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Blacks Backing Weiner and Spitzer?
(The Root) — By any measure, Anthony Weiner has had a disastrous few weeks as a candidate. There was the emergence of a new round of allegations regarding his sexting habits, followed by an awkward admission at an awkward press conference with his wife, followed by a seemingly endless media tour by Sidney Leathers, his…
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Matt Damon's Attacks on Obama Hypocritical?
(The Root) — Like a number of celebrities, Matt Damon has used his role in the public eye to draw attention to various social and political issues. But while some celebrities are dismissed as not particularly knowledgeable about the causes they claim to care about, Damon is not one of them. He is known for…
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Time to Rethink Black Homeownership?
(The Root) — Yesterday in Phoenix, President Obama delivered a major speech on his solutions for addressing America’s housing crisis in his second term. In addition to announcing plans to target Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, he summarized his primary solutions as follows: “Helping more Americans refinance. Helping qualified families get a mortgage. Reforming our…
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Can Obama Move Us Past Baggy-Pants Talk?
(The Root) — According to Politico, President Obama told Maryland’s Rep. Elijah Cummings and other Democrats that addressing the needs of minority youths, including disparities in the criminal-justice system, is a priority of his second term. What remains to be seen is whether or not his solutions will move beyond talk and result in meaningful…
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Who Should Play Michelle Obama?
Keli Goff is The Root’s special correspondent. Follow her on Twitter. This week, news broke that Hillary Clinton would be the subject of a new television miniseries. Academy Award nominee Diane Lane is scheduled to portray her in NBC’s four-hour series Hillary. Lane isn’t the only Hollywood star who has been talked about in relation to…
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Black Unemployment: Obama Seeing Results
(The Root) — The latest jobs numbers brought some good news not only for the Obama administration but also for the black community. After steadily rising since April of this year, African-American unemployment finally decreased in July from 13.7 percent to 12.6 percent. While that is still nearly double the number of unemployed in the…
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Is Black Official a Victim of NC's Abortion Law?
(The Root) — The abrupt resignation of a high-ranking African-American official in North Carolina has led to speculation that she is a casualty of the state’s increasingly contentious war over reproductive rights. Dr. Laura Gerald was state health director for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, making her the state’s most senior…
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FDNY Makes Strides on Diversity
(The Root) — Although the New York City Police Department has battled allegations of racial bias for the manner in which it executes its stop-and-frisk program, the New York City Fire Department has faced criticism of its own from civil rights proponents. In 2012 the city of New York was forced to pay $128 million…
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5 Ways Harry Belafonte Is Greater Than Jay Z
(The Root) — Besides sex scandals, there’s nothing the media loves more than a good feud. When two powerhouses battle it out in lyrics or on Twitter, it gives all of us something to write about. Basically, feuds are good for business. But true feuds only work when the parties involved are perceived as on…
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GOP Faces More Racial Controversies
(The Root) — Days ago, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) sparked cries of racism because of his comments about the children of illegal immigrants. King attacked the so-called Dreamers, who have helped drive the immigration-reform movement the last few years. These young people were the focus of the Dream Act, which was intended to ease the…
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