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  • VIBE Magazine Folds

    From Gawker: “Vibe Magazine—one of the biggest music magazines in America—is folding. The entire music magazine landscape is full of the dead and dying. Wikipedia sums up Vibe unexpectedly well: The magazine owes its success to having a broader range of interests than its closest competitors The Source and XXL which focus more narrowly on…

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  • Why Shelby Steele Is Right

    I can’t believe I am writing this. But I am. Shelby Steele is right. Not in the conclusions expressed in his recent article in the Wall Street Journal about Judge Sonia Sotomayor and what her nomination reveals about President Obama’s supposed contradictions. That is the stuff of fantasy. But Steele is right about one thing:…

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  • DTRT@20 Compatibility Quiz

    Photo illustration of the Obamas, Bed-Stuy 1989 style by Kristen DiFate. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Take this test online! ______________ Finish planning your own Do The Right Thing @ 20 house party with these free downloads! How to Rock it like it’s 1989 African Medallion coasters! LOVE/HATE four-fingered rings!…

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  • First Flick Compatibility Quiz

    SCROLL down to begin the Do the Right Thing Compatibility quiz. Also: The politics of the first couple’s first date to see “Do The Right Thing” by Dayo Olopade. READ more of The Root’s DTRT @20 coverage Natalie Hopkinson: Why Mookie did the wrong thing. Teresa Wiltz: Spike’s woman problem DOWNLOAD The Root’s Official DTRT@20…

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  • DTRT@20 Trivia Game

    DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS TRIVIA GAME! ______________ Finish planning your own DTRT @ 20 house party with these free downloads! How to Rock it like it’s 1989 African Medallion coasters! LOVE/HATE four-fingered rings! Do or Die Bed-Stuy Banner The Official Sal’s Pizzeria Box Michelle/Barack Compatibilty Quiz _______________ READ more of The Root’s DTRT @20 coverage

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  • The Root's Do the Right Thing Trivia Challenge

    By now you’ve seen Do the Right Thing more times than you can count. But are you really “Bed-stuy Do or Die”? How well do you know Da Mayor, Sal, Buggin’ Out and Pino, Tina and Mother Sister? One way to find out. Take The Root’s trivia challenge and relive your favorite DTRT moments. Only…

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  • The American Sphinx

    This week, President Obama delivered his long promised speech on outreach to the Muslim world. And then he turned into a tourist. Is this guy cool or what? Write your own captions in the comment space.

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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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