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Caption This: Cain's Home Page Photo
Former presidential candidate Herman Cain is the master of inexplicable campaign imagery. First there was the bizarre campaign commercial with the close-up of his chief of staff smoking. And we can’t forget the fact that if you flip 9-9-9 upside down, you get the 6-6-6 combination that many believe to be satanic. Now this: The…
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Ugandan, Gay and Brave
Frank Mugisha was only a teenager when he came out as gay to his family and classmates in Uganda, a country where that admission didn’t just subject him to possible bullying; it put his life at risk. Uganda is one of more than 70 countries worldwide that criminalize consensual gay conduct, and Mugisha says that…
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Nominate the Next Young Futurists!
Who are the young trailblazers in your community? The Root wants to know. We’re putting the spotlight on the young African-Americans leaders and innovators of the future, and we want your help. The Root is now accepting nominations for The Root 2012 Young Futurists list, to be unveiled in February. Young Futurists are between the…
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Alleged White House Shooter 'Hates' Obama
Updated 3:25 p.m.: Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez has been charged with attempting to assassinate Barack Obama or his staff. He made his first court appearance before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh today, the Washington Post reports. Police say he fired two shots that struck the White House on Friday night. He will face the charges in…
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Watch It Live: 'Innovation Nation: Startup Success'
Join The Root now as we live-stream and live-tweet “Innovation Nation: Startup Success,” a panel discussion about blacks in technology, hosted by SiriusXM radio host Mario Armstrong. The focus of the discussion is the new CNN Black in America 4 episode, “The New Promised Land: Silicon Valley,” which will air just prior to the panel…
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Sheryl Salomon to Be Managing Editor of The Root
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nov. 9, 2011: The Root, the Washington Post Co.’s African-American news and commentary site, announced that Managing Editor Joel Dreyfuss is stepping down after two years at The Root. The Haitian-born journalism veteran announced that he is moving to Paris (where he spent a large portion of his childhood) to work on…
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Heavy D and Ruby Dee: Twitter Death Confusion
Just the latest reminder that you can’t believe everything you read on Twitter: Despite what social media might have made you believe for a minute there last night, 87-year old actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee is alive and well. Today a representative corrected false reports that apparently resulted from confusion between her name…
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Show Us Your Friends and Family in Uniform
This Veteran’s Day The Root wants to honor the courageous men and women who have served in the armed forces by showcasing your friends and family in uniform. Upload photos of your friends, significant others, parents, siblings and other loved ones to our Facebook page. Also include your name and when the photo was taken,…
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Fourth Herman Cain Accuser Speaks Out
A fourth woman stepped forward today to say that Republican presidential contender Herman Cain sexually harassed her when he was the chief executive of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s. Sharon Bialek, accompanied by her attorney, Gloria Allred, detailed the allegations about Cain’s conduct in a news conference this afternoon. According to a transcript…
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