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  • Obama Talks Tough to GOP on Jobs

    The president chose Labor Day to promise to challenge Republicans on jobs. Addressing a large crowd of union members in Detroit, Obama promised to put a jobs program before Republicans this Thursday. “We’re going to give them a plan and say, ‘Do you want to create jobs? … Show us what you’ve got.” Last Friday’s…

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  • AUDIO: Clyburn Talks Tokenism

    Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), who was the sole African American named to the “super committee” charged with cutting $1.5 trillion from the federal deficit, chatted with Tavis Smiley on his radio show today and told him the following about his place on the committee: “Well, that is tokenism. My Lord, I’m 71 years old, Tavis.…

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  • Remembering Brig. Gen. Melvin L. Byrd

    Sadly, the military community has lost a decorated veteran with a distinguished career. Retired Brig. Gen. Melvin L. Byrd, 75, passed away last Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, after a period of illness.He was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, Suffolk, Va., Howard University, and Babson College, where he earned an MBA. His military…

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  • Buy the Ultimate KING T-Shirt

    Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by wearing a limited edition T-shirt that illustrates his “thinKING, peacemaKING, groundbreaKING” way of life, designed and produced exclusively by The Root. These stylish and comfortable V-necks are made from American Apparel fine jersey T-shirts. What You’ll Get: * A soft, fine jersey T-shirt made of 100…

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  • VIDEO: Alphas' Private Ceremony at MLK Memorial

    Members of Alpha Phi Alpha, the oldest black Greek fraternity and the force behind the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, held a private ceremony at the memorial Friday in honor of King, who joined the fraternity as a student at Morehouse College in the 1940s. They were joined by Merlie Evers-Williams, the widow…

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  • Stars React on Twitter to East Coast Quake

    Minutes after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit the East Coast, celebrities took to the Twitterverse. Here’s a look at their humorous, political and apocalyptic tweets.  Terry McMillan (@missterryMcMillan): Let’s hear Rick Perry’s take on the earthquake. We know Michele will blame it on the President. La La (@lala): Just hoping all my East Coast people…

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  • Introducing The Root U!

    A new school year is upon us, and whether you’re headed back to school this fall or have just graduated, you should have access to all the news that matters to you the most. The Root U is a fresh extension of The Root that keeps busy college students and budding young professionals ahead of…

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  • Black Brits Worse Off Than in 1985

    The Guardian’s Joseph Harker says that black Britons are worse off in many ways than during the last round of riots in 1981 and 1985. In the years up to 1981, tension had been building between black people and the police over the “sus” laws, which gave officers powers to arrest anyone they suspected may…

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  • Gates vs. Gates: The Face-Off

    Have you ever wanted to interview Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates? Well, here’s your chance to pose a question to one of the richest men in the world. Our own editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., will be quizzing the tech legend and philanthropist onstage at the National Urban League Conference in Boston on Thursday. Professor Gates…

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