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Women of the 1963 March on Washington Wanted Recognition
Women who participated in 1963’s March on Washington marched separately from the men as a way to bring attention to women’s contributions to the civil rights movement, NAACP Senior Adviser Jotaka Eaddy writes at Ebony. Eaddy encourages all people to salute these women, as well as the countless other nameless women who continue to work hard…
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Defending Black Breast-Feeding Week
Kimberly Seals Allers at Mocha Manual presents a five-point response to folks who are opposed to the Black Breast-Feeding Week social media campaign she organized that began Monday. She explains why she’s tailoring the issue for the black community, writing that “there has been a gaping racial disparity in breast-feeding rates.” She encourages the campaign’s…
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Twitter Lashes Out at ABC Over Twerking
(The Root) — Black Twitter is getting pretty good and tired of the media’s new obsession with twerking, especially since it seems that nobody cared until Miley Cyrus started attempting to do it. Twerking isn’t just a dance anymore; it’s a battleground where cultural appropriation and double standards are razor sharp and aimed at black…
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NAACP Pushing for Zimmerman Civil Case
The Huffington Post reports that NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous announced that he plans to submit petitions with 1.7 million signatures to the Justice Department. The petitions call for the department to file charges against George Zimmerman for violating Trayvon Martin’s civil rights. The NAACP started its push to have civil charges filed against…
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A Sermon as Timeless as 'I Have a Dream'
(The Root) — As Americans, we all know about the terrifying acts of violence that occurred during the civil rights movement: the snarling dogs that chased organizers in the streets, the protesters hosed by Southern authorities, the killings and beatings that took place on the sides of country roads. And as someone raised by a…
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Black Women May Avoid Health Risks by Maintaining Weight
Obesity affects black women more than most other groups. But the Huffington Post reports that a new Duke University study found that just by focusing on maintaining their weight, rather than losing pounds, black women can reduce their chances of suffering from the health risks of obesity. The important thing is not to gain weight…
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VMAs: Appropriating Black Culture, but Where Were the Black Winners?
Several of the white musicians who won at MTV’s 2013 Video Music Awards have acts that are regurgitations of black sounds and imagery, yet none of the televised winners were black, Danielle Cadet points out in a piece at the Huffington Post. Everything about this year’s Video Music Awards was black, from its Brooklyn venue to Miley…
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RNC Chairman: What Race Problem?
(The Root) — Reflecting on the Republican Party’s 2012 losses, the publication Politico perhaps said it best in an article titled “Election Aftermath: GOP Soul Searching: ‘Too Old, Too White, Too Male’?” Inspired by its 2012 drubbing, in recent months the GOP has stepped up strategic efforts to appeal to racial minorities. The Republican National…
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Quote of the Day: Zora Neale Hurston on Colorism
Read the quote in 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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Miley Cyrus: Acting a Fool, Not 'Acting Black'
(The Root) — Miley Cyrus made a fool of herself before and during her performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. She showed up on the red carpet in designer (Dolce & Gabbana) spandex, wagging her tongue and humping the air — her version, I believe, of twerking. Once onstage, Cyrus — bafflingly…
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