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  • Can You Outsmart a 4th-Grader in STEM Knowledge?

    Imagine an industry in which there are jobs and nobody to fill them, while African Americans continue to face double-digit rates of unemployment. It’s clear that the job market belongs to those who can master science and math. Among the fastest-growing job sectors are those in STEM careers—science, technology, engineering and math. Not only are…

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  • Derrick Rose’s Rape Accuser Is Suing for $21,500,000

    The woman who filed a lawsuit in August accusing Derrick Rose of drugging and, along with two of his friends, raping her is suing the NBA athlete for $21.5 million, NBC Chicago reports. The 29-year-old woman claims that the sexual assault took place in August 2013. She says that the Chicago Bulls star and his…

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  • Young, Fabulous and Female Brought It in Houston

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  • Lamar Odom Found Unconscious in Nev. Brothel, Rushed to Hospital

    Former Los Angeles Lakers forward, and erstwhile reality-TV star, Lamar Odom is currently fighting for his life after being found unconscious at Dennis Hof’s Love Ranch South in Pahrump, Nev., TMZ reports.   The 35-year-old Odom, whose battle with substance abuse has been heavily reported in recent years, had allegedly been partying with multiple women…

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  • Wanted: Anyone Who Is Young, Fabulous and Female in Houston

    Attention, all the young, black and gifted women in Houston: The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female series continues in Houston Oct. 15 with moderator Devi Dev, a No. 1-rated personality heard daily on iHeartMedia’s 93.7 The Beat, as well as a television pop-culture correspondent for CBS affiliate KHOU. Join The Root and Toyota for a…

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  • Just Sex: The Root Answers Your Most Intimate Questions

    Have you found yourself going through the motions in the bedroom? Does your partner not seem as stimulated as he or she once was? Has a recent medication changed your sexual responsiveness or caused physical changes that make lovemaking uncomfortable? You’ve got questions, but are you too embarrassed or too uncertain about whom to ask…

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  • ColorOfChange.org Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary

    Notables from the worlds of entertainment, media, politics and social justice came together at New York City’s Gotham Hall to celebrate the 10th anniversary of ColorOfChange.org, the social-justice organization. Co-founders Van Jones and James Rucker greeted Selma director Ava DuVernay; Mara Brock Akil, creator of Being Mary Jane; Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards; musician Questlove;…

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  • Cam Newton’s Fashion Sense: Hot or Nah?

    Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is getting major kudos for helping lead his team to a perfect 4-0 record with its win over Tampa Bay Sunday. But what he wears to the postgame news conference has become as newsworthy as what he does on the field. His preference for bright colors, crazy patterns, capri pants…

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  • Prison Kids: Join the Fight Against the Mass Incarceration of Our Youth

    It should be a crime that America locks up so much of its youths. Right now the United States has more than 60,000 children sitting in jail, lost in a broken system that has led our country to incarcerate more children than any other nation. Why are we turning our backs on the youngest, most…

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  • Michelle Obama Is Simply Breathtaking at the China State Dinner

    The president and first lady hosted China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan, at a White House state dinner Friday evening. And the first couple gave photographers quite a playful greeting as the president admired his wife, who stunned in what was reported to be a Vera Wang gown.

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