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Photo Essay: The Few and Mighty: Interracial Political Families
They say all is fair in love and politics—well, that’s not the exact phrase, but the emergence of New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, on the political scene, sheds light on the beauty of the human heart to find its true counterpart, regardless of race or political affiliation. The…
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Christie’s Respect for Obama Key to Minority Votes
(The Root)—Although the Republican National Committee’s 2012 “autopsy” report has been gathering dust on the shelf ever since it was rolled out to much fanfare earlier this year, it looks like at least one 2016 presidential contender actually printed off that report and read the part about the urgent need for Republicans to make inroads…
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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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