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Celeb Moms Turned Health Advocates
Keli Goff is The Root’s special correspondent. Follow her on Twitter. Today, being a celebrity mom can be big business. There is already endless speculation about how much photos of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s child will sell for. But there are celebrity moms who have chosen to use their role in the public eye to…
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Black People And Our Complicated Homophobia
Damon Young writes: 1. As I listened to Jason Collins and Oprah discuss the extra “stigma” of being gay and Black, I couldn’t help but wonder how true the “Blacks are more homophobic than everyone else” sentiment truly is. I think many of us—myself included—have said it so much that we’ve accepted it to be true, and since we’ve accepted…
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Top Career Lessons from The Great Gatsby
Janell Hazelwood writes: I’ve always been a fan of author F. Scott Fitzgerald, and one of my favorite classics by the writer is The Great Gatsby. As a child with what many people would describe as an “old soul,” I always loved colorful stories set in the past, whether it was the Bible days, Medieval…
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Blacks Optimistic about Economy, But Pessimistic about This
African American investors are optimistic about the political and economic future of the country. They also are feeling upbeat about their own financial future. About half, 52 percent, report they are better off now than they were three years ago, the same as the general population, according to a recent survey by Wells Fargo .…
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The Root Salutes Our Moms
My mom used to tell me, “You’re smart, you’re beautiful and you can do anything you want” every day (she thinks The Help stole and butchered her line). Watching her complete her college education set the best example of hard work I could have asked for. She’s compassionate and brave and has always said exactly what’s…
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The Root Salutes Our Moms
My mom used to tell me, “You’re smart, you’re beautiful and you can do anything you want” every day (she thinks The Help stole and butchered her line). Watching her complete her college education set the best example of hard work I could have asked for. She’s compassionate and brave and has always said exactly what’s…
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The Root Salutes Our Moms
My mom used to tell me, “You’re smart, you’re beautiful and you can do anything you want” every day (she thinks The Help stole and butchered her line). Watching her complete her college education set the best example of hard work I could have asked for. She’s compassionate and brave and has always said exactly what’s…
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NJ Hostage Situation Is Over, Suspect Dead
A two-day hostage situation is over, after police rescued three children being held in a Trenton, N.J., home by Gerald Murphy, according to the Associated Press. Police found the bodies of Murphy’s girlfriend and her teenage son. [The police] found 38-year-old Gerald Tyrone Murphy in an upstairs bedroom, and he told them he was armed…
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How Lil Wayne and Rick Ross Lost: When Hip-Hop Polices Itself
Billboard breaks down the trend of hip-hop fans holding MCs accountable for inappropriate lyrics and ads, versus the days of C. Delores Tucker and gangsta rap when the accusations came from outside of the hip-hop community. The women who took Rick Ross down — for a lyric about drugging a girl and “enjoying” her —…
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Aretha Franklin on Possible Biopic Casting of Audra McDonald, Jennifer Hudson
For Aretha Franklin, the lead actress in her upcoming biopic doesn’t so much need to have a voice but soul. Speaking to the Associated Press, Franklin discussed the possibility of Broadway and silver-screen actress Audra McDonald or Jennifer Hudson playing her, as well as Zoe Saldana’s controversial casting as Nina Simone. AP: What do you…
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