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  • Inside the Mind of a Genius: Richard O. Prum

    Now that you know How to Be a Black Genius, members of the 2009 class of MacArthur fellows give some insight into the way they live and think. Age: 48 Current Location: New Haven, Connecticut Occupation: Professor at Yale University 1. What four adjectives would your first best friend use to describe you? Enthusiastic, passionate, adventurous, nerdy 2. What…

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  • Expressly Yours

    It’s six thirty on a week night, you’ve worked through lunch and you want to throw dinner together quickly. You grab the four items you need to make your signature 10 minute pasta, rush to the Express line….and wait for 10 minutes. Because the person in front of you decided to put all 38 of…

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  • Rihanna Straps on the Barbed Wire – Ouch!

    I’m sorry, but I have to say something about Rihanna and the barbed wire photo.  Would somebody please sit this young sister down and talk some sense into her?  Before I go any further let me set the record straight:  I’ve only seen one Rihanna video in my life and I wasn’t impressed.  She’s young…

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  • Meet The Root 100

    The Root 100 is a newly minted honor intended to celebrate the leadership, service and excellence of African-American men and women whose passion, dedication and innovative work have set them apart. The Root 100 is the manifestation of a core component of The Root’s mission—to bring to light people and ideas who are quietly having…

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  • Marc Lamont Hill Reportedly Fired for Not Being Juan Williams

    Fox News has reportedly let go of liberal analyst Marc Lamont Hill for, ostensibly, having opinions that did not jibe with the level-headed bunch bankrolled by Rupert Murdoch. In fact, it was Murdoch himself who announced Hill’s ouster at a shareholder’s meeting on Friday. According to Mediaite: Interestingly, the news was broken by News Corp.…

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  • 5 Reasons Why President Obama Should Go on Fox

    The latest brouhaha between the White House and Fox News is bad politics and worse policy. President Obama has done interviews with Bill O’Reilly and with Chris Wallace, and in both instances the president said he was treated fairly and with respect. It was a mistake for White House communications director Anita Dunn to continue…

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  • Gallup Poll Finds Hillary More Popular Than Barack

    Is that the sound of vultures circling? In a recently released poll, Gallup found Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s approval rating to be at 62% while President Barack Obama’s is at 56%. The latter figure is favorable for a president, though for Obama it signals a 22% drop since January. From Gallup: The results are…

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  • Michelle Obama Knows Healthy Eating Isn't Just About Healthy Eating

    There’s a smart debate going around the internet on food policy, the pleasure principle, and the role that first lady Michelle Obama can play in curbing the obesity epidemic that has swept the United States in recent decades. Obama made a big speech addressing the matter at the Department of Health and Human Services this…

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  • King Kids Settle Lawsuit Over Estate

    The King kids are playing nice (for now) over their family’s estate. From the AP: Martin Luther King III, Bernice King and Dexter King had aired their grievances in open court for more than a year. The siblings began negotiations Monday morning as the threat loomed of a civil trial that was expected to reveal…

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