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Asparagus and Sweet Potato Curry
For my curry, I make a zesty sauce in which paper-thin sweet potatoes are simmered until meltingly tender. Then I add the freshest asparagus available and simmer it briefly at the end, until al dente. The black pepper and fresh cilantro pulls everything together into one cohesive, zip, pow, bang in your mouth. Since asparagus,…
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South Asian Supper
I’m constantly conjuring up creative approaches to introducing new veggies to young people. For this menu I decided that curry, the quintessential Indian dish, would provide a perfect medium for “sneaking” in asparagus, the scrumptious harbinger of spring. The brown rice with coconut flakes is ideal for sopping up curry sauce, and the lassi provides…
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The Root Goes Green
In honor of Earth Day, The Root is going deep on the ties between black people and the earth. We dig in to everything from Michelle Obama’s potential impact on farming to how to plant gardens on housing project rooftops to creating green jobs in black neighborhoods. Guest writers Majora Carter, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins and Sen. John Kerry…
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Eugene Robinson Wins Pulitzer Prize
The winners of the 2009 Pulitzer Prizes announced Monday: JOURNALISM: Public Service: The Las Vegas Sun. Breaking News Reporting: The New York Times staff. Investigative Reporting: David Barstow of The New York Times. Explanatory Reporting: Bettina Boxall and Julie Cart of the Los Angeles Times. Local Reporting: Jim Schaefer, M.L. Elrick and staff of the…
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Damon Weaver: In His Own Words
Remember Damon Weaver? The Florida fifth grader who worked tirelessly — and sadly, unsuccessfully — to get an interview with Barack Obama during the presidential race? Well, the POTUS has yet to sit down with The Root’s favorite cub reporter. Still, this 10-year-old student journalist from Canal Point Elementary in Palm Beach, Fla. has been fairing rather well on…
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Let The Root Get to Know You
You may know The Root, but does the The Root know you? We want to get to know our readers. So get registered, log in and tell us about yourself! Where are you from? Where’d you go to school? What books have inspired you and what quote keeps you going? Share as little or as…
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What's Your Twist on Hair?
You’ve read our take on tangles and locks. Now it’s time for you to weigh in. How has the recession affected your ‘do? What’s your best or worst hair memory? We know you have plenty to say, so write in to [email protected] and share your twist on hair with The Root. Be sure to include…
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Working the Late Show Shift
PHOTO GALLERY: The Tonight Show with… President Obama? READ Why Obama’s Special Olympics joke was a wrong move by David Swerdlick. READ Jimi Izrael’s take. INTERVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT BY JAY LENO, “TONIGHT SHOW” Burbank, California Q The 44th President of the United States, please welcome President Barack Obama. (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.)…
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Starting Over: How Iyanla Lost Her Home
A few weekends ago, I rolled out of bed early Saturday morning to attend Tavis Smiley’s State of the Black Union symposium in Los Angeles. Like many Americans, I’m out of work. My money is tighter than a black power fist, and finding a job is challenging. So I was eager to get a dose…
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‘Dead White People’s Clothes’
It’s impossible to have a conversation about fashion in Africa—traditional or contemporary—without talking about the used-clothing industry and how damaging some people say it’s been. A whole industry has cropped up around apparel that’s been donated to charities located oceans away, imported throughout the African continent and then sold cheaply in African marketplaces. These low…
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