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Policing Women's Garb From L.A. to Namibia
(The Root) — With all that is going on in the world, one would think that what women are wearing would be of the least concern. We’re still dealing with a troubled economy, an obstructionist government, worldwide police brutality (the recent dragging death of a Mozambican taxi driver in South Africa) and so-called adults calling…
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Oscar Snubs Provide Fruitful Lesson
(The Root) — During February, there has been a lot of discussion about whether Black History Month is still relevant or needed, particularly because of the “racial progress” that blacks have made over the last few decades. In the Huffington Post, Trudy Bourgeois writes that “Black History Month Needs to Go” for a variety of…
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Black Filmmakers Who Changed the Game
Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., a media scholar, is digital editor in chief at Grady Newsource and a faculty member of the Cox Institute of Journalism, Innovation, Management & Leadership at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. She is founder and editor in chief of the award-winning news blog…
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Want Keith Sweat's Love Advice?
(The Root) — Award-winning recording artist Keith Sweat has a thing or two to say about relationships. The man who penned and performed the classic love song “Make It Last Forever” and hits “I Want Her” and “Something Just Ain’t Right” has released a book on relationships entitled Make It Last Forever: The Do’s and…
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'The Sisterhood' Is Not Just for Believers
(The Root) — Blacks in reality television have been front and center in the news, with the recent controversies surrounding Love & Hip Hop New York, The Best Damn Funeral Ever and the recently canceled show All My Babies’ Mamas. In the midst of all the hoopla is The Sisterhood, a reality show that explores…
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Black Reality TV and the Rebirth of Fool
(The Root) — It’s official. Reality-television executives have lost their minds. The reality-TV shows featuring mostly black casts debuting in 2013 are setting back images of black folks in television at least 60 years. While critics are obsessed with the controversial film Django Unchained, there is a movement taking place in reality television that has…
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'Deception': Whodunit and Why?
(The Root) — Deception, a new drama series on NBC that premieres Monday night, is a typical whodunit with an atypical main character. It stars Meagan Good (Think Like a Man, Eve’s Bayou) as Joanna Locasto, a black, female detective who goes undercover to find out who killed her childhood best friend, heiress Vivian Bowers.…
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When Bad Parenting Affects Good People
(The Root) — The massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., is still at the top of the news cycle, weeks after Adam Lanza, 20, murdered 20 unsuspecting schoolchildren and six teachers and administrators with weapons purchased by and registered to his mother, Nancy Lanza. The young man shot her in the head…
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Holiday Gifts That Give Back
(The Root) — The holiday season is in full effect. Yuletide cheer in the form of cards and decorations began appearing in stores in October, as if Americans needed reminders that Christmas was nearly two months away. For some, the meaning of Christmas has gotten lost in the heavy focus on the gift giving and…
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What Makes a Black Woman Angry at Work
(The Root) — It has been one heck of a week for black women in the workplace. U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice faced criticism about her handling of the events in Benghazi, Libya, from members of the GOP perhaps hell-bent on making Democrats pay for a 2012 U.S. election win. Rice’s reputation was besmirched as she…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
