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Caption This: Cain's Home Page Photo
Former presidential candidate Herman Cain is the master of inexplicable campaign imagery. First there was the bizarre campaign commercial with the close-up of his chief of staff smoking. And we can’t forget the fact that if you flip 9-9-9 upside down, you get the 6-6-6 combination that many believe to be satanic. Now this: The…
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Nominate the Next Young Futurists!
Who are the young trailblazers in your community? The Root wants to know. We’re putting the spotlight on the young African-Americans leaders and innovators of the future, and we want your help. The Root is now accepting nominations for The Root 2012 Young Futurists list, to be unveiled in February. Young Futurists are between the…
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Watch It Live: 'Innovation Nation: Startup Success'
Join The Root now as we live-stream and live-tweet “Innovation Nation: Startup Success,” a panel discussion about blacks in technology, hosted by SiriusXM radio host Mario Armstrong. The focus of the discussion is the new CNN Black in America 4 episode, “The New Promised Land: Silicon Valley,” which will air just prior to the panel…
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Sheryl Salomon to Be Managing Editor of The Root
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nov. 9, 2011: The Root, the Washington Post Co.’s African-American news and commentary site, announced that Managing Editor Joel Dreyfuss is stepping down after two years at The Root. The Haitian-born journalism veteran announced that he is moving to Paris (where he spent a large portion of his childhood) to work on…
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Show Us Your Friends and Family in Uniform
This Veteran’s Day The Root wants to honor the courageous men and women who have served in the armed forces by showcasing your friends and family in uniform. Upload photos of your friends, significant others, parents, siblings and other loved ones to our Facebook page. Also include your name and when the photo was taken,…
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Celebrating The Root 100: A Slideshow
The Root honored the 2011 class of The Root 100 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 5. Mayors, policymakers, musicians and media stars gathered to celebrate one another and their achievements. Here, The Root 100 honorees in attendance pose with Deputy Editor Sheryl Huggins Salomon and Publisher Donna Byrd. Managing…
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The Best of Halloween: Reader Photos
Reader Rhodalyn Medow submitted this adorable photo of Marlon’Jey as Bat Boy. Schala Guzman from Los Angeles dressed up as Facebook before the upgrades. Reader James West III of Missouri City, Texas, writes, “The innocent ones at Halloween Dance in Houston.” Chocolate Hair Vanilla Care sent in this photo of a 4-year-old girl in a…
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White House Q&A With The Root: Live Stream
The White House is officially “Open for Questions.” At 5:30 p.m. at the White House, The Root’s Cynthia Gordy will moderate a conversation with Melody Barnes and Valerie Jarrett about the American Jobs Act and what the Obama administration is doing to help the poor. Watch the live stream of the Q&A here and submit…
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Live Tweet: White House Panel on Poverty
You sent us your questions, and we’re taking them to the White House. Join The Root on Twitter (@TheRoot247) this Thursday as we discuss poverty in America during the White House’s “Open for Questions” panel. Follow our live tweets starting at 5:30 p.m. as Valerie Jarrett, assistant to the president and senior adviser; Melody Barnes, assistant…
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