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  • Ryan Seacrest: Beyoncé's About to Give Birth

    What a great way for Mr. and Mrs. Carter to ring in the New Year! While introducing a performance by Beyoncé for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2012 on ABC, co-host Ryan Seacrest announced that Beyoncé would not be performing live, with a great excuse: “Obviously, Beyoncé couldn’t be here tonight because she’s about…

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  • The Best of the Holidays: Your Photos

    Larry Bellinger posted this photo of his kids with Santa, circa 1992. “The ‘kids’ are now 25 and 26!” Reader Pamela Joseph writes, “This photo was taken for our family Christmas card a few years ago. It captures our kids as they look every Christmas Eve in their PJs waiting on Santa.” Rhonda and Thomas…

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  • What Our Readers Would Say to Dr. King

    For our “What Would You Say to Dr. King?” contest, we asked you what you would tell or ask the fallen civil rights leader if you could spend one evening with him. We received some amazing responses, and the answers below were the best of the bunch. Check out the winning responses below: From bpfleming:…

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  • What Would You Say to Dr. King?

    In The Mountaintop, a play that reimagines Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last hours alive, King (Samuel L. Jackson) is forced to ask himself what kind of legacy he’ll leave behind after a stranger (Angela Bassett) visits his hotel room and delivers some surprising news. The Root wants to know, if you were with King…

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  • Do You Celebrate Kwanzaa?

    ‘Tis the season, and The Root wants to know your take on Kwanzaa, the winter holiday that celebrates black traditions and heritage. Take our short survey to let us know if you and your family celebrate the holiday, and test your knowledge with some trivia. Check back for survey results on Tuesday, Dec. 13, when…

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  • 'What Would You Say to Dr. King?' Contest Rules

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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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  • Montford Point Marines Tell Their Story

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