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Dennis Rodman on Kim Jong Un: 'He Loves Power'
On Sunday, former basketball star Dennis Rodman talked with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos about his new friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his questionable human rights practices, writes Politico. Asked by Stephanopoulos about Kim’s threats to the destroy the United States, and his family’s horrendous record on human rights, Rodman said: “I don’t…
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Romney on 47 Percent Gaffe: 'Not What I Meant'
Mitt Romney is back and reflecting on how he lost the White House to President Obama. On Sunday, the former Republican presidential hopeful talked to Fox News about one of his biggest campaign mistakes and his struggle to connect with minority voters, writes the Hill. Looking back at his presidential bid, Romney said he was hurt by…
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Oprah's 'Blackboard Wars' Meets Opposition
Blackboard Wars, a reality show about high school in the vein of Lean on Me, is set to air on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN soon, and an advisory group will host a meeting on Tuesday to talk about their misgivings about the show’s impact, reports the Lens. The Future Is Now Executive Board will be meeting at the…
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'Fruitvale,' 'Mandela' Films Announce Release Dates
2013 will be a solid year for black narratives as Fruitvale, writer-director Ryan Coogler’s film about slain California youth Oscar Grant, and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, starring Idris Elba and Naomie Harris, hit screens in the fall, reports Shadow and Act. Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale, which won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience…
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Kevin Hart Hosts 'SNL' to Mixed Reviews
While it is Kevin Hart’s moment in Hollywood, his humor didn’t necessarily translate to his SNL hosting stint on Saturday night. A number of the skits fell flat, although some were funny, like when the Think Like a Man star played the race card in a spoof of the zombie drama The Walking Dead, writes…
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Reversing Office Double Standards
When Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer asked her employees who normally work at home to work from the office instead, where there is an on-site nursery, the criticism was fierce. But what if Mayer was a man, asks Keli Goff on the Huffington Post. When reading about some of the criticism lobbed at Mayer and Sandberg,…
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Fighting Obesity on the Playground
It’s no secret that obesity and childhood obesity is a problem in America, and Ebony contributor dream hampton writes how she and a group of mothers through the organization MomsRising.org are trying to transform America’s nutritional future. In his partly autobiographical documentary, Soul Food Junkies, Byron Hurt investigates African-Americans’ attachment to food traditions, and challenges…
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How Climate Change Affects People of Color
(Special to The Root) — Chances are, if you are a person of color, climate change isn’t at the top of your list of concerns. President Barack Obama’s remarks on the issue in his State of the Union address and inaugural speech weren’t what made you cheer. Finding a job, keeping the lights and heat…
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Furloughs to Begin in April, Due to Sequester
On Friday, Congress and President Obama were unable to resolve the sequester debates raging in Washington, and the POTUS says middle-class families can expect to feel a squeeze, reports the New York Times. “I will not be part of any back-room deal, and I will absolutely not agree to increase taxes,” said Senator Mitch McConnell…
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Michael Jordan's Alleged Love Child? Meet Taj
Michael Jordan is facing a paternity suit in Fulton County, Ga., after a woman named Pamela Smith alleged that the basketball icon fathered her 16-year-old, reports the Daily News. She claims to have become pregnant after allegedly having a tryst with Jordan in 1995 giving birth to her now 16-year-old son Grant Pierce Jay Jordan…
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