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Parents of Michael Brown to Attend Eric Garner Rally
The parents of Michael Brown will be attending the rally for Eric Garner in Staten Island, N.Y., this Saturday. According to the Huffington Post, Brown’s father, Michael Brown Sr., and mother, Leslie McSpadden, will attend the rally, which is expected to draw more than 15,000 people. Attendees will march from the location of Garner’s death…
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Peaceful Night of Protest as National Guard Ordered Out of Ferguson
As a hot Thursday evening gave way to Friday morning, temperatures between police and protesters seemed to have cooled, with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporting another peaceful night of protesting the death of unarmed teen Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by officer Darren Wilson, in Ferguson, Mo. Protesters gathered, marched and shouted, but in…
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5 Lessons in Dealing With a Crazy Ex
My ex broke up my last relationship, but I forgave him and we became cordial. When we were together, he treated me like crap, but in the spirit of forgiveness, I moved on and told him we could be friends but we were never getting back together. He kept spending money on me, insisting that…
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My Sis Is Famous and I Need Genealogy Help
My name is Jennifer Grier Fairweather. Yes, the actress Pam Grier is my half-sister through our father, Clarence Ransom Grier Jr. I am trying to trace my ancestry on the Grier side. I have made a lot of progress, but I begin to get stuck when I go past my second-great-grandparents Dock and Martha Jane…
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The Root Hosts Reception to Release List of 2014 Top Influencers
On Tuesday evening The Root—the No. 1 black news site—hosted The Root 100 List Release Reception, sponsored by Infiniti, at the Dr. Daniel Fisher House in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., to celebrate The Root 100 honorees for 2014. Hosts Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., editor-in-chief of The Root; Donna Byrd, publisher of The Root; and Lyne Pitts, managing editor…
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Am I Yelling About Ferguson—or Are You Just Not Listening?
As a lawyer and radio host, I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to serve as an on-air commentator for CNN, HLN and other outlets on legal cases and social issues that are of particular interest to the challenges facing African Americans and, more particularly, African-American men. And recently I’ve offered my thoughts on Michael…
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He Wasn’t ‘Big Mike’ to Us, Says Cousin
If you really knew Ferguson, Mo., teen Michael Brown like family, you didn’t call him “Big Mike.” So says his maternal cousin Eric Davis Sr., a salesman in St. Louis who quickly emerged as a prominent voice for Brown’s family after the unarmed 18-year-old was slain by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9.…
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John Crawford Case: It’s Open Carry for Whites and Open Season on Blacks
While the attention of America—and the world, for that matter—is on the demand for answers about the death of an unarmed 18-year-old in Ferguson, Mo., I wanted to take a moment to discuss another officer-involved shooting that happened just four days before Michael Brown was gunned down. John Crawford III was shot in a Wal-Mart…
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Photos: The Root 100 Release Party at Martha’s Vineyard
On Aug. 19 The Root hosted a reception to announce the honorees who made The Root 100 for 2014. Now in its fifth year, The Root 100 is our annual ranking of the most influential African-American leaders. This year, for the first time, the list was unveiled at Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. Attendees included Scandal…
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Records Show Ferguson Arrests Are Double What Police Reported
Authorities released statements that only 31 people were arrested Monday night and into early Tuesday morning while protesting a police officer’s killing of unarmed teen Michael Brown, but NBC News claims that more than double that number were actually apprehended. According to police records obtained by the news station, some 78 people were arrested, and most…
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