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This Movie Is So Good It Hurts
(The Root) — You don’t go to see 12 Years a Slave expecting a good time at the multiplex — the title alone is enough to disabuse anyone of that notion. No doubt about it, it’s a hard, hard slog, disturbing and despairing, gnawing at the spirit long after the last credits have rolled off…
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For Black Boys, Dream Education Deferred
(The Root) — Anyone black who’s done time in prep school can appreciate the mixed bag of experiences it can bring: On the one hand, there’s the potential — the promise — of receiving a world-class education, one that makes the transition to the Ivy League practically painless. On the other hand, there’s the potential…
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Top Black Techies: The Gadgets They Love
Teresa Wiltz is senior staff writer at Stateline, the journalism outlet of the Pew Charitable Trusts. Yes, we should all probably spend a little more time unplugging from the matrix. But who doesn’t love a good gadget? For starters, they make life easier. For those who care about that sort of thing, there’s cachet in…
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'Sleepy Hollow': A New Day for Race on TV?
(The Root) — Of course, back in 1820, when Washington Irving penned The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, most black folks were in chains, women were little more than decorative chattel and a headless horseman turned out to be a practical joke formed out of a pumpkin. Clearly, a black detective — free and female —…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
