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Quote of the Day: Dayo Olopade on Africa’s Financial Prudence
You can read this quote by Dayo Olopade, about Africa’s informal job sectors that are keeping the continent afloat, in this New York Times op-ed. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and founding director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He is also the…
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French Sculptor Lies About a Slavery Rebellion, Turns White Guy Into a Hero
This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black in Western Art Archive at Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute, part of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. A scene of frantic battle is captured by an exaggerated, rather…
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When She Gives an Ultimatum, Fellas, Take It Seriously
I wasn’t sure if I’d get out of there alive. Sitting onstage with four women, in front of a studio audience of nearly 200 women, I made this statement: “We [men] know exactly what to say to keep y’all hanging around just a little longer.” Oh my. I had the pleasure of guest-hosting The View this week,…
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5 Ways the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Cases Affect Black Women
Today, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in what has been dubbed the Hobby Lobby case, a catch-all name for two separate cases—Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Sebelius and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius. The cases could determine whether employers can be exempted on religious grounds from a mandate of the Affordable Care Act…
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Want to Retire Early? Watch The Root Live at 11 A.M.
In many African-American families, when we have an important issue to discuss, we gather in the kitchen and bring it to the table. That’s especially true for financial discussions, whether about how to pay the bills, how to send Junior to college or where to start looking for a new job. For the next four…
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Peter Thomas Is the Newest Real Housewife of Atlanta, Says the Internet
If you watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta, you know that Peter Thomas, Cynthia’s husband, just loves to get in on the drama between the ladies. His vocal and often critical comments about Porsha and Kordell’s split and his melodramatic confrontations have led NeNe Leakes on more than one occasion to remind him to “stay…
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Suffering Lupita Withdrawal? Follow Her on Instagram Right Now
Emergency! 911! Get on Instagram and follow Lupita Nyong’o, stat! There’s nothing more life affirming than scrolling through Twitter and finding a link to Lupita’s Instagram that you didn’t know existed. And yes, it’s as flawless and adorable as you’d expect. Oh, nothing, this is just my family chillin’ with Oprah. No big deal. And just…
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Beyoncé Visits the Anne Frank House
Bey has been working hard on those dance moves, but she took some time out from pop locking and dropping to pose near some exhibits at the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam. And unlike Justin Bieber, Bey kept it classy and respectful. Her fans don’t miss a thing. Charla Lauriston is a standup comedian and…
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Quote of the Day: Ivory A. Toldson on the New SAT Test
You can read this quote by The Root contributor Ivory A. Toldson, in a column about how standardized tests are not necessarily the best measurement of college success, here. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and founding director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He is also…
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Natural Hair Has Never Meant Freedom for Me
Growing up, I was the only biracial girl in a white family in a rural Wisconsin town. My hair has always been natural, but back then, I had no idea what “natural” was. I was raised ignorant of most black cultural issues, leaving my education about the debate between natural vs. processed hair to college…
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