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White Aristocrat Leaves Fortune to Black Manservant
The will of Lord Glennconner, a multimillionaire aristocrat who transformed the West Indian island of Mustique into a haven for the wealthy, has named his manservant of 30 years the recipient of his estate, the Daily Mail reports. Kent Adonai, who slept at the foot of his employer’s bed, walked his pet elephant, cooked for…
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Wimbledon: Bias Against Serena?
Women’s Tennis Association chief Stacy Allaster is backing Serena Wiliams’ claim that she was snubbed by being “exiled to an outside court” at Wimbledon, AFP reports. Allaster said she was “disappointed” by the decision. Williams, the defending champion, was furious that her second round clash with Romania’s Simona Halep on Thursday had been relegated to…
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Michelle Obama Arrives in Botswana, Visits HIV Center for Kids
Throughout first lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Africa, The Root will be running selected press pool reports. FLOTUS POOL REPORT 1 — Fri., 6/24/11 Gaborone, Botswana — FLOTUS is wheels down in Botswana. She was greeted with a traditional welcome by 25 children ages 6 to 18, who wore traditional costumes of hide and what…
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Michelle Obama Tells Young South Africans They Are 'Really Cool'
Throughout first lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Africa, The Root will be running selected press pool reports. FLOTUS POOL REPORT 2 — THURS., 6/23/11 At the University of Cape Town, the first lady began her conversation with girls and boys selected from nearby townships at about 2 p.m. The 55 students all attend high school. There…
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Michelle Obama Reflects on Apartheid
Throughout first lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Africa, The Root will be running selected press pool reports. FLOTUS POLL REPORT 1 — THURS., 6/23/11 Cape Town, South Africa — Before the District 6 museum visit, FLOTUS met with local Embassy officials at her hotel on the waterfront. At the museum she and her family took a…
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Sean Kingston Released From Hospital
Sean Kingston is well on his way to recovery, MTV News reports. The singer was released on Tuesday from Jackson Memorial Hospital, three weeks after being admitted for injuries stemming from a Jet Ski accident in Miami Beach over the Memorial Day weekend. Kingston was initially hospitalized in critical condition after the Jet Ski he…
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VIDEO: Midwest Rappers Revive Indigenous Language
The Minneapolis-based group ends one of its songs in Ojibwe, an indigenous language that scholars and educators are trying to save. Read more at ColorLines. In other news: TRANSCRIPT: Obama’s Afghanistan Troop-Withdrawal Speech. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
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TRANSCRIPT: Obama's Afghanistan Troop-Withdrawal Speech
Remarks of President Barack Obama — as Prepared for Delivery On the Way Forward in Afghanistan Washington, D.C. June 22, 2011 As Prepared for Delivery— Good evening. Nearly 10 years ago, America suffered the worst attack on our shores since Pearl Harbor. This mass murder was planned by Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida network…
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Michelle Obama to Young African Women: Yes, We Can!
Throughout first lady Michelle Obama’s trip to Africa, The Root will be running selected press pool reports. FLOTUS POLL REPORT 1 — WED, 6/22/11 Johannesburg — Speaking from a Soweto church thrust onto the front lines of the fight against apartheid, first lady Michelle Obama urged young South Africans to conquer hunger and AIDS and…
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