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On the Scene at 2011 NAACP Convention
Lauren is a former Deputy Editor of The Root. “Being here at the convention as a member of the United States Air Force Academy is relevant, because for me it’s a chance to give back to my community and talk to young adults about the opportunities I got to have. The NAACP convention was really…
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'Black, Gifted and Gay': A Slide Show
Lauren is a former Deputy Editor of The Root. Fifty-year-old, openly gay producer-director Daniels is the creative force behind the films Monster’s Ball, The Woodsman, Shadowboxer and Precious, the Academy Award-winning film based on the novel Push by Sapphire. Captions excerpted from the book Black, Gifted and Gay by Leyla Farah. The former mayor of…
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'True Blood' Recap: Time Flies
We found out in last night’s True Blood season premiere that Fairy Land, the soft-focus fantasy world that Sookie was lured to in last season’s finale, is a place with some secrets, not the least of which is that it can be more of a time suck than my new favorite (but not safe for…
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Michelle Obama Heads to South Africa, Botswana
Later this month, Michelle Obama will take an official state trip to South Africa and Botswana. “This visit to two critical countries will underscore that the United States has an important stake in the success of Africa’s many nations and underscore the historic connections between the American people and those who live on the African…
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The Herman Cain Guide to Race and Politics
Lauren is a former Deputy Editor of The Root. In response to actor Morgan Freeman’s allegations of racism within the Tea Party, Herman Cain explained, during a September 2011 appearance on Fox News, that you really can’t get a true sense of the group’s agenda without meeting up with them in person: “Well, first of…
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The Root Live-Tweets the Last 'Oprah Show'
It’s not every day that a black female icon like Oprah Winfrey airs the last episode of her epic talk show. In honor of the momentous occasion, we’re live-tweeting the finale starting at 4 p.m. ET under the hashtag #byeoprah. Follow us at TheRoot247 and weigh in! Lauren is a former Deputy Editor of The…
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Diddy to Change His Name — Again
Good thing the rapture didn’t actually happen as predicted (shocking, right?), because it would have been a shame for the masses to miss out on the chance to call Sean “Diddy” Combs by his new name: Swag. Yes, Swag. He made the name-change announcement via video, saying, “I decided that I’m gonna change my name…
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The Museum and the Mothership, the 'Crap' Psychologist's Job and End of Days
A funky find: If there were any doubts that the Smithsonian’s African-American museum will be amazing, the national museum’s recent acquisition of Parliament-Funkadelic’s Mothership should get rid of them. __________ Justice to be served? Members of the student government at the London School of Economics, where Sanitoshi Kanazawa (the evolutionary psychologist and blogger responsible for…
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Media Mute on Malcolm X's Birthday?
On Malcolm X’s 86th Birthday, Media Likely to Be Muted In New York, where the iconic black nationalist was based for the most prominent part of his career, and where he was assassinated in 1965, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture plans “A Critical Discussion of the New Biography — ‘Malcolm X: A…
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CNN's Don Lemon Says He's Gay
“My Livelihood Is on the Line,” Weekend Anchor Tells NPR Eight months after disclosing on CNN that he was “a victim of a pedophile,” CNN weekend anchor Don Lemon told NPR on Monday that he is gay. “Do I want to be ‘the gay anchor’?” Lemon asked NPR’s David Folkenflik. “He said his mentors and…
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