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Labors of Love for Fans of Elmer Smith
Labor Day brought unexpected news for friends and colleagues who found their names added to a new Facebook page, “Friends of Elmer Smith“: The longtime editorial writer and columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News is retiring. “Yo, Elmer!! Sorry to hear that the coolest cat, and one of the smartest voices at the DN, is…
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With New Criteria, Black Colleges Look Better
Washington Monthly’s Ratings Reward Social Mobility “Washington Monthly released its annual college rankings this week, and black and women’s colleges are ranked next to Ivy Leagues,” NPR’s “Tell Me More” reported on Wednesday. “That’s because on this list, colleges score more points for promoting volunteer work and admitting more students with Pell Grants.” Jackson State…
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Send Us Your Genealogy Questions
The Root’s editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., says, “It’s time that all black people write their own family tree.” Send your questions to [email protected], and he will choose one to answer weekly this fall in our Roots section.
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Yahoo Caption Turns Essay Into Racial Issue
An essay on the Forbes magazine website about the role of law enforcement and order during a natural disaster was imported to the Yahoo News site Monday. But the headline, “Crime in the Wake of Hurricane Irene,” was used as a caption under a photo of a black man navigating a flooded street, heading toward…
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Gay Journalists Invited to Join Unity
Unity: Journalists of Color, Inc. has invited the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association to join the coalition, reversing its position that the alliance would include only the “journalists of color” groups. The invitation was taken in the absence of the National Association of Black Journalists, which withdrew from the coalition in March, and raises…
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Sharpton: New Civil Rights Battlefield
Activist Compares Show With Limbaugh’s, Hannity’s The Rev. Al Sharpton, newly awarded the “permanent” 6 p.m. host slot on MSNBC, says he views his position as new turf on the civil rights “battlefield,” engaging the right wing. Sharpton told theLoop21.com on Tuesday: “When you look at the last 15 years, there was a rise of…
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War Is Becoming Women's Work
CNN’s Sara Sidner Out Front on Downfall of Gaddafi “Women led the way in the coverage of the rebel advance into the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Sunday night,” Jack Mirkinson wrote Monday for the Huffington Post, and among them was CNN’s Sara Sidner, one of the rare African American women to report from a…
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Exclusive: MLK Memorial Video Tour
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, a 4-acre commemorative site on the National Mall, will be officially dedicated on Aug. 28. Take a close-up look on The Root’s exclusive tour, led by Executive Architect Ed Jackson Jr.
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'The Help': Is the Ending Implausible?
“When I read ‘The Help’ two years ago (I couldn’t put it down) and watched the film last Saturday (which made me laugh and cry), I could feel the pain of another white 40-something Mississippian who wants to make it all better. “She’s pining for a happier ending for our state, and she’s using her…
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Jet Magazine to Add Opinion Pieces
Johnson Publishing Co. plans to address Jet magazine’s competitive disadvantage with Internet publications by adding opinions and perspective pieces to the print magazine, Johnson CEO Desiree Rogers told Journal-isms on Wednesday. “You can curate and have opinions on what happened over the week,” she said. Jet can also offer “more of what you’ve loved all…