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'Honorary' Black Man Rich Incognito Gets Pass to Bully and Say N-Word
News broke earlier this week that Rich Incognito repeatedly bullied his Miami Dolphins teammate Jonathan Marthin at the behest of his coaches, in an attempt to help Martin “toughen up.“ Now, an anonymous Dolphins teammate is defending Incognito’s actions—which include calling Martin a “half n——r”—by saying that he’s an “honorary” black man. According to CBS…
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Quote of the Day: President Barack Obama on 2008 Election
Read a transcript of the president’s speech in its entirety 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 the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
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Virginia Race Proves That GOP Won’t Nix Tea Party Easily
(The Root)—Thank providence for Robert Sarvis, the Libertarian candidate for governor of Virginia. Because of him, I don’t have to sell my house in Richmond and move out of the state. Even though there is little hard evidence to support it, I can’t shake the feeling that if Sarvis had not been on the ballot,…
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Slavery Museum, Once a Dream, Plagued by Money Trouble
(The Root)—In late September, a TV news crew from Richmond, Va.’s WTVR cornered former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder and his attorney, Joe Morrissey, outside a courthouse in Caroline County. The encounter was classic journalist versus dissembling pols—and by “classic” I mean sad and predictable. A circuit court judge had just ruled against Wilder’s United States…
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Back Off When Your Male Friend Has a New Woman
(The Root)— “Is there, in your opinion, an unspoken understanding that one should heed a certain discretion with friends of the opposite sex when they enter a relationship? For example, if I’m best friends with a guy that has a new girlfriend, does that mean I have to censor how often I contact him, especially…
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Is Jonathan Martin to Blame for Richie Incognito's Bullying?
(The Root) — Giants safety Antrel Rolle apologized on Twitter for his response to the reports that Miami Dolphins player Richie Inconito repeatedly bullied his teammate, Jonathan Martin. Well, he sort of apologized. At a WFAN appearance on Tuesday, Rolle said, “Was Richie Incognito wrong? Absolutely. But I think the other guy [Martin] is as…
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How a Black First Lady Will Change New York
(The Root)—Tuesday night Bill de Blasio became the mayor-elect of New York City. But even more exciting for some of us New Yorkers, Chirlane McCray became the first lady-elect. When history looks back at what led to de Blasio’s landslide, some will credit the missteps of his primary opponents, particularly sexting-prone Anthony Weiner, and Bloomberg…
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How Diversity Will Alter Black History
(The Root)—This is part 3 of a three-part series. To see the previous stories, click here and here. Time was, the social construct of the one-drop rule made United States history either black or white. The rule emerged from the South as a way to facilitate slavery and implement Jim Crow segregation. But while the…
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NSA Spying, Cuba Policy Weaken US Image
(The Root)—Years from now, when pundits give way to historians—and the Tea Party has imploded—Barack Obama’s presidency will be judged not on the success of his national health care law, but instead on his ability to repair the damage done to this nation’s image on his watch. Since the beginning of the 20th century when the…
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Sharpton’s Celebrity Is Key to His Cause
(The Root)—Al Sharpton’s recent decision to move to Chicago to highlight the city’s violence-plagued communities demonstrates both the creativity and limits of contemporary black leadership. The Rev. Sharpton’s personal trajectory, marked by high-profile political setbacks and victories that have culminated in his improbable rise to national civil rights leadership, offers a unique vantage point to…
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