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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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Why the NAACP Is Against the NYC Soda Ban
Because the obesity rate for African Americans in New York City is higher than the average, and because city health department officials said that minority neighborhoods could benefit the most from a rule limiting the sale of large soft drinks, some expected the city’s NAACP to support it. Not so. As lawyers for the beverage…
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Coca-Cola: Coming Together
(Sponsored) The well-being of our families and communities concerns everyone. And finding a solution will take continued effort from all of us. Watch to learn more about how we can all make a real difference. At Coca-Cola, we believe when people come together good things happen.
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What Would MLK Want From Us in Obama's 2nd Term?
(The Root) — “I’m honored and grateful that we have a chance to finish what we started. Our work begins today. Let’s go,” President Obama tweeted on Inauguration Day. Since his second swearing-in shared a day with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, The Root asked the Congressional Black Caucus’ Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) to…
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Obama's Day, Jan. 24: Personnel Announcement
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 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. In the afternoon, the President will make a personnel announcement in the State…
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Hillary Clinton's Testimony Shows She's Ready
(The Root) — The tragedy in Benghazi, Libya, has already claimed the lives of four Americans, as well as the career of one American diplomat. The first African-American female ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, saw her hopes to succeed Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, and her reputation, go up in flames after…
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Stop Making Michelle Obama Your Feminist Leader
Writing at Essence, The Root contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas says that she favors the choices the first lady is making for her life despite the expectations that some are trying to impose on her. Shortly after I began penning this column in June 2011, I wrote a somewhat controversial post, “Struggling to Claim the…
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