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'Dear Mandela' and More Must-See AfroPoP Docs
(The Root) — For those in need of a documentary fix, new programming is well under way courtesy of Black Public Media. The same people who brought you Ask a Muslim, the docuseries answering frequently answered questions about the misunderstood religion, are presenting AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange. The collection of independent films highlights “contemporary…
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Obama Makes Gays Feel More Fully American
Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart unpacks the significance of the fact that the president of the United States used an inaugural address to acknowledge and affirm the place of gay people in the history and ongoing story of America. At no point was President Obama’s refrain of “We the people” in his second inaugural more…
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Black Love: What Is It, Exactly?
Blackness is complicated and always will be, Very Smart Brothas’ Panama Jackson says, so it’s no surprise that the definition of “black love” isn’t simple. … If two Black people are dating or married and in love, does that, by default constitute Black love? Is seeing a woman pick up her son and give him…
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Sasha and Malia: Obama's Best Legacy
(The Root) — Thankfully, it’s no secret that Barack Obama is a good father. More than other presidents in my recent memory, Obama — though never adopting the title “dad in chief” as his wife, Michelle, did with “mom in chief” — has become the poster child for working dads the world over. The proof,…
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'The Root Live' Video: Be Your Own Boss
(The Root) — In the fourth webisode of The Root Live, successful people shared their best habits, and in the latest webisode, which aired Wednesday, Jan. 23, successful people shared their secrets for how to become your own boss. Ronald Gault and Charlayne Hunter-Gault of RTG Trading; interior designer Sheila Bridges; Keith Clinkscales, CEO of…
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New Sports Website Partners With ESPN
(The Root) — A new online destination for sports fans announced this week that it has arranged a partnership with premiere sports network ESPN. The relationship between the Shadow League, a sports-and-lifestyle website run by former ESPN executive Keith Clinkscales, and ESPN will consist of “funding, as well as the potential to develop various content…
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The Real Reason Critics Target Beyoncé
(The Root) — For the last few days, America has been obsessed with a political scandal that seems likely to eclipse Watergate as one of the most covered and dissected controversies of our time: Beyoncégate. News reports that pop diva Beyoncé Knowles lip-synched her way through the national anthem during President Obama’s inauguration have been…
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Barack and Michelle Replacing Clair and Cliff?
Barack and Michelle replacing Clair and Cliff? “The Obamas picked up where the Huxtables left off, except this is no act,” according to a study in the scholarly journal Ethnicities in which 82 percent of those surveyed said that the Obamas “can positively change the declining marriage rates among blacks.” We’re confused about the premise…
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Cissy Worried About Bobbi Kristina Following Whitney's Path
Whitney Houston may have been a superstar, but when it comes to reflecting on her untimely death, her mother, Cissy, is just like any other parent. In an interview in the most recent issue of People magazine, she wonders what she could have done to save her daughter; says she didn’t know — or want…
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The Right President Returns
(The Root) — Racial antagonisms tend to increase when powerful and influential spokespeople advance mean-spirited arguments or messages that deflect attention from the actual source of their problems. They do this by highlighting real or perceived privileges that minorities and immigrants receive. These messages tend to resonate more during hard economic times. Average citizens do…
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