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  • EVENT: Are You Young, Fabulous and Female?

    Update: Due to an overwhelming response to this event the guest list is now closed. Please join the conversation on Twitter on June 30 starting at 7:15 p.m. at #youngfab. Join The Root for a panel discussion and cocktail reception on June 30 in NYC about black women who are young, fabulous and changing the…

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  • Desiree Rogers Joins Johnson Publishing as Consultant

    Linda Johnson Rice is finally bringing in the big guns to turn around the battle to save Johnson Publishing. Former White House social secretary and longtime friend Desiree Rogers is working in a consultancy position with the company “to assist with corporate strategy,” says Wendy Parks, a spokeswoman for the publisher of Ebony and Jet…

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  • Todd Bridges: Coleman Had a Secret Will

    Poor Gary Coleman. From the moment we heard the less-than-stressed-sounding 911 call made by his ex Shannon Price after he fell and split his head open, or the claim that she had to have the plug pulled on him so he wouldn’t end up like Muhammad Ali, or the plea she made via TMZ for…

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  • Unlocking Oprah Winfrey's Secrets

    by Stephen Metcalf From an early age, along the way to pleasing white audiences who wanted the uplift without the guilt, Winfrey learned to make her blackness both integral and incidental to who she was-quite a deft maneuver. “I grew up a little Negro child who felt so unloved and so isolated,” said Winfrey. “The…

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  • Introducing Facebook Social Plugins

    If you’ve ever wanted to share an article on The Root with several friends, you’ll appreciate the new feature we’ve added to the site that should make it a lot easier. There’s a new button for Facebook’s ”Like” option at the top left of stories on The Root. Now by clicking on the Like button,…

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  • Young, Female and Fabulous in D.C.

    Thursday evening kicked off the first event in The Root’s “Young, Fabulous and Female” series of gatherings focused on black women’s pursuit of success and meaningful change. It was a full house at the Washington Post building in D.C., as roughly 125 people came to see a lively panel discussion and mingle at a cocktail…

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  • Are You a Young Hustler?

    The Root is looking for young artists and entrepreneurs across America who are working to make their dreams a reality. We’ll be showcasing stories sent in by The Root readers to potentially be featured in an upcoming photo gallery on the site. If you’re someone in their late teens/early-mid 20’s trying to make it big in…

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  • Did You Mail in Your Census Form?

    Today is the last day to mail back your 2010 U.S. Census form before the government takes things to the next level: sending canvassers out to knock on your door, starting May 1. Once they do that, the cost of having you counted goes up from the pennies it costs for postage to $57 per…

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  • The Root Goes Mobile

    You can access The Root from any mobile phone that has a Web browser. Now there’s no reason to miss reading the latest black news and your favorite articles from The Root. Just go to: mobile.theroot.com using your smart phone’s Web browser. Bookmark us for easy access. Become a fan of The Root on Facebook.…

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  • Nearly Half of Black Women Have Herpes

    The latest news out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is very troubling, to say the least. A jaw-dropping 48 percent of black women between ages 14 and 49 have the virus which causes genital herpes, says the federal agency. Blacks in general are more than three times as likely as whites to…

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