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Obama Makes Final Campaign Stop in Ohio
Bracing for perhaps one of the biggest midterm setbacks in recent times, President Barack Obama made a four-state weekend sprint to help embattled Democrats. He said the chances of Democrats winning are good if their supporters turn out heavily on Tuesday. The president made Ohio his final campaign stop Sunday in the tumultuous midterm elections,…
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The Root Interview: Carmen de Lavallade
Few people in the performing arts can match the accomplishments of the supremely elegant Carmen de Lavallade. Over her 50-plus-year career, Alvin Ailey’s first muse has starred in ballets, contemporary dance works, plays, films, Broadway musicals and television programs. The New Orleans-born, Los Angeles-bred dancer has directed dance and opera and taught and performed at…
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'The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear' Captures the Moment
Political satirists Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert drew tens of thousands this Saturday to their semi-serious event, “The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.” Staged on the National Mall with the Capitol as a backdrop, the rally opened with performances by Cat Stevens, Ozzy Osbourne, the Roots and John Legend and included an appearance by…
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Images of 'The Rally to Restore Sanity'
Comedians Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart perform at “The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” on the National Mall. Nice pants, Mr. Colbert! The stage for the “Restore Sanity and/or Fear” rally. Black Thought of the Roots performs. The Roots were the “house band” for the event. John Legend, one of the 2010 honorees of…
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Pew Hispanic Center: Foreign-Born Gain Jobs, Native-Born Lose Jobs
The Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, released a report that finds substantial differences in the experiences of foreign-born and native-born workers during the recovery from the Great Recession. The report shows that, in the year following the end of the recession in June 2009, foreign-born workers gained 656,000 jobs, while native-born…
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Can President Obama Conjure His Magic Twice?
From The Daily Show to the doughnut shops of America, it looks an awful lot like 2008 all over again — and not just because 1,000 candidates are actively engaged in heated debates across the nation in the quest to control Congress in January. It is because once again, Barack Obama of Illinois is working…
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Americans Totally Unaware of Obama's Hallmark Policies
In the middle of last month, a New York Times/CBS News poll revealed that only one in 10 Americans knew they’d received President Obama’s signature tax cut. Today, more terrible news for the administration: A Bloomberg National Poll conducted Oct. 24-26 finds that by a two-to-one margin, likely voters in the Nov. 2 midterm elections…
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Treasured Black Books Adapted for Film
Lauren is a former Deputy Editor of The Root. Ntozake Shange’s work was first staged in 1975 in San Francisco. Two years later, the choreopoem was published as a book, creating countless fans of Shange’s work. Tyler Perry would not have been most For Colored Girls fans’ first choice as writer and director of a…
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The Campaign to Destroy Civil Rights Enforcement
The line moved by the administration of George W. Bush — on torture, on civil liberties, even on what constitutes competence for a presidential candidate — has had long-term and perhaps permanent effects on our political landscape. Case in point: that administration’s takeover and dismantling of the finest civil rights law-enforcement organization in the country:…
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Salon Presents Best Race-Baiting Awards
Just days before the midterm elections, Salon.com has rounded up the best of the worst political ads for what has been a ridiculously racist campaign season. Salon.com has highlighted John McCain for his memorable “Complete the Danged Fence” ad. And surprise, surprise — Sharron Angle took home three awards for three separate commercials she has…