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Troy Davis and Twitter: Celebrity Reactions
The case of Troy Davis, who’s scheduled to be executed tonight by the state of Georgia for the murder of an off-duty police officer, has inspired outrage and set a fire under many black celebrities. Outkast rapper Big Boi rallied his Twitter followers to protest at the Jackson, Ga., prison where Davis, who supporters say…
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The CBC Event Schedule
Congressional Black Caucus Week, also known as the Annual Legislative Conference, is here! Check out The Root’s guide to select events around Washington, D.C., from Sept. 21-24 — ranging from town halls and networking receptions to invitation-only parties. Wednesday, Sept. 21 Registration/Ticketing OpenLocation: D.C. Convention CenterTime: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. CPAR Future FocusLocation: D.C.…
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Celebrities in Playboy: Past and Present
Check out the black celebrities who have posed for Playboy magazine over the years. In other news: Why Obama’s Black Critics Are Wrong
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'Nig**s in Paris': Can White People Say It?
Alec Baldwin is a fan of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne album, and one song in particular. Yesterday, on Twitter, he said, “I love that song NIGGAS IN PARIS,” and threw in a joke about his own race (“Kanye and I are doing a song called NIGGAS IN MONTAUK. My album is called…
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VIDEO: Troy Davis' Last-Chance Hearing
A Georgia parole board heard a last-ditch appeal Monday morning from Troy Davis, a convicted murderer who faces execution this week. The case has attracted global attention because seven of the nine witnesses who gave evidence at Davis’ trial in 1991 have recanted or changed their testimony, and no murder weapon, DNA evidence or fingerprints…
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New Miss Universe: Angola's Lelia Lopes
At the Miss Universe pageant Monday, Lelia Lopes of Angola (check out the Washington Post’s primer on her home) beat out 89 other beauty queens from around the world to win the crown. She is the first contestant from the African country to do so. Angola is marked by extreme poverty, despite its rich reservoirs…
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Ex-NBA Player Says Restaurant Discriminated
Retired NBA All-Star Joe Barry and a friend claim that they were kicked out of the bar of a ritzy Atlanta restaurant because they were black. The restaurant says they were simply asked to leave because of a long-standing practice rooted in Southern hospitality that allows women a seat at the bar when the place…
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Tupac and My Non-Thug Life
I learned about Tupac’s death when I got home from cheerleading practice that Friday afternoon in September 1996. I was a sophomore in high school in Mill Valley, Calif. I remember trotting up my apartment building’s stairs, physically tired but buzzing with the frenetic energy and possibilities for change that accompany fall and a new…
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Howard vs. Morehouse: A Slide Show
Flanked by fellow H.U. contestants Theo Hollingsworth and OC, rapper Trigga Tay reps for H.U. on the mic at The Root’s Rap Battle, which went down Saturday at D.C.’s RFK Stadium, at the official tailgating party for the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic — a gridiron showdown between Howard University and Morehouse College. The finalists, Howard’s…
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Howard vs. Morehouse: The MC Edition
Be sure not to miss these MCs battling it out on the mic at The Root’s AT&T Nation’s Football Classic Rap Battle on Saturday, Sept. 10, from noon to 12:45 p.m. MCs from both schools will go head-to-head in a 45-minute freestyle battle during the Pepsi Max Fan Festival on the AT&T Soundstage at RFK Stadium.…
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