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  • Food Off the Table for 47 Million Americans

    Just in time for the holidays, federal cuts to the food stamp program will kick in. And Bob Aiken, chief executive of the nonprofit Feeding America, writes at CNN that the changes “are significant and will put a strain on millions of families struggling with food insecurity.” The upcoming cuts will result in an increased…

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  • The GOP and Disrespecting President Obama

    The Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart takes the Republican Party to task for its continual disrespect of President Barack Obama. “I’m old enough to remember the days when an invitation to the White House to meet with the president was a clear-your-calendar occasion. Not anymore.” President Obama can’t win. On the one hand, he is a…

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  • How Racism Goes Unchecked

    Writing at Salon, Roxane Gay explores modern-day racism and dismisses exhortations by whites that blacks simply “get over” it. She asks how this implausible request can be accomplished when racism is flourishing and silently condoned by some whites. A couple of weeks ago, I was in the Dallas Fort Worth airport with a long layover.…

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  • Read Details of Kanye's Suit Against YouTube Founder

    (The Root) — So much Kanye West news. He’s making up nicely for lost time. Earlier last week, we learned that West was suing YouTube creator Chad Hurley for allegedly uploading an unauthorized photo of West’s ritzy engagement to Kim Kardashian to his new celebrity video startup, MixBit. Here’s my first thought, as I’m sure…

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  • Dear Jay Z: Don't Dodge the Barneys Thing

    (The Root) — Dear Shawn Carter: I just read your heated blog posting about “negligent, erroneous reports and attacks on my character, intentions, and the spirit of this collaboration” with the retailer Barneys, with whom you are partnering. Barneys, of course, is the store where a young man was arrested for quite legally buying a…

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  • 'Scandal' Recap: 5 Best Quotes About Olivia

    (The Root) — Turns out Mellie got it wrong. “Flyovers” and “trailer trash” aren’t the only ones who fall for a push-up bra and a mic. Olivia Pope’s a sucker, too. Stuff the president in a penguin suit, put him in front of a podium and the girl’s a goner.   In this week’s episode…

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  • Black Women's Problem With Feministing

    Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect the fact that Feministing did not organize the panel in question, and as such it did not use the #solidarityisforwhitewomen in promotional materials for that panel. The original version of this post also attributed “criticism of a nonapology” to Feministing, but the criticism was intended for…

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  • The Kids Always Win Halloween

    If you want to see what’s hot on black Twitter, check out The Chatterati.Akoto Ofori-Atta is the editor of The Grapevine. Like her Facebook page and follow her on Twitter. 

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  • From Which Port Was Slave Ancestor Sold?

    (The Root) — “I’ve completed the African Ancestry paternal lineage test and it says that I have Angolan heritage. I would like to find information about the ports that people from Angola were sold from to the United States — and where they landed —- in hopes of pinpointing where my Angolan ancestors came from. My…

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  • Success for Kentucky's Copy of Obamacare

    (The Root) — From its initial inception to the official launch, members of the GOP and conservative talking heads have fought the Affordable Care Act. But millions of impoverished Americans and the working poor do not have and cannot afford health insurance coverage. This is especially the case in the 26 states that opted out…

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