Diddy’s Daughters’ Tearful Exit From Trial Ignites Black America’s Outcry
Black Celebs Showed Out at Paris Fashion Week
A White Waitress at a St. Louis Restaurant Calls a Black Woman Customer the B-Word on Video, and It Only Gets Worse From There…
Mama Duke Just Dropped Another Banger and Fans Say It’s As Good As Her ‘America’s Got Talent’ Hit
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Georgia Teen Beaten to Death at House Party for 'No Reason'
Fresh from our “The World Has Gone Mad” file, a teen boy was beaten to death for “no reason.” According to CNN, the mother of a Georgia teen beaten to death at a house party referred to her son as a “silent hero” and called for justice after the four teens accused of his murder…
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VA Worries About Budget Cuts
An official in the office of Veterans Affairs today said during a meeting at the White House that the VA is preparing for “leaner times” in the wake of the GOP takeover of the house last Tuesday. Obama’s 2011 budget, which has yet to be approved, calls for more than $60 billion for the VA,…
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Money Talks: Wrongful-Death Case Against Nancy Grace Settled
The family of a Florida woman who killed herself after a damaging interview with CNN’s Nancy Grace dropped a wrongful-death lawsuit against the talk-show host and the cable network as part of a $200,000 settlement. Melinda Duckett shot herself Sept. 8, 2006, the day after Grace questioned her involvement in the disappearance of her 2-year-old…
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Kanye West's Top 10 Most Egocentric Moments
Lauren is a former Deputy Editor of The Root. Did someone ask Kanye West to bust out into an a cappella rendition of “Gold Digger” on a recent Delta Airlines flight? It doesn’t matter, because he was giving his fellow passengers a little taste of Kanye, whether they wanted it or not. At least he…
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Federal Crackdown on Child Prostitution Ends in 884 Arrests
CNN is reporting that a three-day federal crackdown on child prostitution rings across the country has resulted in the recovery of 69 children and the arrest of 884 people, including 99 pimps, federal authorities said Monday. In addition, in Tennessee, authorities announced Monday that they were arresting 29 individuals involved in gangs that trafficked underage…
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CBC Chair Says Caucus Is Open to 2 New Black Republicans
In a statement released today to The Root, Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) said that Republican Congressmen-elects Tim Scott (S.C.) and Allen West (Fla.) are free to join the CBC if they so choose. “Membership in the Congressional Black Caucus has never been restricted to Democrats,” she said. “Should either of the two…
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Mumia Abu-Jamal Case Back in Appeals Court
According to The Washington Post, a federal appeals court is set to hear the latest arguments concerning the sentence of death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday over jury instructions given during Abu-Jamal’s 1982 trial. Abu-Jamal was convicted of killing 25-year-old Philadelphia police officer…
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72 Percent of African-American Children Born to Unwed Mothers
BVBlackspin’s Kirsten West Savali takes a look at harrowing statistics about the rate of births to unwed mothers in the black community. According to government statistics, 72 percent of African-American children are born to unmarried mothers. Dr. Natalie Carroll, an obstetrician who has dedicated her 40-year career to helping black women, feels that this is…