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Believe It or Not, There Were Some Political Winners in 2013
Though there were no major elections held this year, 2013 still turned out to be one of the more eventful years in recent political memory. Between the government shutdown and the rollout of the Affordable Care Act there was certainly no shortage of major political news. There were plenty of political losers. (Click here to…
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How a Black Wise Man’s Pious Act Relates to Slavery
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. Editor’s note: For the Image of the Week column on the…
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Black Men Who Won in 2013
Black men triumphed in 2013. From film to politics and music, here’s a look at how they captured America’s hearts and minds. Steve McQueen The British auteur scored seven Golden Globe nominations—including one for best picture-drama—for his groundbreaking film, 12 Years a Slave, based on the memoir of Solomon Northrup. More than one critic described…
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A Year of Race Advice: Mixed Kids, Miley and ‘My Ghetto Name’
When it comes to race, racism and just plain old decency, there’s no doubt that there are plenty of people in dire need of a little guidance. But it’s a shame that these “teachable moments” so often come after a misstep, misunderstanding or controversy. (See Paula Deen, Duck Dynasty, that friend who yelled at a…
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Out and Proud: Black Gay Trailblazers
By thanking her longtime girlfriend on social media on Sunday, ABC’s Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts joined a list of influential celebrities and public figures who made history by being among the first black Americans in their respective fields to come out as gay. Here is a list of others. Glenn Burke Burke is…
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Quote of the Day: Lauryn Hill on Change
You can read this lyric from the song “Everything Is Everything” (1998), and more quotes by Lauryn Hill, in Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations. Read the lyric in its full context 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.…
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Who Legalized Arming Black Men to Kill Confederates?
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. 62: How did black soldiers come…
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Political Losers in 2013 Were Truly a Hot Mess
Though there were no major elections held this year, 2013 still turned out to be one of the more eventful years in recent political memory. Between the government shutdown and the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, there was certainly no shortage of major political news. There was also no shortage of political losers. (See…
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Forget Duck Dynasty; There Are Important Civil Rights Battles to Fight
When the PR director of a digital-media company tweeted a racist remark about AIDS in Africa before boarding a flight from the United States to South Africa, thousands of Twitter followers tracked her flight. Thousands pressured cable channel A&E to suspend reality star Phil Robertson from his popular show, Duck Dynasty, after the publication of…
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Oklahoma Woman Receives Good Fortune After Returning $800
Teriasia Dean, a retail makeup artist from Oklahoma, said she was only doing the right thing this week when she returned a Coach purse containing $800, after finding it in the parking lot of her apartment complex, media reports show. “It wasn’t my bag. It wasn’t my stuff. That’s not my belongings; Teriasia Dean’s name…
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