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Does Black or Latino Ownership Matter?
Question Raised as Huffington Takes Over AOL Sites “Now that AOL’s acquisition of Huffington Post has closed, Arianna Huffington will take control of AOL Latino, AOL Black Voices and other AOL sites as part of the $315 million deal that puts the Huffington Post under the AOL umbrella,” Richard Prince wrote Monday for the Poynter…
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The Vine: Harvard's Linda Hill Shatters Myths About Leadership
The first black woman professor at Harvard Business School has some unusual views about leadership. She believes leaders are self-made. “Leadership is a self-development process,” she insists. “You have to teach yourself.” And that old cliché about finding a mentor? “Why would someone do that who’s already paying you?” professor Linda Hill asks. Instead, she…
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Ebony Pins Hopes on Redesign
Ebony magazine, sustaining circulation and advertising losses despite injections of new blood and a new look launched in 2009, unveiled what it called a “cover-to-cover, page by page” redesign for its April issue and promised to meet the circulation figure it has guaranteed advertisers by the June issue. Rodrigo A. Sierra, senior vice president and…
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Fashion Veteran Constance White Named Essence Editor
Constance C.R. White, a veteran journalist who is style director, brand consultant and spokeswoman for eBay, the online company, has been named editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, Time Inc. announced on Thursday. “White was previously the founding Fashion Editor for Talk magazine, a celebrated Style Reporter for The New York Times and the Executive Fashion Editor…
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Eric Holder Criticized for Calling Blacks 'My People'
Some Object to Holder Calling Blacks “My People” “Attorney General Eric Holder finally got fed up Tuesday with claims that the Justice Department went easy in a voting rights case against members of the New Black Panther Party because they are African American,” Politico reported on Tuesday under the headline, “Eric Holder: Black Panther case…
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Young, Fabulous and Female: Atlanta (VIDEO)
The latest stop on The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female tour was Atlanta, where, along with Target, we hosted a lively networking session and panel discussion for hundreds of attendees. Moderated by Jacque Reid, the panel included Terri J. Vaughn, Beverly Bond, Tracey Ferguson and Taj George. Watch our video recap.
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Beyond Fame With Radio Host Bev Smith
Syndicated radio host Bev Smith, recently won the prestigious Max Robinson Award for her work to combat HIV/AIDS. In an audio interview, the talk radio queen goes Beyond Fame with The Root’s Anji Corley, discussing modern courtship rituals, whether the NAACP is still relevant in 2011 and how to use what you have to get…
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ESPN Writer Alleges Racism After Arrest
Howard Bryant Alleges Racism After Assault Charges “The lawyer for ESPN writer Howard Bryant, who was arrested Saturday on charges that he assaulted his wife and a police officer, said Monday that police overreacted to the situation because it involved a black man and a white woman,” Fred Contrada reported Monday for the Springfield (Mass.)…
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Parker Out at CNN's 'Parker Spitzer'
In New Arrangement, No Commitment to Co-Host of Color “CNN is reformatting ‘Parker Spitzer’ as an ensemble program with Eliot Spitzer — and without Kathleen Parker, who has been his co-host for the last four months,” Brian Stelter reported Friday for the New York Times. The development leaves room for a person of color to…
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Atlanta Brings Out Its Young, Fabulous and Female
The spirit of The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female evening Tuesday in Atlanta was summed up quite nicely in a piece of advice shared by Meet the Browns actress Terri J. Vaughn: “When we are all propelling each other, we all rise to the top.” Vaughn made the remark during a wide-ranging panel discussion on…