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  • Nelson Mandela: A Life in Photos

    Nelson Mandela’s legendary fight against South Africa’s apartheid began in his early 30s, around 1950 — two years after the legal mandate for segregation was implemented. Mandela, a young attorney, joined forces with Oliver Tambo in 1953 to create the country’s first all-black law firm, Mandela and Tambo, which represented blacks who were charged with…

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  • The Root Recommends: The Weeknd

    Canadian R&B singer the Weeknd, né Abel Tesfaye, has piqued the interest of critics and diehard music enthusiasts alike with the debut of his melodically overproduced EP mixtape House of Balloons in March 2011. The nine-song album is replete with echo-fraught ballads recounting his various intimate exploits in an unadulterated yet enrapturing fashion. Only two…

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