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A Mentor, a Coach, a Sponsor: Why You Need All 3
Harriette Cole is the author of the book of meditations 108 Stitches: Words We Live By and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.
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Black NC Woman Denied Library Card in 1942 Returns at Age 92 to Get One
Pearl Thompson was a student at Shaw University in 1942 when she walked over to a public library in Raleigh, N.C., to check out a book she was assigned to read for class. But instead of issuing a library card to Thompson and allowing her to check out the book, the library staff at the…
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Gay Marriage Wasn’t the Only Win: A Tool to Fight Racism Also Got a Supreme Court Boost
Last month was a big month for the civil rights community as the Supreme Court finally recognized same-sex marriage, but this wasn’t the only win. The Supreme Court also preserved the legal doctrine of disparate impact in a fair-housing case (pdf). While it doesn’t have the same direct, emotional impact as the gay-marriage case, the court’s decision regarding…
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The Defiant One: Why You Should Know Civil Rights Icon Gloria Richardson
Some called her “Glorious Gloria.” Others referred to her as the second coming of Harriet Tubman. Coincidentally, activist Gloria Richardson was just 24 minutes away from a stop on the Underground Railroad when an iconic photo of her defiantly pushing away the bayonet of a National Guardsman was taken during a 1963 protest in Cambridge, Md.…
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Jack and Jill Moms Featured on New TV Reality Show
Editor’s note: After this article was published, The Root received this statement from Bravo: “Bravo wants to clarify that the focus of this show is not the Jack and Jill organization.” The television network that made a household name out of NeNe Leakes and turned “housewives” into a synonym for backstabbing and hair-pulling has now…
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Why the Treatment of Haitian Families in the Dominican Republic Is a Crisis
Haitian lives matter. They offer a wider global measuring stick and lens through which to view the global immigration and human rights crises of our time. The world’s immigration crisis finds European xenophobia increasing at the same time that anti-immigration sentiment flourishes in the U.S. and other parts of the world. Haitian immigrants and their…
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7-Year-Old Chicago Boy Fatally Shot in Chest While Playing Outside on 4th of July
At first Antonio Brown thought the gunshots he heard were fireworks, until someone yelled that his son, 7-year-old Amari Brown, had been shot. According to WGN-TV, Amari was shot in the chest Saturday while playing outside on a Chicago street during the July Fourth holiday. Amari later died during surgery at a local hospital. Brown was…
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Watch: NYC Police Officer Who Boxed With Suspect Is Being Investigated for Excessive Force
On Wednesday, Saykou George, 30, took out his wallet to present his ID to a plainsclothes New York City police officer in Harlem, and things took a turn for the worse—very quickly. In cellphone video of the incident, George and the police officer exchange words as George gives his license to the officer. A few…
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Odell Beckham, Brittney Griner to Be Featured in ESPN Body Issue
In the six years since it release, ESPN’s Body issue has become a popular showcase for some of the world’s top athletes. Now the publication is scheduled to release its seventh issue online Monday, and it appears poised to deliver what fans have come to expect. The issue features superstars such as New York Giants…
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Ava DuVernay Dispels Rumors of Directing Marvel’s Black Panther
Ava DuVernay used the Fourth of July to declare her independence from rumors that she will direct Marvel’s Black Panther movie, telling Essence that the buzz was not totally accurate. The acclaimed Selma director told the news outlet that she met with execs about adapting the story of Marvel’s first superhero of color to the…
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