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Experts Talk Solutions to Black Obesity
On Friday, July 13, policymakers, doctors, health advocates and food and beverage professionals convened at the Washington Post building in downtown D.C. for The Root’s Focus on Obesity conference, which is part of our yearlong Black, Fit & Healthy series. The daylong conference was all about identifying problems and finding solutions. Keynote speaker Sam Kass,…
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Columnist William Raspberry Dies at 76
Cancer Claims Pioneer Among Mainstream Pundits William Raspberry, retired Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at the Washington Post and its first African American in that role, died early Tuesday at his home in Washington, his wife, Sondra, told Journal-isms. He was 76 and died of metastatic prostate cancer. “We had a full 45 years together,” she said.…
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ESPN Writer Gets Into Trouble
Lynn Hoppes, senior director/entertainment at ESPN, former newspaper sports editor and former president of Associated Press Sports Editors, has been scolded for “journalistic laziness” after the Deadspin website found that he had been “shall we say, over-reliant on Wikipedia as a research tool,” as Deadspin put it. ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz told Journal-isms Friday by…
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Valid Votes Tossed by ID Laws, Report Finds
Number Far Exceeds Cases of Alleged Fraud “When Edward and Mary Weidenbener went to vote in Indiana’s primary in May, they didn’t realize that state law required them to bring government photo IDs such as a driver’s license or passport,” Mike Baker reported Monday for the Associated Press. “The husband and wife, both approaching 90…
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Guitarist Gary Clark Jr. on Nas and New LP
(The Root) — Gary Clark Jr. may not be a household name, but the talented blues guitarist struck a chord with the 2012 Essence Music Festival audience in New Orleans. The Austin, Tex., native is wrapping up production on his major label debut, which is slated for release on Sept. 11 and will be the…
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Another Shocking Jacob Zuma Image
S. African Cartoon Depicts President as Male Body Part In May, tensions were inflamed in South Africa after the ruling African National Congress objected to a satirical art exhibition that included a painting showing President Jacob Zuma as Lenin with his genitals exposed. The ANC forced a newspaper to remove the image from its website, and the painting was…
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T.D. Jakes on Creflo Dollar, 'Winnie' Film
(The Root) — Bishop T.D. Jakes, head of Dallas megachurch The Potter’s House and the successful film producer behind Jumping the Broom, was honored by McDonald’s during Friday’s 365 Black Awards at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Acknowledged for his work in the community, Jakes noted how wonderful it was to receive recognition…
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Chaka Khan on How She Lost the Weight
Chaka Khan, one of R&B and funk music’s greatest talents, took the stage at the 2012 Essence Music Festival on Sunday. But before entering the spotlight down here in New Orleans, Khan spoke to The Root about her weight loss, secrets to living a healthy life and learning to enjoy tasty food that’s also good…
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Was 'The Andy Griffith Show' Postracial?
Was the absence of black people in Andy Griffith’s Mayberry, set in North Carolina and broadcast as the civil rights movement intensified during the 1960s, a problem? Not really, according to African American columnists with ties to the state who weighed in on Tuesday’s death of the beloved Griffith at age 86. Television historians have…