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The Root Recommends: 'Egypt on the Brink'
To some it may seem as though the uprising in Egypt happened without much warning. But not for Egyptian-born scholar and author Tarek Osman, whose predictive book, Egypt on the Brink, reads like a subtle “I told you so.” Egypt on the Brink unpacks the political, social and religious tensions that led to the eventual…
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Don Lemon Gets 'Transparent' About Sexual Abuse
AOL Black Voices reports that CNN anchor Don Lemon — who revealed to the world last year that he was molested as a child — has written a memoir that includes reflections on that experience: Now, the 44-year-old multiple Emmy-winning journalist has penned a poignant memoir aptly titled Transparent, which candidly details the painful abuse…
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Detroit Mayor Offers Police Officers Homes for $1,000
The Detroit News reports that Mayor David Bing has announced a novel program to entice police officers to move back into the city: Flanked by top police brass and administration officials, Bing helped detail the program called “Project 14” in which foreclosed homes will be available in the East English Village and Boston-Edison neighborhoods. The program…
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Noose Found in Locker of Black Man Suing NYFD for Discrimination
What’s the best way to express your frustration with allegations of workplace discrimination? Hang a noose in a black colleague’s locker! The New York Daily News reports: An FDNY electrician who filed a race discrimination complaint against the department in December says a noose was left in front of his work locker last week. Gregory…
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Shuffle at the Top at HuffPo's Black-Site Project
We know all new ventures have growing pains, so it’s not exactly a shock that Angela Burt-Murray and Sheila Johnson’s new Web venture have parted ways. Richard Prince reported in his Journal-isms column Saturday that the former Essence honcho was no longer associated with GlobalBlack, Johnson’s venture with Arianna Huffington into the world of black-oriented websites. Derek J.…
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Meet 25 People Who Will Change Our World
Our future, we know, belongs to the young. That is why The Root has decided to put the spotlight on the leaders of tomorrow. We embarked on a nationwide search to find African-American youth, ages 16 to 21, who are innovators in the green movement, science and technology, social justice, business and the arts. We…
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Oldest Living African American Dies at 113
Mississippi Winn never wanted to talk about whether her parents were slaves, but they probably were. Both were born before the Civil War. Winn, a former domestic worker from Shreveport, La., had better things to talk about than conditions of servitude. News reports said that she could still stand on her own and never thought…
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The Story Behind the 'I Have a Dream' Speech
Like most public figures, Martin Luther King Jr. had very little time to work on his speeches. Clarence B. Jones, who was King’s personal attorney, also helped write many of his speeches. In a book published recently, Jones gives the blow-by-blow account of how King’s most famous speech, “I Have a Dream,” delivered at the March…
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Getting to The Root of Fabulous in Philly
If you were among the nearly 200 women who came out Thursday evening to The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female event in Philadelphia, then you know that the evening of candid talk and networking over cocktails was well worth the trek in the frigid weather. Sponsored by Lincoln and held at the African American Museum…
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