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(The Root) — Is it your dream to have a cutting-edge journalism career? Are you an information hoarder with a wide-ranging news obsession — from gun control to the sequester to racism on Mad Men? Do you know who Desiline Victor is and why her story matters? Do you follow influencers on Twitter? Do you…
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No, Neither Asians nor Blacks All Look Alike
(The Root) — “I work in pharmaceutical sales in a territory that doesn’t have much racial diversity. Recently I greeted a young lady who works at one doctor’s office I visited with the wrong name. I’d confused her with the other Asian receptionist. She replied, ‘Oh, so we all look alike?’ or something to that…
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White Mandela Painting: 'Not Suitable'?
A painting by artist Kobus Myburgh was scheduled to be displayed as part of South African municipality’s celebration of World Art Day, but that plan has been scrapped, and the piece of art is locked up in a storeroom. Why? It depicted Nelson Mandela and Jacob Zuma as white, and former heads of state Hendrik…
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CNN Diversity: A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words
(The Root) — In the wake of Roland Martin’s firing and CNN’s announcement of new hire Jake Tapper as “the face” of the network, there’s been plenty of conversation about the network’s diversity (or lack thereof). But sometimes a picture — like this “Allow us to reintroduce ourselves” ad — is worth a thousand words.
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NC A&T on Lockdown After Reports of Man With Rifle
Updated: April 12, 12:15 p.m. EDT: Police have not found anyone matching the description of the man with the gun, nor have they found a firearm on campus, according to the News & Record. North Carolina A&T State University is on lockdown after a man was seen with a gun on campus, according to Greensboro,…
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Stars You May Not Know Are of Color
(The Root) — It’s been 30 years since Flashdance found its way into our hearts and into the 1980s dance-movie canon. It was also when we were introduced to actress Jennifer Beals, a svelte brunette who later revealed that she was part black. Who knew? Here are other black and Latino celebs who have incited…
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Prom and Prejudice: 5 Facts
(The Root) — A group of teens in Rochelle, Ga., are fighting to break a very bad local tradition of holding privately funded segregated proms for the students of Wilcox County High School. Yes, that would be a white prom for white kids and a black prom for black kids. As crazy as it seems…
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Native Americans and Basketball: 6 Facts
Tonight, sisters Jude and Shoni Schimmel and and their University of Louisville teammates will compete with the University of Connecticut in college basketball’s biggest game. By now, most fans know the two athletes belong to the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla. But the relationship between the sport and Native communities doesn’t begin or end with the…
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Is 'Malcolm X' the Best Black Film of All Time?
(The Root) — In the end, Coming to America didn’t stand a chance. Malcolm X, Spike Lee’s critically acclaimed biopic, beat the beloved Eddie Murphy comedy with nearly 70 percent of the vote to win our March Movie Madness challenge, which started out last month with 64 films that voters slowly whittled down to one.…
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Must-See: '42' Revisits Important History
(The Root) — The story coming out of Georgia about separate proms for black and white high school students is just the latest example of the ugly history of racial segregation and the ways in which its residue hasn’t been fully erased. It seems that 42, the film about baseball legend Jackie Robinson’s life, is…
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