ceremony for the Pan African Arts Festival (Panafest) 2009 in Algiers. In the Museum of Modern Art Woman in the Casbah Algeria 2009 In the Casbah The indispensable link Celebrating liberation from France
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Inside the Mind of Glenn Beck
Does Glenn Beck have any shame? He’d like for us to think he does because the conservative host quickly apologized for making fun of President Barack Obama’s 11-year-old daughter Malia on his radio show last week. For about four minutes, Beck and co-host Pat Gray pretended to be the president and his daughter. Speaking in…
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The Brief, Sad Life of Gary Coleman
Coleman was just 10 when Diff’rent Strokes launched a career that hit its peak in its first chapter. As a child star, Gary Coleman was adorable and the show soared to the top of the ratings. The implausibility of two black boys adopted by a white millionaire was raised but never gained much traction. Coleman’s…
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A Black Power Couple in the Early 20th Century
When Adele Logan Alexander was doing research for her doctorate at Howard University, she stumbled on a remarkable and largely forgotten power couple who were born nearly 150 years ago: William Henry Hunt and Ida Alexander Gibbs. Hunt was the first African American to enjoy a full-fledged career in the U.S. State Department; he served…
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Heads Roll at Station That Failed to Show Video
Seattle News Director Quits, Assignment Editor Fired The Seattle news director whose station turned down the video of a police beating resigned, and an assignment manager has been fired, Seattle news organizations reported on Thursday. “I want to let you all know today is my last day here at Q13 FOX. As the leader of…
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Lena Horne Dead at 92
She was the pinup poster for thousands of black GIs in World War II and a fixture of the nightclub and cabaret scene of the 1940s. Lena Horne, a beautiful daughter of Brooklyn, whose career was limited by the apartheid of her time, died Sunday at age 92. Horne grew up in an upper middle…
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Commencement Brings Out the Stars
The president received an honorary degree at Hampton University’s commencement Sunday. He told graduates they had a responsibilty to raise the academic performance of African-Americans. The First Lady spoke at a the University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff, a college that began as a modest school for black students in 1873. U.S. Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor…
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Weekend Reading: Motherhood, Wynton Marsalis, Arizona, Oil Spill and stuff..
IT’S HARD OUT HERE FOR A MOM Happy Mother’s Day to all our readers who are moms. This is a holiday that retains value, although it is primarily promoted by the flower and candy industries. One important aspect of motherhood in our time is the effort to balance career and family. Three busy women share…
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