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Quote of the Day: Tera W. Hunter on Dance
Read the quote in its full context here. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute 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.
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'Scandal' Stars Become Mannequins at Saks Fifth Avenue
On the eve of its third season, Scandal got the mannequin treatment at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City. On Wednesday the department store threw a party in the show’s honor and unveiled its stunning new windows dedicated to the cast. Take a look!
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Questions Linger Over Howard University President's Resignation
It is incumbent upon Howard University’s administrators to be transparent following the abrupt resignation of theh school’s president, Sidney Ribeau, which comes at a time when Howard is struggling to survive financially, Clinton Yates writes at the Washington Post. On a sunny fall day following Howard University’s abrupt leadership change, much of the campus was still…
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A History of the Right and the Politics of Race-Baiting
Joan Walsh, Salon‘s editor-at-large, eviscerates a group of Republican House members, who represent mostly white districts, for trying to destroy the nation’s first black president through their latest ploy: a partial shutdown of the federal government. On the day the Affordable Care Act takes effect, the U.S. government is shut down, and it may be…
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Tea Party Not Worried About Those Hurt by Shutdown
The Daily Beast‘s Jamelle Bouie upbraids members of the Republican Party for failing to acknowledge kids with cancer, food stamp recipients and others who have been gravely affected by the partial shutdown of the federal government. For Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), the government shutdown is just a “temporary inconvenience.” The libertarian lawmaker is right…
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'Homeboys in Outer Space': A '90s Classic
(The Root) — In 1999 the satirical media outlet The Onion asked several “everymen” what they thought of Kweisi Nfume’s accusation of flagrant whitewashing in major network programming. “With the possible exception of MLK’s assassination, there has been no greater setback in the struggle for racial equality than the 1997 cancellation of Homeboys in Outer…
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Black Men Don't Run in White Neighborhoods
A new study reveals that fear of racial profiling prevents some black men from jogging in mostly white neighborhoods. Research by sociologist Rashawn Ray, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Maryland, shows that black men are less likely to run outside if they live in a predominantly white neighborhood, according to Runner’s World.…
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Should Congress be Paid During the Shutdown?
(The Root) — Nearly 800,000 federal workers are furloughed because of a government shutdown, which means nearly 1 million Americans are now unsure when and where their next paycheck will come from, despite being employed. But among those federal workers not feeling the pinch: Congress. Members of Congress, as well as the president and vice…
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Klan Rally Canceled in Shutdown
Maybe the shutdown of parts of the federal government isn’t all that bad. Turns out, it resulted in the cancellation of a Ku Klux Kan rally that had been scheduled to take place over the weekend in Maryland at the Gettysburg National Park, the Daily News reports. The Confederate White Knights of Maryland had been…
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High Interest in Obamacare Overloads Websites
The Obama administration and states are under pressure to get health insurance exchanges up and running smoothly after consumers seeking coverage on the second day overwhelmed websites and tied up phone lines with questions, the Associated Press reports. The logjam is good news for President Obama because it shows high interest in what has become…
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