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NRA Chief's Racial Rant Hides Larger Truth
(The Root) — Last week Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, wrote a troubling column for conservative outlet the Daily Caller. In it, the 64-year-old gun-rights advocate painted a horrifying picture of a postapocalyptic world in which African Americans from “south Brooklyn” and Hispanic members of “Latin American drug gangs” were such a…
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I Won't Be a Side Chick. But Can I Call?
(The Root) — “I like a guy, but he has a girlfriend. He’s flirty and admitted he’s attracted to me, but I’ve been blunt that I won’t entertain anything more than a friendship unless he’s single. He agreed. Curious — is it wrong of me to reach out every now and then just to say…
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What's Next? Straight Black Women Should Marry Each Other?
Writing at Clutch magazine, The Root’s contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas offers a sarcastic riff on the latest advice to single African-American women: that they should consider bisexual men as romantic partners. Here’s what she says might be next. … Unfortunately, it’s probably too late for all of you, especially if you’ve wasted prime husband-hunting…
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Why Won't Urban Media Let the 'Down Low' Stigma Go?
Writing at the Huffington Post, Deron Dalton says that down-low men do exist in urban communities, but we should remember that they’re not the only type of men who have sex with other men. Steel River is a new Web series featured in Atlanta-based online broadcasting network Signal23TV’s lineup. It’s not slated to launch until…
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Schomburg Chief's Tricks of the Trade
(The Root) — Khalil Gibran Muhammad, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem in New York City, told us at last year’s annual The Root 100 gala, where he was honored, that he owes a great deal of his success to his parents. They instilled in him “a sense of…
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Mr. Gaines of 'A Different World' Dies
According to TMZ, Lou Myers — the actor who played Mr. Vernon Gaines on A Different World — died last night after a heart-related emergency. He was 77 years old. Lou was hospitalized in December for pneumonia but released after New Year’s. He collapsed at home a few weeks later and was hospitalized again. Lou’s…
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Are Black Immigrants Lost in the Debate?
(The Root) — Immigration reform has emerged as the most-talked-about domestic-policy issue of 2013. In his first major interview after winning re-election, President Obama dubbed it one of his major second-term priorities. But perhaps more notably, high-profile conservative Republicans have latched onto it as well. Fox News firebrand Sean Hannity announced a political about-face on…
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Nonso Anozie on Playing Samson in 'The Bible'
(The Root) — British actor Nonso Anozie, who had a breakout performance as Xaro Xhoan Daxos in HBO’s critically acclaimed series Game of Thrones, is set to appear as Samson in the 10-part miniseries The Bible, airing on the History Channel beginning on March 3. The series, which updates the Scriptures with a more diverse…
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Check Out Michelle O's New Official Portrait
There are countless photos of first lady Michelle Obama, but only one each year is official, and the White House released it on Wednesday, the Huffington Post reports. Taken by Chuck Kennedy, the portrait shows FLOTUS in the Green Room of the White House in a two-toned dress and leaning against a green chair. She’s…
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Why Can't This Black Couple Find a Bone Marrow Donor?
Kevin Weston and Lateefah Simon recently renewed their vows at San Francisco’s City Hall. But first, they did something with an even greater sense of urgency: They held a rally to encourage people — in particular, black people — to become bone marrow donors. Having been diagnosed with leukemia six months ago, 44-year-old Weston is in…
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