As War in Iran Rages, How Much Higher Can Gas Prices Really Get?
10 Years After Tulsa Police Killed Unarmed Black Man, His Family Is 1 Step Closer to Justice
Why Black Folks Should Participate in the Black Census Project
New Study Links ‘Everywhere Chemicals’ Found in Plastics to 2 Million Premature Births
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Obama Faults 'He Said, She Said' Journalism
“The New Republic has just lifted the embargo on its [wide-ranging] interview with President Obama, in which he talked at length about the role the media can play in breaking Washington’s partisan gridlock,” Dylan Byers wrote Sunday for Politico. ” ‘One of the biggest factors is going to be how the media shapes debates,’ he…
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'The Root Live' Video: Cash-Savvy Kids
(The Root) — Now more than ever, children need to learn the value of the dollar and how to spend and save responsibly. On the latest webisode of The Root Live, which taped Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, Michael Lomax, president and CEO of United Negro College Fund; Teri Williams, president of OneUnited Bank and the…
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Death Threat, Sext Scandal for Detroit Reporter
Reporter’s Travails Don’t Make Detroit News The disclosure Wednesday that Leonard Fleming, Detroit News city hall reporter, was removed from his beat after allegations that he was having an affair with the ex-wife of state Treasurer Andy Dillon and threatened to kill her sent rival news organizations to court records for the order of personal…
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Inaugural Balling: Kicking Off 4 More Years
(The Root) — On Saturday, Jan. 19, black luminaries filed into the Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., for The Root’s second Inaugural Ball. More than 1,100 guests were in attendance as champagne flowed, DJs spinned and the band played to honor President Obama’s second swearing-in. Actors, activists, politicians and other notables graced our…
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FAMU Student Newspaper's Editor Ousted
Adviser Reportedly Cites Prospect of “Negative” Stories “The editor of the student newspaper at Florida A&M University learned via email today that he’s being replaced,” Michael Koretzky reported Wednesday for the Southern Drawl, a blog of the Society of Professional Journalists. “This is the totality of that email … “Thank you for submitting your application…
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'The Root Live' Video: Be Your Own Boss
(The Root) — In the fourth webisode of The Root Live, successful people shared their best habits, and in the latest webisode, which aired Wednesday, Jan. 23, successful people shared their secrets for how to become your own boss. Ronald Gault and Charlayne Hunter-Gault of RTG Trading; interior designer Sheila Bridges; Keith Clinkscales, CEO of…
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Coca-Cola: Coming Together
(Sponsored) The well-being of our families and communities concerns everyone. And finding a solution will take continued effort from all of us. Watch to learn more about how we can all make a real difference. At Coca-Cola, we believe when people come together good things happen.
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Diverse Views of a Diverse Inauguration
Pundits Display Personal, Ideological Filters The coincidence of the nation’s first black president being inaugurated for the second time on the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday Monday did not go unnoticed by pundits. Neither did President Obama’s delivery of what some called the most inclusive inaugural speech ever. How they interpreted that speech depended…
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'Django' Action Figures Dropped Amid Protests
Advocacy Groups, Writers Called Dolls Inappropriate “The controversial ‘Django Unchained’ action figures have officially been DISCONTINUED … after several African American groups called for a boycott of the dolls … TMZ has learned,” the TMZ website reported Friday. Later in the day, the Weinstein Co., the film’s producer, said in a statement, “We have tremendous…
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2nd Amendment Protected Slavery
Author Says Southerners Wanted to Keep Slave Patrols As Hollywood puts slavery back in the American consciousness and the reaction to the Newtown, Conn., shootings has the Second Amendment on the front burner, an author and talk-show host links the two in an intriguing way. “The Second Amendment was Ratified to Preserve Slavery,” reads the…