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Zimmerman Trial: State Running Out of Time
(The Root) — The prosecution did not meet its goal of resting the case against George Zimmerman on Wednesday. That may be a good thing for the state because prosecutors arguably have not met their burden of proving that Zimmerman murdered Florida teen Trayvon Martin. On the eighth day of testimony, the state presented the…
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Obama Treads Cautiously on Egypt Leader's Ouster
The Obama administration is treading carefully since Egypt’s military has overthrown the country’s president, avoiding taking sides in a conflict that pits a democratically elected leader against people fighting for an inclusive government, the Associated Press reports. Denounce the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi outright, and the U.S. could be accused of propping up a…
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Reflections From a Realistic Romantic
(The Root) — You can read this essay in its entirety — plus the thoughts of 40 other prominent African Americans from the worlds of the arts, medicine, religion and academia — in the anthology Where Did Our Love Go: Love and Relationships in the African American Community, available online and wherever books are sold.…
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Quote of the Day: Marcus Garvey on Hate
Read the entire quote 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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Fake Trayvon Martin Photo Is Still Making the Rounds
The Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart says it’s despicable that people are circulating a photo of tattooed Los Angeles rapper The Game and saying it’s Trayvon Martin. He’s says it a vicious attempt to defame the slain teen by portraying him as a thug. People! Listen, and listen closely. The photo you’re still passing around via…
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Black American Pride: Mayor Cory Booker
(The Root) — A lot has changed since 1903, when W.E.B. Du Bois described black Americans as possessing what he called a “double consciousness,” caught between a self-conception as Americans and as people of African descent. As he put it in The Souls of Black Folk: “The Negro ever feels his two-ness-an American, a Negro;…
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How Do I Get Better at Sex?
(The Root) — “This is a weird question, but how do I get better at sex? My boyfriend is much older than me and way more experienced. I don’t have any complaints about him, and no one’s said I’m bad at it before. He hasn’t said anything, but I get the feeling that it’s just…
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Rachel Jeantel Deserved Better
Pointing out that Rachel Jeantel lost her friend Trayvon Martin, who was one of the few people who showed her love and support, Clutch magazine’s Evette Dionne reprimands critics for attacking the teen’s testimony during George Zimmerman’s second-degree-murder trial. The media and intraracial respectability-nazis have crucified Rachel Jeantel for daring to exist outside of the…
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Kerry Washington Marries NFL's Nnamdi Asomugha
Kerry Washington married San Francisco 49ers cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha on June 24 in Blaine County, Idaho, according to E News. Who knew they were dating? Well, according to sports gossip site TerezOwens.com, which was first to get wind of the happy news, Asomugha has been dating Vanity Fair’s August 2013 cover girl since last summer. The 31-year-old three-time Pro Bowl star…
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Testimony Halted by Online Trolls
(The Root) — Although Skype is more of a social tool than a social media platform, the two were brought together during the George Zimmerman murder trial today. Scott Pleasants, a former professor of Zimmerman’s, was testifying via Skype, which is not unheard of in court. But unfortunately, the people running the show didn’t think…
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