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Blogging While Brown Conference Recap
2011 Black Weblog Awards Winners Best Blog Design Single Black Male Best Blog Post Series Single Black Male Best Business Blog In Her Shoes Best Culture Blog From Ashy to Classy Best Cooking or Food Blog Black Girls Guide to Weight Loss Best Faith-Based Blog DC District Diva Best Fashion or Beauty Blog Afrobella Best…
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Scenes From the American Black Film Festival: Day 1
Despite a heat wave and thunderstorms, crowds came out to attend the sold-out premiere of Robert Townsend’s new film, In the Hive, at Miami’s Colony Theatre during opening night of the 15th annual American Black Film Festival. In addition to ABFF Founder Jeff Fridays, celebrities such as Bill Duke, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Mekhi Phifer and…
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VIDEO: Protesters in Morocco Call for Greater Reforms
Trying to head off the kind of “Arab Spring” uprising that has swept through countries throughout the Middle East and Africa, Morocco’s King Mohammed recently handed over some of his powers to elected officials in a referendum on Friday. Although 98.5 percent of voters endorsed the referendum, thousands of protesters in Morocco are saying it…
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Find Your Roots Contest Winners
Winners June 16, 2011: Tazamisha Alexander, Vallejo, Calif. June 17, 2011: Michael Ben-Elohim, New Haven, Conn. June 20, 2011- Angela Johnson, Americus, Ga. June 21, 2011: Janice Crespo, Hamburg, N.J.June 22, 2011: Rochelle Lation, New Orleans June 23, 2011: Jovon Caldwell, Suisun City, Calif. June 24, 2011: Patrick Cornelius June 27, 2011: Jeffrey Parker, Bellaire,…
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Michelle Obama Arrives in Botswana, Visits HIV Center for Kids
Throughout first lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Africa, The Root will be running selected press pool reports. FLOTUS POOL REPORT 1 — Fri., 6/24/11 Gaborone, Botswana — FLOTUS is wheels down in Botswana. She was greeted with a traditional welcome by 25 children ages 6 to 18, who wore traditional costumes of hide and what…
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Michelle Obama Tells Young South Africans They Are 'Really Cool'
Throughout first lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Africa, The Root will be running selected press pool reports. FLOTUS POOL REPORT 2 — THURS., 6/23/11 At the University of Cape Town, the first lady began her conversation with girls and boys selected from nearby townships at about 2 p.m. The 55 students all attend high school. There…
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Michelle Obama Reflects on Apartheid
Throughout first lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Africa, The Root will be running selected press pool reports. FLOTUS POLL REPORT 1 — THURS., 6/23/11 Cape Town, South Africa — Before the District 6 museum visit, FLOTUS met with local Embassy officials at her hotel on the waterfront. At the museum she and her family took a…
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Sean Kingston Released From Hospital
Sean Kingston is well on his way to recovery, MTV News reports. The singer was released on Tuesday from Jackson Memorial Hospital, three weeks after being admitted for injuries stemming from a Jet Ski accident in Miami Beach over the Memorial Day weekend. Kingston was initially hospitalized in critical condition after the Jet Ski he…
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VIDEO: Midwest Rappers Revive Indigenous Language
The Minneapolis-based group ends one of its songs in Ojibwe, an indigenous language that scholars and educators are trying to save. Read more at ColorLines. In other news: TRANSCRIPT: Obama’s Afghanistan Troop-Withdrawal Speech. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
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TRANSCRIPT: Obama's Afghanistan Troop-Withdrawal Speech
Remarks of President Barack Obama — as Prepared for Delivery On the Way Forward in Afghanistan Washington, D.C. June 22, 2011 As Prepared for Delivery— Good evening. Nearly 10 years ago, America suffered the worst attack on our shores since Pearl Harbor. This mass murder was planned by Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida network…
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