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The Brick Wall: Where Was My Black Ancestor Before 1880?
My maternal second great-grandmother was named Sarah Riddick, born around 1862 in Washington County, N.C. Records show that she worked as a servant for L.B. Davis and his wife, Annie E. Davis. I would like to know if Riddick was a slave and where she came from. The 1880 U.S. census shows she had three…
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5 Officers Killed in Dallas Sniper Attack After Black Lives Matter Protest
Updated Friday, July 8, 5:55 a.m. EDT: President Barack Obama blasted the Dallas shooting as a “vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement.” Speaking from Warsaw, Poland, where the president traveled to attend the 2016 NATO Summit, Obama said, “The federal government will provide whatever assistance Dallas may need as it deals with this tremendous…
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Who’s Black in America: Cape Verde
Who’s Black in America? That’s the question we at The Root are asking—and answering—as we take a look at the various nations throughout the African Diaspora whose immigrants make up the black population in the United States. In this new video series, we’ll examine these populations that are often mentioned, but whose rich history is rarely…
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My Friend Wouldn’t Get Off My Case After I Told Her I Was Having Unsafe Sex
Dear Demetria: My friend scolded me because I choose to engage in unprotected sex more often than not. I agreed with her, but she kept going. I know she means well, but I can’t help feelilng judged, even after seeing her point. She told me I won’t stop until I get AIDS. What do I…
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#AltonSterling: Black People and Our Collective Hustle to Survive
The police killed another black man on Tuesday. His name was Alton Sterling, and he lived in Baton Rouge, La. For most black folks, trying to make it from paycheck to paycheck is a hard reality. The perils of poverty, anti-black racism, intergenerational traumas and compounding structural inequalities make the day-to-day hustles—whatever they might be—necessary.…
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Serena Snags Her 300th Career Grand-Slam Match Win
Serena Williams handily won her 300th career victory at a grand-slam event to secure a place in the fourth round of Wimbledon. On Sunday she advanced further by winning again. After defeating Germany’s Annika Beck 6-3 6-0 on Saturday, Williams moved into second place in the all-time list—just six wins behind an Open-era record of 306,…
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Kevin Durant Signs 2-Year, $54,300,000 Deal With Golden State Warriors
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. And so that may be the thinking of Kevin Durant as he announced Monday that he will be signing with the Golden State Warriors, ending speculation as to where his free agency option would land him. Durant’s surprising—and epic—decision ends a weekend filled with meetings with six NBA…
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Happy 18th Birthday, Malia Obama!
Malia Obama has blossomed into a beautiful young lady in her eight years in the White House. We have watched her and sister Sasha grow, and both appear to be confident, capable, lovely young women. Malia, one-fourth of the tight-knit Obama family, is obviously close to her parents, but she seems to have a special relationship…
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Cory Booker Vetted as Hillary Clinton’s Running Mate, but Dems Need His Senate Seat
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is no longer flat out denying that he is being vetted as a potential running mate for Hillary Clinton, a change from just weeks ago. He is now referring questions of the sort to “the Clinton campaign.” On Sunday, speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Booker now says, “I’m just…
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Memphis, Tenn.-Area Mother Reportedly Stabs Her 4 Children to Death; Grandmother of Survivor Forgives Her
A Memphis, Tenn.-area woman faces four counts of first-degree murder associated with aggravated child abuse and aggravated child neglect for the stabbing deaths of four of her children on Friday. Commercial Appeal reports that deputies were called to the home of Shanynthia Gardner, 29, at 12:28 p.m. Friday in southeast Shelby County, Tenn. The nature…
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