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Dwight Howard Slams Hater on Twitter
It began as a normal day in cyberspace. Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard was online, minding his own business, engaging in some light banter with fans on Twitter, and everything on Earth was as it should have been. Suddenly, a menacing shadow spread like spilled ink across the horizon. The fate of the warm, sunny…
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HUD to Racially, Economically Diversify Neighborhoods
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has a plan to help integrate communities across the nation as housing policies have been ineffective at creating “the kind of communities the agency had hoped for,” according to U.S. News & World Report. Many neighborhoods are racially imbalanced or lean too much toward the rich or…
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Watch This: The Obamas' Martha's Vineyard Vacation Spot
Bloomberg provides a video tour of the first family’s spectacular $7.6 million Martha’s Vineyard vacation spot. The 4-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot home sits on 9.5 acres, boasts floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook the Atlantic Ocean and has an infinity-edge pool. Click here to watch the video. Read more at Bloomberg.
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US to Reopen Embassies, Consulates After Terror Threats
The Washington Post is reporting that on Sunday the State Department plans to reopen 18 of the 19 U.S. embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa that were closed last week in the wake of terrorist threats. It said Friday that the embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, would remain closed “because of ongoing concerns…
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From Selma to Shelby, Voting-Rights Struggle Lives On
(The Root) — This week marks the 48th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, arguably the most important single piece of legislation passed during the civil rights era. President Lyndon Johnson signed the legislation in a public ceremony that included Martin Luther King Jr., who received a handshake and an official pen from the president.…
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Quote of the Day: Angela Davis on Politics
Read more of The Root’s coverage of Angela Davis 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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Sam Jackson: 'Open Season' on Black Men
(The Root) — On the heels of yesterday’s ruling that charges will not be brought against a New York police officer accused of shooting an unarmed black teen, actor Samuel L. Jackson took to Twitter to voice his opinion. “Young brothers Beware!!” he tweeted. “It’s Open Season!” Eighteen-year-old Ramarley Graham was shot and killed in…
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Nas Raises $50K Online for Family in Need
Things have been tough for Stanley Young. The unemployed father is raising his eight children alone after the recent death of his wife, and now he’s struggling to find a place to live before time and money run out. Enter Nas, a rapper whose lyrics are known for showing concern for the black community. Touched…
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Swiss Apologize to Oprah
The Associated Press is reporting that Swiss tourism officials and the owner of an upscale boutique in Zurich issued apologies on Friday to Oprah after a clerk intimated that the media mogul could not afford an expensive handbag. Oprah was in Switzerland to attend Tina Turner’s wedding when the incident occurred. Billionaire media mogul Oprah…
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No Black Batman for You
Ethnocentric Hollywood producers and American moviegoers would foil any plot to cast Batman as black, the Portland Mercury’s Bobby Roberts argues in response to the widening debate about people of color playing roles of classic superheroes. … It’s a strange tug-of-war that many superhero fans are engaged in. There’s the desire to see superheroes look…
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