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Obama Bashed in Weekend News Media?
Obama Bashed in Weekend News Media President Obama was roundly bashed in the national news media over the weekend — at least by those originating in New York and Washington. In the New York Times, the Sunday Review section began a Maureen Dowd column on its section front. “The president who started off with such dazzle now seems…
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21 TV Shows We Love to Hate
Lauren is a former Deputy Editor of The Root. Most of our favorite TV shows are well worth the time investment — the acting’s good, the story’s worthwhile and the genre’s respected. But we must admit that there are some shows we record religiously on our DVRs, not because we think they’re amazing, but because…
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NAACP Endorses Same-Sex Marriage
Ten days after President Barack Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, the NAACP has voted to endorse it as well. From the Washington Post: The NAACP now presents itself as a counterbalance to the influence of the traditionally socially conservative black church. It can also help establish closer ties between blacks and gays, two…
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Sculptor Elizabeth Catlett Dies at 96
Celebrated African-American sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett has died at the age of 96, according to the Associated Press. The artist’s daughter confirmed that she died Monday at her home in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where she lived and worked. Just last year Catlett, who was born in Washington, D.C., was honored with an exhibit at the…
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Limbaugh's 'Don Imus' Moment
Rush Limbaugh issued a public apology for calling Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown University law student and advocate for health insurance that covers contraception, a “slut” and a “prostitute” and implying that she had so much sex, she couldn’t afford her own birth control. What about these offensive statements (out of all the offensive statements he…
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Watch This: 'I Want to Talk About an Injustice'
Human rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, gave this rousing, personal talk at last week’s TED Conference in Long Beach, Calif. He spoke about a civil rights issue that plagues African Americans in contemporary society — the racial imbalance in our criminal justice system — and how we…
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Mitt Romney Projected to Win Washington Caucuses
Mitt Romney is projected to win Washington’s caucuses, with Ron Paul and Rick Santorum neck and neck for second place. From the New York Times: The vote was a nonbinding straw poll and has no bearing on the selection of the state’s 43 delegates. Of those, 40 are up for grabs, but they will not…
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Report: Whitney Houston Dead at 48
The Associated Press is reporting that R&B great Whitney Houston is dead at 48. The singer’s publicist, Karen Foster, confirmed to the wire service Saturday that Houston was dead. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that she was found in the Beverly Hilton Hotel, according to anonymous sources. Houston was a beloved but embattled superstar…
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Reports: Don Cornelius Dead at 75
According to TMZ and the Los Angeles Times, police found 75-year-old Don Cornelius, the father of Soul Train, in his Sherman Oaks, Calif. home early Wednesday morning, dead of a gunshot wound to to head. Anonymous sources told both outlets that police suspect it was a suicide. Cornelius battled domestic abuse charges and underwent a…
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Exclusive Clip from TV One's 'Unsung'
TV One’s series Unsung takes on the formidable task of giving under-appreciated music acts of the past their long-awaited props. The latest installment takes a look at the life, tumultuous times and music of R&B crooner Bobby Womack. Although his hits have lived on in remakes and movies — K-Ci Hailey and Kelly Rowland have…
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