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2nd Amendment Passed to Protect Slavery? No!
(The Root) — Recently Thom Hartmann published an essay on Truthout titled “The Second Amendment Was Ratified to Preserve Slavery.” Hartmann, who is described on the Internet as a radio host, author, former psychotherapist and entrepreneur and a progressive political commentator, said the amendment to the U.S. Constitution was intended, in part, to protect slave-patrol…
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Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin
Most Americans know of Rosa Parks, but few have heard of Claudette Colvin. As a teen, Colvin fought and was arrested for keeping her seat at the front of the bus — nine months before Parks would do the same. But she was deemed too controversial to be a catalyst for the Montgomery Bus Boycott,…
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The Root Fetes Obama's 2nd Inauguration
On Jan. 19, 2013, The Root held its second inaugural ball in its five-year existence — a follow-up to a 2009 fete for Barack Obama’s first inauguration. More than a thousand guests — including Angela Bassett, Chris Tucker, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Attorney General Eric Holder — joined The Root’s staff, writers, friends and…
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Got the Flu? Check Out This App
(The Root) — Although I have been a bit under the weather lately, fortunately it hasn’t developed into full-blown flu symptoms (I’m knocking on wood as I type this). But a record number of people are suffering from one of the worst flu seasons in 10 years. The ability to share data through social media…
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MHP: A Chat With Myrlie Evers-Williams
President Barack Obama’s second inauguration ceremony will be steeped in history, including an invocation by Myrlie Evers-Williams. The widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers sat down with MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry on Sunday to talk about her generation’s influence on the commander in chief and her view of America now. Watch Harris-Perry talk…
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Teen Guns Down 5 in New Mexico
As the gun-reform conversation continues, a New Mexico teen has been arrested for killing two adults and three children inside a home on Saturday. The culprit, whose name police are not releasing, was charged with two counts of murder and three counts of child abuse that ended in death, reports USA Today. The teen was…
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Andrew Cuomo: Gun Law Honors MLK
After pushing the country’s stiffest gun-reform law, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke to Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network on Saturday and drew a few civil rights parallels, writes the Daily News. Cuomo, in an address to the National Action Network to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, suggested the gun control legislation was…
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Condoleezza Rice Becomes CBS Contributor
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined CBS News as a contributor. The veteran politician appeared on Face the Nation on Sunday and will weigh in during the channel’s inaugural coverage on Monday, reports AP News. CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager and president David Rhodes made the announcement Sunday, saying Rice “will use her…
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Another Chemist Accused of Evidence Tampering
Last year in Massachusetts, thousands of criminal cases were put in jeopardy because of Boston crime-lab chemist Annie Dookhan, who has been accused of tampering with evidence. On Saturday, Sonja Farak was arrested and charged with similar activities in a drug case in the same state, reports Fox News. State Attorney General Martha Coakley said…
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