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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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  • First Lady Pays Homage to Slain 13-Year-Old

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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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