Supermodel Anok Yai Looked Stunning and Different at Paris Fashion Week
Jasmine Crockett Says What We’ve All Been Thinking About Melania Trump’s U.S. Citizenship
What Police Claimed This Woman Did After Killing Toddler is Just Diabolic
Why Black Folks Were Never Truly ‘Woke,’ Explained
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The Root Interview: The Man Behind 'Black Marriage Negotiations'
When a married father of three put together an animated video as a satirical take on what black women want out of a relationship, his modest hope was that it would bring a little traffic to his online radio show. He didn’t anticipate that the three-minute YouTube clip, called “Black Marriage Negotiations,” would garner nearly…
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A Turning Point for Hope and Change
Two years after America elected its first black president and gave Democrats control of Congress, the country is in a very different mood. “Yes We Can” optimism has given way to Tea Party anger in some parts of the land, and too many members of key voting blocs backing Barack Obama and the Democrats the last…
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Brazil Elects First Female President
Dilma Rousseff has won Brazil’s presidential runoff, making her the first female president of South America’s largest and most populous country. She campaigned on improving Brazil’s infrastructure, education and health care. Rousseff, a former Marxist rebel who later became outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s energy minister and chief of staff, defeated the opposition…
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This Looks Like That: Harry Reid-Marion Barry Edition
Harry Reid’s recent summation of his tight Senate race with Tea Party upstart Sharron Angle—”But for the economy, there wouldn’t be a contest here”—reminds me a lot of former DC Mayor Marion Barry’s most famous pronouncement: “Outside of the killings, DC has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.” In other words, that’s…
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Dwyane Wade in 'Whiteface' for Halloween
All heck breaks out when someone dares to wear “blackface” makeup for any reason, especially a white person. Now some on the Web are questioning why Dwyane Wade’s choice of Halloween costume isn’t drawing more criticism. Wade dressed up as Justin Timberlake, wearing “whiteface” makeup. This isn’t new, since many comedians and actors have made…
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Forbes Lists the Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries
If you think the United States is a corrupt country, you might want to think again. Transparency International has pulled together the top 10 most corrupt countries. Topping the list is Somalia, what Forbes describes as a “beleaguered, war-torn disaster of a nation.” It goes on to call Somalia a “former Italian colony of 9.8…
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The Root: Voter Resource Guide
The Root isn’t convinced that the elections are all sewn up as reported on a regular basis by the media. It is so uncool to discount votes and voters based on polls that do not tell the entire story. There’s a reason Nov. 2, 2010 exists: because there are still elections to be had. We’ve…
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Black Celebrity Halloween Costumes 2010
Lauren is a former Deputy Editor of The Root. Shaquille O’Neal, with Hoops, his reality-star girlfriend, dressed as a character he calls Shaqueeta. Even better than seeing Shaq in a dress is seeing him lip-sync to Beyoncé while wearing a dress. He posted a video of his performance on Twitter over the weekend. Janet Jackson…
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'The Scottsboro Boys': The Musical
John Kander and Fred Ebb have done it again. They have managed to turn some of the darkest themes into brilliant musicals: Nazis (Cabaret), Latin America repression (Kiss of the Spider Woman) and the dancing murderers of the Cook County jail (Chicago). Now Kander and Ebb have transformed another horrific tale into a powerful and…