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Michelle Obama to Young African Women: Yes, We Can!
Throughout first lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Africa, The Root will be running selected press pool reports. FLOTUS POLL REPORT 1 — WED, 6/22/11 Johannesburg — Speaking from a Soweto church thrust onto the front lines of the fight against apartheid, first lady Michelle Obama urged young South Africans to conquer hunger and AIDS and…
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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, La. June 23, 2011- Jovon Caldwell, Suisun City, Calif. June 24, 2011- Patrick Cornelius, Palmdale, Calif. June 27, 2011-…
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Enter the 'Find Your Roots' Sweepstakes
It’s family reunion season, and there is no better time to trace your family’s lineage! Enter our “Find Your Roots” sweepstakes for your chance to discover the origins of your family tree. Each weekday from June 16 to June 30, The Root will choose one lucky winner to receive a genealogy kit from the gene-tracing…
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NBA's Diversity Report Card Is Best Ever
The NBA has received the highest grade ever issued on racial and gender hiring practices among men’s professional leagues. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida gave it an A-plus for race and an A-minus for gender hiring this year. TIDES has been studying diversity hiring in sports…
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Chappelle TV Rumors 'Absolutely Untrue'
Entertainment Weekly reports that Dave Chappelle is not planning a return to television, despite rumors that started last month when he made reference to planning a comeback at a stand-up show in San Francisco. Online paper the Daily wrote that the former Comedy Central star was plotting to reboot his TV career by making a…
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In Modern Slavery, Sad Echoes of Juneteenth
This weekend throughout the South, African Americans will gather at festivals, picnics and other events to observe Juneteenth, a celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The term “Juneteenth” comes from the date June 19, 1865, when enslaved Africans in Galveston, Texas, found out that they were free a full 2½ years after…
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Odd Future: 213 Uses of 'F—-t' Not Homophobic
In today’s addition to the “I didn’t mean it that way, so it’s impossible for me to consider that you might have taken it that way” file, Odd Future’s Tyler, the Creator has shrugged off criticism of his liberal use of homophobic language (he uses the word “faggot” 213 times on one album) after attracting…
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Samuel Jackson Reads 'Go the F— to Sleep,' and More
Samuel Jackson reads Go the F—- to Sleep: When novelist and author Adam Mansbach was dealing with his daughter’s countless sleepless nights, he took to writing down his feelings on the fairly frustrating matter. What resulted was Go the F—- To Sleep, a picture book expressing many parents’ most frustrated bedtime sentiments. Now you can…
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Despite Erykah Badu's Tweet, Motown Hasn't 'Folded'
Billboard reports that after Erykah Badu tweeted “Motown folded” to her more than 300,000 followers on Wednesday afternoon, top executives at Universal have been rushing to reassure fans that while the label is undergoing restructuring in the wake of Sylvia Rhone’s departure last month, it is not going under: At the time of Rhone’s departure,…
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