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Michelle Obama Weighs In on Syria
(The Root) — On Tuesday night, President Obama delivered one of the most important policy addresses of his presidency. Citing the horrors of the Holocaust and other human rights tragedies, the president laid out the case for why he has proposed military intervention in Syria. At the moment, military action now seems unlikely. After Secretary…
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Black Jobs Crisis: Could GOP Do Better?
(The Root) — After five years of nonstop bad news regarding black unemployment, the Obama administration was finally able to celebrate some good news last month, or so it seemed. In July African-American unemployment dipped to 12.6 percent, a small but significant change from June’s 13.7 percent unemployment rate — and substantially lower than the…
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Politics, Race and Fried Chicken
(The Root) — When I first saw the headline about a GOP elected official in trouble for an inappropriate gaffe involving fried chicken, I immediately thought, “I already read this story.” Then I realized that the name of the elected official mentioned in the story was different from the one in the previous story I…
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NBA Couple Shares Abortion Story
(The Root) — For many young brides, having a wedding featured in the New York Times wedding announcements is a dream come true. But having one of your most private secrets revealed is a nightmare. In the case of one bride, however, she chose to share one of her most private secrets in her wedding…
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Race Takes Center Stage in Campaign
(The Root) — After endorsing Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent Michael Bloomberg in a previous mayoral campaign, the Rev. Calvin Butts, pastor of the famed Harlem-based Abyssinian Baptist Church, last Friday announced his support for Democrat Bill Thompson in the race to succeed Bloomberg. But the reasons he gave for the endorsement are raising eyebrows. According to Politicker, during…
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Obama Takes Baby Steps on Marijuana
(The Root) — Although polls show that the majority of Americans have evolved on the issue of marijuana and now support legalization, the Obama administration so far has not demonstrated a similar evolution. As noted previously on The Root, a White House spokesman recently said the president does not support changes to marijuana laws “at…
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Tamron Hall Talks Crime and Loss
(The Root) — Tamron Hall is already considered one of the best-dressed women in the news biz, according to Vanity Fair magazine, and now she is officially one of the busiest. Already an anchor for MSNBC’s NewsNation With Tamron Hall, she is also a regular substitute anchor for NBC’s Today show. As if two jobs…
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RNC Chairman: What Race Problem?
(The Root) — Reflecting on the Republican Party’s 2012 losses, the publication Politico perhaps said it best in an article titled “Election Aftermath: GOP Soul Searching: ‘Too Old, Too White, Too Male’?” Inspired by its 2012 drubbing, in recent months the GOP has stepped up strategic efforts to appeal to racial minorities. The Republican National…
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Obama Is Still Hung Up on Marijuana
(The Root) — Weeks ago, progressive activists celebrated newly announced efforts by Attorney General Eric Holder to reform drug-sentencing guidelines. According to Holder’s recent speech before the American Bar Association, “Today a vicious cycle of poverty, criminality and incarceration traps too many Americans and weakens too many communities,” because of draconian sentencing measures. The attorney…
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The Rampant Sexism at March on Washington
(The Root) — The March on Washington is considered one of the greatest gatherings for equal rights in human history. Yet while the crowd congregated to push for the equality of black Americans and workers’ rights, female participants in the march, and the civil rights movement as a whole, struggled for equal treatment, acknowledgment and…
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