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Out of My Racial Comfort Zone: Why a Predominantly White College Was Best for Me
Editor’s note: In honor of the movie Dear White People, a satirical drama about race and culture at a fictional Ivy League college, we decided to ask two black students to explain why they love or hate their experiences at a predominantly white institution of higher learning. Read part 2 here. Dear White People opens Friday.…
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A Tribute to a British Politician Who Fought to End the Slave Trade
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. In the coming year, one of the more nuanced anniversaries of the enduring struggle against slavery is slated to occur.…
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Is Family Money the Difference Between Todd Gurley’s Case and Johnny Manziel’s Case?
What’s the difference between Todd Gurley and Johnny Manziel? Gurley, a football player from the University of Georgia—and a front-runner to win this year’s Heisman Trophy—was suspended indefinitely Thursday after allegations were reported to the school’s compliance office that the junior running back was paid to sign several sports-memorabilia items in the spring. A decision is…
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5 Things to Consider to Pick the Perfect College for You
Choosing a college is one of the first and biggest decisions young adults face on their path to successful careers. Picking the right college is a life-altering choice: Obtaining a degree will translate into a higher standard of living, greater social mobility and increased earning power during your working life. According to the College Board,…
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8 Things That Have Been ‘Columbused’ This Year
Cultural appropriation, and specifically the appropriation of black American culture, is nothing new—think rock and roll. But as of late, nothing has been safe from “Columbusing”—the art of discovering trends that are old hat to us. This year it’s happened to dance, fashion, slang and even food. Elle magazine has been the latest to pull…
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Why Did Malcolm X Go to Oxford?
Editor’s note: 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 About the Negro No. 95: What…
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Chicago Man Allegedly Stabs Woman ‘Because She Was Black’
A Chicago-area man was charged Saturday with stabbing a 79-year-old woman four times in the back and neck at a grocery store Friday because of her race, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The man, Pol Danilov, 26, was charged with attempted murder and committing a hate crime. He reportedly told police that he attacked the woman…
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LAPD Offers $50,000 in Slaying of Transgender Woman
The last time anyone saw Aniya Knee Parker was when she was picked up on surveillance video about 3 a.m. on Oct. 2 on a street corner in East Hollywood, Calif. That’s when she was engaged in a struggle with three men over her purse and then shot dead as she tried to run away,…
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Dallas Health Worker Tests Positive for Ebola
A Dallas health care worker has tested positive for Ebola, according to preliminary test results, CNN reports. Further tests will be conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta to confirm the presence of the virus in the unidentified worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, the news site notes. The worker reportedly…
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Viola Davis Grew Up Ashamed of Her Poverty
Viola Davis has been able to navigate the harsh landscape of Hollywood because she got an early lesson in survival. The 49-year-old native of South Carolina grew up in abject poverty and often did not know where her next meal was going to come from, she said Friday speaking at Variety magazine’s Power of Women…
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