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The Black President No Longer
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson says it’s “simply amazing” that we’re talking about President Obama’s legacy, not his race. President Barack Hussein Obama’s second inauguration was every bit as historic as his first — not because it said so much about the nation’s long, bitter, unfinished struggle with issues of race, as was the case…
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Why Do I Keep Reading These Sad Single-Lady Headlines?
The Root contributing editor Helena Andrews, writing at xoJane, asks herself why she can’t seem to stop consuming the depressing news about the fate of the unmarried. “Over a lifetime, unmarried women can pay as much as a million dollars more than their married counterparts for healthcare, taxes, and more,” says the Atlantic, which is…
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I'm Celibate: Any Luck Landing a Good Man?
(The Root) — “I have had sex before, but — and I know this is going to shock you — I have decided celibacy is best for me now, at least until I am married or at least in a committed relationship. Do you think this will affect my chance to get into a relationship?…
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Have We Forgotten How to Be Americans?
(The Root) — I don’t know about you, but that was a close one! All those weeks and months we heard about “the fiscal cliff,” but to get that close to it — on New Year’s Eve, no less — only to find out that, heck, we can put off this whole “going over the…
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Barack Obama 2.0: Less Cool, More Fire
(The Root) — Now, that wasn’t so hard, was it? Four years into Barack Obama’s presidency, this polyglot nation of ours finally seems to have become accustomed to the reality of a black man in the White House. It’s especially significant that among those most at ease with this astonishing new normal is the president…
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MLK Wrote an Ebony Advice Column: Who Knew?
It’s tough to find an American over age 7 who isn’t at least somewhat familiar with Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights leadership and his most famous speeches. The “little-known” insights that pop up around his birthday — that he was more “complex,” or “hardcore,” or a stauncher advocate for the poor than most elementary…
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On the Scene at the Inaugural Parade
President Barack Obama kisses Michelle Obama’s head as they watch the inaugural parade on Monday, Jan. 21, along with their extended family. Our photographer caught Malia’s now famous photobomb from a different vantage point. The first lady’s helpful post-kiss lipstick cleanup. The elder Obamas like what they see. The first family checks out the marchers. The South…
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Black Festivals: The HBCUs of Film?
American Black Film Festival founder Jeff Friday says that festivals like his work year-round to find new ways to help promote the black stories and storytellers who are too often remain marginalized. Yet, he says, their very relevance is still regularly challenged. Sound familiar? He writes in a piece for Ebony that the festivals’ efforts to…
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19-Year-Old Beats Serena Williams
It’s probably safe to call 19-year-old Sloane Stephens a rising star of tennis — especially now, after her Australian Open win last night against Serena Williams, which some are calling the biggest upset of the tournament. Williams, the 15-time grand-slam winner and Olympic gold medalist, injured her back in the eighth game of their second…
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