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The Root Recommends: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 'On the Shoulders of Giants'
Nearly two decades into his retirement, Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is embarking on a new hobby: filmmaking. On the Shoulders of Giants, executive-produced by Harlem-bred Abdul-Jabbar, tells the story of basketball’s first all-black team, the Harlem Renaissance Big Five, also known as the Rens. Based largely on the book Abdul-Jabar co-authored about the team in…
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The Root Recommends: Race and the Recession
A new study suggests that blacks and Hispanics are more hopeful about the future of the economy than whites. Do the results mirror your opinions? Whether they do or don’t, here is an opportunity to talk about race and the recession with the media. Tonight the Washington Post is hosting a panel discussion called “Behind…
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The Root Recommends: Adele
The U.K. has been buzzing about Adele’s sophomore album, 21, since its release last month. If her 2008 Grammy Award-winning debut album is any indication, then the States will follow suit, since 21 is set to hit the U.S. market today. Produced by the prolific Rick Rubin, 21 features veteran musicians, including the Roots’ keyboardist James…
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The Root Recommends: Naturally 7
Popular overseas, the R&B group Naturally 7, which performs without instruments, is poised to take its home country by storm as well. The group of seven singers has been together since 1999 and released four albums. The group became a YouTube smash with a video of a performance in the Paris subway. Check them out on…
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The Root Recommends: The Legends of Hip-Hop Tour
For those longing to relive hip-hop’s glory days, when the sole criterion for a great song was its ability to get the party started, check out “The Legends of Hip-Hop” tour, headlined by hip-hop’s most famous female tag team, Salt-n-Pepa. In their first tour since their official breakup in 2002, Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandy…
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The Root Recommends: Showtime's Shameless
Showtime’s irreverent new show Shameless, about the dysfunctional, white working-class Gallagher family, wouldn’t be half as funny — or, well, shameless — without the addition of Shanola Hampton, who plays the Gallaghers’ wild neighbor, Veronica Fisher, and turns what could have been a typical “black best friend” role into something more substantial. The show is…
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Are You Young, Fabulous and Female in Atlanta?
The latest stop in The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female series of events is Atlanta, and we’re pleased to announce that on-air personality and journalist Jacque Reid (Tom Joyner Morning Show, Let’s Talk About Pep) will be moderating the discussion! Join The Root and Target for an evening of conversation and cocktails next Tuesday, Feb.…
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The Root Recommends: The America I Am Exhibit
It’s been around since 2009, and the Tavis Smiley-backed “America I Am: The African American Imprint” exhibit is still traveling the country. Its latest stop is at Washington, D.C.’s National Geographic Museum. Really, there’s no better time than Black History Month to check out the exhibit, which features, among other fascinating artifacts, the key to…
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The Root Recommends: Swizz Beatz Takes on Fela Kuti
For those of you who like your Fela Kuti minus an infectious hip-hop beat, read no further. But if the idea of a mash-up combining the Nigerian music legend’s hits — which surged in popularity as a result of the Broadway show Fela! — with some of Swizz Beatz’s most recognizable productions appeals to you,…
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The Root Recommends: 'Egypt on the Brink'
To some it may seem as though the uprising in Egypt happened without much warning. But not for Egyptian-born scholar and author Tarek Osman, whose predictive book, Egypt on the Brink, reads like a subtle “I told you so.” Egypt on the Brink unpacks the political, social and religious tensions that led to the eventual…
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