-
Supporting Obama's New Syria Strategy
(The Root) — On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama laid out the moral argument for an international, multilateral coalition to respond to the alleged Aug. 21 gas attack by the Syrian government on its own citizens. The speech came in the midst of a rapidly moving diplomatic crisis. Just over a week ago, it seemed…
-
Quote of the Day: Judy Dothard Simmons on Code-Switching
Read more about code-switching 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.
-
Good, Bad and Ugly in Obama's Syria Speech
(The Root) — When you’ve got conservative USA Today columnist Glenn Harlan Reynolds choosing to quote progressive Atlantic columnist Ta-Nehisi Coates on his way to making the case that the president’s plan for military intervention in Syria is “dumb,” it’s safe to say that if you’re Barack Obama, what you’ve got on your hands is…
-
Black Celebrities Honor 9/11 Online
(The Root) — Today marks the 12th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center. Citizens across the nation and around the world marked the day with reflection and remembrance, both online and off. On Twitter, black celebrities tweeted messages of condolences and encouragements for those still in mourning. Tracy Clayton is a writer,…
-
Medical Examiner in Zimmerman Trial Preparing $100M Lawsuit
Dr. Shiping Bao, a former associate medical examiner in Florida’s Volusia County who testified at George Zimmerman’s second-degree-murder trial in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, plans to file a $100 million lawsuit in the case, according to WFTV 9. He reportedly will allege that the medical examiner, the state attorney’s office and Sanford Police…
-
Are Boomerang Kids Ruining Your Retirement?
In a piece at Black Enterprise, Sheryl Nance-Nash says it’s important for parents and families to protect their finances from children returning to the nest, especially in today’s economy. She outlines several guidelines for survival. They’re baaaack. Not evil spirits, but your children. In a recent Pew Research survey, 39 percent of all adults ages…
-
Shyne Tweets Obama: 'Do Something' About Syria!
(The Root) — Azealia Banks isn’t the only entertainer expressing an opinion about Syria on Twitter. Rapper Shyne tweeted President Obama directly, urging him to take action in Syria. ‘This must be a bad joke,” he tweeted. “Assad should’ve been removed one hundred thousand bodies before he used chemical weapons.” Shyne is known for being…
-
Mister Cee Resigns From Hot 97
(The Root) — Popular radio DJ Mister Cee has resigned from Hot 97 after yet another sex scandal. He has been arrested several times for attempting to solicit sex from male prostitutes, at least one of whom was an undercover police officer. His resignation comes after audio of Mister Cee allegedly soliciting a drag queen…
-
Why Won't Conservatives Stop Fighting Obamacare?
Congressional Republican leaders have finally acquiesced in their fight against President Barack Obama’s health care reform and have even developed a plan of their own that essentially acknowledges they’re powerless to kill it, Jamelle Bouie writes at the Daily Beast. But their conservative Tea Party cohorts continue to rally tirelessly and ineffectively to defund it.…
-
Obama Steps Back From the Brink
(The Root) — President Obama’s decision to postpone a U.S. military strike against Syria to pursue further diplomacy may restore the political credibility of an administration that, over the past two weeks, has been on a determined and aggressive course toward war. The rush to war has been disappointing and contrary to Obama’s call for…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
