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The Root Recommends: 'Body of Proof'
Fans who miss Sonja Sohn’s character on The Wire, Detective Kima Greggs, can catch her on ABC’s new medical drama, Body of Proof. The show follows the career of Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delaney), a neurosurgeon who is forced to change careers after a car accident renders her incapable of performing surgery. As a medical-mysteries…
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The Root Recommends: Mara Hruby
Singer Mara Hruby recently released her debut recording, From Her Eyes, a collection of covers originally recorded by her favorite male artists. The 20-year-old singer, who describes her sultry sound as a “melodic melting pot,” reworks tracks from the Roots, Andre 3000, Mos Def, D’Angelo and Bob Marley. The genre-blending LP features Hruby’s effortless vocals over…
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The Root Recommends: 'Maya Angelou: A Glorious Celebration'
Kick off National Poetry Month and celebrate Maya Angelou’s 83rd birthday with Maya Angelou: A Glorious Celebration. This scrapbook of photos and poems — assembled by Angelou’s niece and archivist Rosa Johnson Butler, former Essence editor Marcia Ann Gillespie and scholar Richard A. Long — explores Angelou’s journey from an abusive childhood to a remarkable…
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CBC Chair on Black Unemployment Numbers: No Investment, No Recovery
We told you earlier today that while the economy gained a better-than-predicted 216,000 jobs last month, it would be nice to see that trend reflected among black and brown people. Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.) is on the same page. Today he released the following statement on the recent unemployment numbers,…
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Haley Barbour: Scott Sisters Won't Be Pardoned
A march and rally were held today outside the Mississippi State Capitol for sisters Gladys and Jamie Scott. The two were released from prison in January after serving nearly 16 years in prison for an armed robbery during which just $11 was stolen. Now their attorney argues that Jamie and Gladys deserve a full pardon…
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Gmail Motion Announced?
Google had us going for a minute this morning with its April Fools’ Day announcement of Gmail Motion, a new function that would “use your computer’s built-in webcam and Google’s patented spatial tracking technology to detect your movements and translate them into meaningful characters and commands.” The prank came complete with a video demonstration and…
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The Root Recommends: Janet Jackson's 'True You'
The famously private pop star — she divorced her first husband before the public even knew she was married — has opened finally opened up in her new autobiography. True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself is a fascinating inside look at the life of the five-time Grammy Award-winning artist. In the book,…
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Aspiring Club Owners: Read These Tips
Who wouldn’t want to own a nightclub? You’d get to mark up bottles of liquor for partiers eager to impress their friends, scrutinize the line on Friday nights to admit only the most desirable patrons and hopefully host a few celebrities during their visits to your city. Oh, and the DJ would pretty much have…
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Should All Americans Embrace Their Blackness?
Terrorism. Labor struggles. Intrusive searches. Melissa Harris-Perry argues in a provocative piece for the Nation that the issues that have mainstream America up in arms these days have always been around for black people. One example: Tea Party activists have argued for swift economic intervention to combat a near 10 percent unemployment rate. But when…
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Jada: Willow Is Creative, Not 'Too Grown'
The criticism of 10-year-old singer Willow Smith that just won’t die: She’s way “too grown.” (She has a trendy haircut! She dresses like a 16-year-old! What will become of her?) Since she’s just a child, everyone (from Terry McMillan to armchair-parenting experts weighing in via comments sections all over the Internet) wants to blame Will…
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