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Sorry, Sen. Rand Paul, You’re No Civil Rights Hero
If you’ve noticed all the construction happening on the National Mall lately, like me, you probably assumed it was for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. But apparently, a more fitting tribute to the civil rights movement’s long history of struggle for African Americans would be the erection of a monument…
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Bill Cosby: We’ve Reached a Tipping Point—So What’s Next?
After years of troubling allegations of serial rape, the recent takedown of Bill Cosby as a public figure may mark a radical shift in how we address our rape culture. And though the spiraling effect of these claims has produced an unprecedented backlash against him, a chasm remains between this promising moment of activism—powered especially…
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The Root Asks: What Are You Thankful For?
Editor’s note: We asked several honorees of this year’s The Root 100 to share the things they are most thankful for this holiday season. Here’s what they had to say. Feminista Jones, Writer, Blogger, Activist I am thankful for the opportunities I have had to make connections with other people who want to make the…
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2 Innocent Men Exonerated After 40 Years in Prison
Sentenced to death based on the testimony of a single juvenile witness, two Cleveland men have maintained their innocence for 40 years. Now someone has finally listened. The two Ohio men, Ricky Jackson and Wiley Bridgeman, walked out of prison as free men last week after the state’s witness in the case admitted that he…
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Cleveland Cop Shoots and Kills 12-Year-Old Boy Holding Toy Gun
Updated Sunday, Nov. 23, 12:26 p.m. EST: A 12-year-old boy holding a toy gun when he was shot by police outside a Cleveland recreation center died early Sunday morning, a police-union official confirmed for Cleveland.com. The youth, whose name has not been officially released, was shot in the stomach at Cudell Recreation Center, at Detroit…
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Immigration Reform Is a Black Thing, Too
The administrative relief measures that President Barack Obama announced Thursday will benefit an estimated 4 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. This long-awaited measure came several months after the president promised to take executive action in the absence of any cooperation by an obstructionist Congress to pass legislation. What some, including The Root’s…
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Ferguson Grand Jury to Reconvene Monday
Still deciding whether to indict Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, a St. Louis County grand jury is expected to reconvene Monday, Yahoo News reports. Downtown STL Inc., a civic group that promotes St. Louis businesses, told members in an email Saturday that the grand jury will reconvene…
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Former DC Mayor Marion Barry Dies at 78
Marion Barry, the storied four-term mayor and current Washington, D.C., Council member, died early Sunday, just hours after a brief stay at Howard University Hospital, the Washington Post reports, citing a family statement. He was 78. The family did not release the cause of death, but Barry had suffered from many health problems over the…
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