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Al Goodman of Ray, Goodman & Brown Dies
Al Goodman of the soul group Ray, Goodman & Brown has reportedly passed away. Goodman was one-third of the group that gave us hits like “Special Lady” and “Take It to the Limit.” He was also a member of the Moments, which produced the classic hit “Love on a Two Way Street.” A cause of…
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One of the Blackest White People We Know Accused of 'Acting Black'
Jonathan Capehart is fired up because former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton, who is African American, said recently that Rep. Steve Cohen, who is white, was “trying to act black.” He also said that primary voters “need to come off that Cohen plantation and get on the Herenton freedom train.” Herenton is trying to unseat Cohen…
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Heat: Nature's Stealth Killer
The heat wave baking the East Coast is taking its toll. In the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area, 27 heat-related deaths have been reported. Maryland is reporting 17 heat-related deaths, D.C. has one and Virginia has nine. Most heat-related deaths are preventable. Drinking fluids and seeking relief in air-conditioned spaces can help prevent such deaths.…
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Michelle Obama to Travel to Spain
First lady Michelle Obama will travel to Spain next week for a “private mother-daughter vacation.” While there, she will meet with King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia. The White House did not disclose whether she would be taking both of her daughters on the trip or where in Spain she would vacation. Contrary to published…
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White-on-Black Violence = Hate Crime, Right?
It has been nearly two months since a 30-year-old black poultry plant worker was shot by a white co-worker, his corpse strung to the back of a pickup truck and dragged for 11 miles like so much detritus in a small central-South Carolina town. While the killing of Anthony Hill evoked strong memories of the…
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An Antidote to the 'Acting White' Phenomenon: Segregated Schools?
The response to my Bloggingheads conversation with Stanford Law’s Richard Thompson Ford on the ”acting white” issue is making me feel old. My entree into the race debate was in my 2000 book, Losing the Race, where I argued that a crucial reason for the gap in scholarly performance between even middle-class black students and…
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How Shirley Sherrod Could Save America
David Swerdlick is an associate editor at The Root. Follow him on Twitter.
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Race in Cuba: The Eternal 'Black Problem'
After almost five decades of Marxist revolution, the official romantic idea was that, with the elimination of certain onerous economic and social practices that promoted racial discrimination, the last vestiges of racism would be vanquished. Given the usual silence with which Cuban governmental institutions deal with the thornier issues in Cuban society — as might…
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Scenes From Rush Philanthropic's Annual East Hampton Bash
Sheryl Huggins Salomon is senior editor-at-large of The Root and a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based editorial consultant. Follow her on Twitter. Actor Anthony Anderson (Law and Order) was the evening’s emcee. Here, Egami Consulting Group founder Teneshia Jackson (right) is showing him around the tent where much of the evening’s festivities were held. The theme for Rush Philanthropic’s primary annual fundraiser was “A…
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Race in Cuba: Images of Cuban Life
Resting with cigarettes and rum in Lawton, a neighborhood in the southeast outskirts of Havana. The flag mural belongs to the international community arts project “Muraleando.” Professional folkloric dancer practising in the La Rampa sidewalks (23rd Street, El Vedado). A painful daily trip through Obispo boulevard in Old Havana, collecting objects from the street. In the overpopulated, poorer city…