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Elizabeth Taylor, Dead at 79
Elizabeth Taylor, who went from child star to Hollywood sex symbol to cinema grand dame, is dead at age 79. Taylor, who was born in England to American parents, was a close friend of another child star who, by contrast, never seemed to grow up: Michael Jackson. She burst into the public eye with “National Velvet” in…
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The Root Recommends: 'My Times in Black and White'
Released almost four years after his death in 2006, My Times in Black and White: Race and Power at the New York Times is the memoir of Gerald M. Boyd, the first black managing editor at the New York Times. The ambitious and determined journalist recalled what it felt like to be black in an…
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The Root Recommends: Aretha Franklin's 'Take a Look'
A slimmed-down Aretha Franklin has recently been seen out on the town looking like a brand-new woman, and now she has a brand-new album as well. Take a Look: Aretha Franklin Complete On Columbia hits record stores today. The 12-disc box set includes all of Aretha’s hits from the record company, as well as unissued…
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The Root Recommends: 'Dancing With the Stars'
The highly successful reality series Dancing With the Stars returns to ABC tonight with a new cast of dancing wannabes and celebrities trying to reclaim their stardom. Some dancers to look out for include famed boxer Sugar Ray Leonard; former college basketball star — and the son of Master P — Romeo; football standout Hines…
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Wyclef Shot in Hand in Haiti
Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean was shot in the hand in Haiti on the eve of the second round of presidential elections. Jean is reported to have been treated and released from the hospital. The circumstances of the Saturday-night shooting were not explained. Jean, who was disqualified as a candidate for president last year, has been…
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The Root Recommends: 'Celebrity Apprentice'
Star Jones and NeNe Leakes have major beef. Dionne Warwick shows her, uh, sassy side. And La Toya Jackson is La Toya Jackson. On the latest season of Celebrity Apprentice, possible presidential candidate Donald Trump has compiled a cast of characters who don’t really mix. And for better or worse, that makes for great reality…
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The Root Recommends: Jennifer Hudson's New Album
Since her last album, Jennifer Hudson has endured a lifetime’s worth of highs and lows. After getting married, having a child and tragically losing her mother, brother and nephew in a triple homicide, Hudson shares the pleasure and pain of those experiences with her new album, I Remember Me. The 12-track album, slated for release…
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The Root Recommends: Janet Jackson's New Tour
Music legend Janet Jackson embarked on her widely anticipated tour, “Number Ones: Up Close and Personal.” Described by the singer as her “largest-ever world tour,” the international 35-city show is a one-hour 35-minute set teeming with Miss Jackson’s most memorable songs. Jackson, in a two-minute video announcement, asked her fans to select each stop for…
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The Root Recommends: Tiger Woods on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'
Wednesday night, Tiger Woods is set make his first talk show appearance since his numerous infidelities caused the very public demise of his marriage. He’s chosen Late Night With Jimmy Fallon as the venue for his late-night debut and even plays a round of miniature golf with the host. Woods has had only limited appearances…
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The Root Recommends: 'Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters'
In Heat Wave: The Life and Career of Ethel Waters, writer Donald Bogle examines the life of Ethel Waters, a legendary singer and actress who made a name for herself singing in Harlem nightclubs in the 1920s. The blues singer is most remembered for her rendition of “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” and her…
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