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Ben Jealous: President Should Focus on All of Us
(The Root) — “Our folks are often the first to get hurt,” said NAACP President Ben Jealous at The Root’s inaugural ball on Saturday, Jan. 19. Who does he hope President Obama focuses on in his second term? “We need a president who is focused on all of us.” Watch the rest of his comments…
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Chris Tucker: Obama Should Swear on My Bible!
(The Root) — On Jan. 19, at The Root’s inaugural ball in Washington, D.C., funnyman Chris Tucker spoke about what he hopes President Obama will accomplish in his second term. “I think he’s going to do even greater work [than he did in his first term],” Tucker said. He also told us why his…
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Slain Chicago Teen Was in Anti-Violence PSA
“Hi, my name is Hadiya. This commercial is information for you and your future children … So many children out there are in gangs, and it is your job as students to say no to gangs and yes to a great future.” That’s the voice of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed on…
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Obama's Day, Jan. 31: Presidential Daily Briefing
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
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I'm a Rape Survivor: How Do I Tell My Man?
(The Root) — “I am afraid to tell my boyfriend about my past. I was raped when I was in high school by someone I knew, and I don’t think I’ve ever really gotten over it. I think about it sometimes when I’m intimate with my boyfriend, and then I don’t want to have sex…
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GOP's Three-Fifths Compromise
(The Root) — The Republican Party learned one crucial lesson from Mitt Romney’s defeat: The only way it can win the White House is to rig the election. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has publicly endorsed a plan for GOP-controlled legislatures in key battleground states like Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida to alter the…
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Life, Death and Immigration Reform
(The Root) — The man who tried to save my young cousin’s life was born in Mexico. At age 19 he hopped the fence into the U.S. and worked as a farm laborer, then loaded railway cars with sulfur and fish lard, going to community college at night. A few years later, he was a…
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Virginia Republicans' Bizarre Notion of 'Fair' Voting
Colorlines‘ Brentin Mock breaks down what he says is a case of election losers having decided that they are going to hate the player and the game. Virginia Republicans have been busy since Election Day — working to make sure voters of color don’t have another opportunity to impact state politics as dramatically as they…
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How Do We Fight Back Against Stupid Relationship Advice?
Writing at xoJane, Luvvie wonders why the business of fixing women’s relationship problems is booming, and why every man is jumping in feetfirst. If there was one wish I had for the fake Mayan apocalypse that sadly didn’t come true, it was that most online “relationship experts” would be swept away in the Biblical flood.…
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Is My Child Cut Out for an HBCU?
(Special to The Root) —- “My daughter is a senior at a predominantly white private Catholic high school. I’m concerned that she won’t ‘fit in’ if she chooses to attend a HBCU. She has applied to a few. How do I prepare her for that transition?” —Javonna Askew You’re raising an important question. There will…
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