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The Other Reason GOP Won't Work With Obama
(The Root) — With so many pundits declaring that President Barack Obama’s second-term agenda is dead on arrival, you could be forgiven if you mistook the last few days for the first week of May … 2009. Back then, there was already angst that in Obama’s first first 100 days, unemployment briefly spiked to 10…
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What's Racist About a Talking Goat?
In a piece at CNN, contributor L.Z. Granderson checks in on the kerfuffle over the pulled Mountain Dew ad, calling it a sad day when the policing of comedy gets to the point where we can’t laugh at a talking goat. (CNN) — I went online this morning to see the Mountain Dew ad —…
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Quote of the Day: Bill Cosby
Read our interview with Bill Cosby 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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HBCUs Are Still Relevant Today
Writing at CNN, Michael Lomax, a contributing editor at The Root and president and CEO of the United Negro College, reflects on the value of HBCUs nearly 159 years after the first institution was chartered. (CNN) – More than 35,000 students will graduate from college this year because of something that happened 159 years ago…
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Mississippi Inmate Denied DNA Test, Execution Set
The Huffington Post is reporting that convicted double murderer Willie Jerome Manning, who has been on death row for nearly two decades, is set to be executed on Tuesday, after he was denied a DNA test that could save his life. In a 5-to-4 decision in April, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that there was…
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Watch This: Kris Kross' 10 Best Videos
Kris Kross, the popular 1990s rap duo, is undoubtedly best-known for their global hit, “Jump,” Vibe writes. But they also built a stable of follow-up hits, with accompanying videos. In light of the passing of Chris “Mack Daddy” Kelly, the site reflects on the group’s most memorable video moments. Can you name a few? Watch…
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Beyoncé Meets Picasso
(The Root) — Beyoncé Looking at Stuff may have some competition for best Beyoncé-themed Tumblr. Beyoncé Art History is a hilarious compilation of classic paintings captioned with relevant Beyoncé lyrics. It’s a very smart blog, covering pieces from Picasso to Van Gogh. It makes all the stuff you learned your sophomore year in college just…
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'Redneck Day' at an Arizona High School?
OK, what part of the game is this? Student council members at an Arizona high school thought it would be fun to host a “Redneck Day” to build school spirit leading up to prom week, according to the Huffington Post. The idea was for students at Queen Creek High School in Queen Creek, Ariz., which…
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Michelle Obama: Gun Violence Has Youths Fearing Death Daily
First lady Michelle Obama said that students at a high school near her family’s Chicago home told her recently that “every day they wake up and wonder whether they’re going to make it out of school alive,” according to The Hill. She told CBS Sunday Morning that she learned the disturbing detail last month during…
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