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In Memoriam: A Tribute to the Ones We Lost in 2014
As we wind down 2014 and look ahead to 2015, we want to take a moment to remember the people who passed on this year. From celebrities to athletes to the list of unarmed black men whose deaths launched a movement, the lives of the people included here mattered, and we will never forget the…
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Projected 2016 GOP Presidential Hopefuls Are a Diverse Bunch
The short list of Republicans who are expected to throw their hats into the presidential ring come 2016 is awfully diverse, the Associated Press reports. A quick sizing up of the potential GOP contenders produces “two Hispanic senators, an Indian-American governor, a female business leader and an African-American neurosurgeon,” AP explained. That roundup describes Sen. Marco Rubio…
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Gunman Opens Fire on 2 Los Angeles Officers Sitting in Patrol Car
On Sunday night, a man used a rifle to open fire on two Los Angeles police officers who were sitting in a patrol car, Al-Jazeera reports. The police officers immediately returned fire, “but no one was injured” during the incident, the report explained. The Los Angeles shooting was reminiscent of the shooting Dec. 20 in New…
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The Story of a Nubian King Etched in Stone
This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black Archive & Library at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. An ancient African king and his queen stand before his patron deity, offering gifts in thanks for victory in battle.…
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#Every28Hours Author Answers Fact-Checkers
For two years after I wrote “Operation Ghetto Storm: 2012 Annual Report on the Extrajudicial Killings of 313 Black People by Police, Security Guards and Vigilantes,” major news media paid no attention to it. Until now. Why now? Because the report generated the hashtag #every28hours. And the national uprising against police terror has launched a…
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Chicago Activists Push for Reparations for Victims of Police Torture
Activists held a rally today at Daley Plaza in Chicago calling for reparations for the torture victims of former Chicago Police Chief Jon Burge, according to eNews Park Forest. The rally included members of Chicago Torture Justice Memorial, We Charge Genocide, Black Youth Project 100, SuperGroup, Chicago Light Brigade, Project NIA and Amnesty International. For 20…
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Comedian Hit by Train Denied Disability Benefits
Shortly after auditioning for Saturday Night Live, comedienne Liza Dye fainted while on a New York subway platform and was hit by an oncoming train. The accident, which happened in February, nearly cost Dye her left leg. She spent three months in the hospital and underwent nine surgeries. Now living with her mother in her…
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High Cheekbones and Straight Black Hair?
Editor’s note: This article was originally published April 21, 2014. For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Amazing Fact…
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Idris Elba’s Modest Reaction to James Bond Rumors
Perhaps one of the best things to emerge from the Sony email hacking debacle was word that Sony Pictures Entertainment Co-Chairman Amy Pascal suggested that Idris Elba be the first black James Bond. Pascal’s idea, which surfaced last week, has garnered widespread praise from fans of the handsome British actor and haters alike. Conservative talk…
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GOP Lawmakers Warm to Loretta Lynch for US Attorney General
Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama’s pick to replace outgoing U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., is reportedly winning over some key Republican lawmakers ahead of what is expected to be contentious nomination hearings early next year, according to Politico. The U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York reportedly has met with several…
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