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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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'Interrupters' Documentary Takes on Chicago Youth Violence
A new documentary chronicles the work of violence interrupters, former gang members dispatched to their old Chicago neighborhoods by an organization called CeaseFire to stop youth violence. NPR talked to Eddie Bocanegra, one of the interventionists featured in The Interrupters and a former participant in the city’s violence himself, about the challenges of his work…
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African Leaders Scorn Campaign Against Qaddafi
African leaders scorned the international campaign against Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi at an African Union summit at a resort in Equatorial Guinea today, Bloomberg reports. Equatorial Guinea’s leader, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, oversaw the summit, during which leaders demanded that NATO halt its bombing campaign in Libya. Yesterday, AU Commission head Jean Ping accused the International…
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VIDEO: Mark Halperin Calls Obama a 'D—'
Mark Halperin, a Time editor and Morning Joe regular, has been suspended indefinitely by MSNBC for calling President Obama a “d—-” live on air. The Huffington Post reports: Halperin first asked host Joe Scarborough, “Are we on the seven-second delay?” implying that he wanted to speak freely but not have his comments broadcast. Scarborough and…
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In Africa, Chinese Migrant Workers Marry Black Women
An article in the Atlantic, “Chinese Workers in Africa Who Marry Locals Face Puzzled Reception at Home,” reports on a post on the Chinese culture blog ChinaSmack, which presents this trend as a solution for Chinese men in a country where they far outnumber available women. (Preferences for male over female babies and the one-child-per-household…
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Rocawear Eschews 'Urban,' 'Street' Reputation
Rocawear’s not just for people who grew up playing basketball and rapping (or wish they did) like its co-founder and president, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, anymore. A new online marketing campaign reflects the shift in branding. According to the hip-hop mogul, the “urban” and “streetwear” focus is out, and “mainstream” is in when it comes to…
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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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