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Live Tweet: White House Panel on Poverty
You sent us your questions, and we’re taking them to the White House. Join The Root on Twitter (@TheRoot247) this Thursday as we discuss poverty in America during the White House’s “Open for Questions” panel. Follow our live tweets starting at 5:30 p.m. as Valerie Jarrett, assistant to the president and senior adviser; Melody Barnes, assistant…
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'Prophet' Says World Will Actually End Friday
Harold Camping, the doomsday prophet who insisted the world would end on May 21, 2011, has recalculated: He now says Judgment Day will be Oct. 21, NPR reports. But he says he wasn’t really wrong about the initial prediction, although a rolling earthquake didn’t devastate the world, and true believers weren’t sent to heaven as…
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Bob Marley's Daughter Pens Children's Book
Cedella Marley, the daughter of Bob Marley, is talking about a new children’s book she’s authored that draws both on her father’s musical legacy and his message. One Love adapts the lyrics of the Marley song of the same name to tell the story of a little girl who enlists her community to help transform…
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The White House Is 'Open for Questions'
Do you wonder what the government is doing to address poverty, the widening wealth gap and stubbornly high unemployment rates — realities that are especially dire for African Americans? Do you wonder why politicians rarely talk about poor people these days? Here’s your chance to ask. With the release of a new White House report,…
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Watch It Live: The Real Cost of Unemployment
Join The Root as we live-stream “The Real Cost of Unemployment,” a panel discussion about the future of joblessness in America. Presented by WNYC from The Greene Space, a state-of-the-art multimedia performance venue, and hosted by Farai Chideya, the panel will include Carmen Wong Ulrich, author of The Real Cost of Living; investor Ryan Mack;…
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Images of a Dedication: The MLK Memorial
Dr. Christine King Farris, sister of Martin Luther King Jr., waves after speaking at the dedication ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the National Mall, Oct. 16, 2011, in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama, entertainers, civil rights leaders and others attended the ceremony to formally dedicate the memorial to the civil…
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Tackling Infant Mortality Among Blacks
Infant mortality rates in Allegheny County, Pa., which includes Pittsburgh, are higher than in China or Mexico, reports the New York Times, in an article that focuses on efforts to reduce the death rate. The infant mortality rate in the United States has long been near the bottom of the world’s industrialized countries. The nation’s…
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Live Tweet: MLK Memorial Dedication
Join The Root this Sunday, Oct. 16, at 8 a.m. as we live-tweet the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial dedication ceremony from West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. The ceremony will begin with Morning Joy, an hourlong program hosted by Roland S. Martin. President Barack Obama will deliver an address at the dedication program,…
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Remembering Derrick Bell
Lani Guinier, Bennett Boskey Professor of Law, Harvard Law School You would always get straight talk from professor Derrick Bell. When I was a young lawyer, barely six years out of law school, I was at a crossroads. I could stay in the U.S. Department of Justice and take a position in the criminal section…
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