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New Black American Girl Doll: Not a Slave
Until recently, if you wanted to buy an African-American doll from the American Girl Co.’s historic collection, you had one choice: “Addy Walker,” whose accompanying books told the story of her escape from slavery and search for her father and brother. Now parents who found that educational narrative a bit heavy for playtime, or who…
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The Root's Howard-Morehouse Rap Battle
This weekend, Howard and Morehouse will battle it out on the football field, but be sure not to miss them also battle it out on the mic at The Root’s 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…
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Jay-Z, Tyler Perry Deemed 'New Establishment'
Jay-Z, Tyler Perry deemed “new establishment”: That’s according to Vanity Fair’s 2011 “New Establishment” list, a roundup honoring what the magazine calls “an innovative new breed of buccaneering visionaries, engineering prodigies and entrepreneurs.” Black kids more likely to have food allergies? Researchers found that children whose mothers reported them as being black were nearly 2.5…
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Obama Talks Tough to GOP on Jobs
The president chose Labor Day to promise to challenge Republicans on jobs. Addressing a large crowd of union members in Detroit, Obama promised to put a jobs program before Republicans this Thursday. “We’re going to give them a plan and say, ‘Do you want to create jobs? … Show us what you’ve got.” Last Friday’s…
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AUDIO: Clyburn Talks Tokenism
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), who was the sole African American named to the “super committee” charged with cutting $1.5 trillion from the federal deficit, chatted with Tavis Smiley on his radio show today and told him the following about his place on the committee: “Well, that is tokenism. My Lord, I’m 71 years old, Tavis.…
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Alicia Keys' Relationship Insights
Alicia Keys’ marriage advice: The 31-year-old singer, who celebrated her one-year anniversary to Swizz Beatz on July 31, talked to Glamour magazine about what she says is the key to a successful relationship. “It’s beautiful because rarely, I think, do you find a relationship where you can experience things equally,” Keys said. “In fact, I think…
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Remembering Brig. Gen. Melvin L. Byrd
Sadly, the military community has lost a decorated veteran with a distinguished career. Retired Brig. Gen. Melvin L. Byrd, 75, passed away last Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, after a period of illness.He was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, Suffolk, Va., Howard University, and Babson College, where he earned an MBA. His military…
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Buy the Ultimate KING T-Shirt
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by wearing a limited edition T-shirt that illustrates his “thinKING, peacemaKING, groundbreaKING” way of life, designed and produced exclusively by The Root. These stylish and comfortable V-necks are made from American Apparel fine jersey T-shirts. What You’ll Get: * A soft, fine jersey T-shirt made of 100…
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VIDEO: Alphas' Private Ceremony at MLK Memorial
Members of Alpha Phi Alpha, the oldest black Greek fraternity and the force behind the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, held a private ceremony at the memorial Friday in honor of King, who joined the fraternity as a student at Morehouse College in the 1940s. They were joined by Merlie Evers-Williams, the widow…
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Juanita Bynum Types in Tongues on Facebook
No, she didn’t fall asleep at the keyboard. Pentecostal televangelist, author and gospel singer Juanita Bynum has been raising eyebrows in the Christian community and beyond with her most recent use of technology to spread her message: She’s been speaking (or, rather, typing) in tongues in messages to her Facebook fans. An example: GIRD THEM…
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