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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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Shuffle at the Top at HuffPo's Black-Site Project
We know all new ventures have growing pains, so it’s not exactly a shock that Angela Burt-Murray and Sheila Johnson’s new Web venture have parted ways. Richard Prince reported in his Journal-isms column Saturday that the former Essence honcho was no longer associated with GlobalBlack, Johnson’s venture with Arianna Huffington into the world of black-oriented websites. Derek J.…
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Oldest Living African American Dies at 113
Mississippi Winn never wanted to talk about whether her parents were slaves, but they probably were. Both were born before the Civil War. Winn, a former domestic worker from Shreveport, La., had better things to talk about than conditions of servitude. News reports said that she could still stand on her own and never thought…
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Getting to The Root of Fabulous in Philly
If you were among the nearly 200 women who came out Thursday evening to The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female event in Philadelphia, then you know that the evening of candid talk and networking over cocktails was well worth the trek in the frigid weather. Sponsored by Lincoln and held at the African American Museum…
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How's Obama Doing? Take Our Survey
As much as The Root’s readers love expressing their views about President Barack Obama and his administration through article comments, we love reading them. Now nearly two years into his presidency, we’d like to get those opinions “on the record” in a more formal way: The Root Survey: Your Opinion of President Barack Obama Are you ready…
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