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Ben Stein's Wishful Thinking: Jobless Have Poor Work Habits and Personalities
Actor, comedian, writer and blowhard Ben Stein has the Internet buzzing over a piece he penned for American Spectator. In it, he talks about the jobless, basically saying that most of them generally have poor work habits and poor personalities — everyone, that is, except his closest friends. We’re not making this up. Stein writes,…
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Shirley Sherrod and the Politics of Overreaction
I feel bad for Shirley Sherrod. Not just because she lost her job. Not just because it may be that she did not do what she is accused of doing. Not because her only crime may be the very postmodern transgression of being on video and out of context. (Hear her remarks in context here.)…
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An American Pioneer in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG—For many black Americans, Professor Ken Simmons was the father of the African-American community in South Africa — not just because of his 77 years or because he had been coming here longer than just about every other member of that group. His leadership was by example. By the time Simmons died in July after…
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Dodging Eaters of Worlds on the Road to Self-Preservation
My face is stinging with sweat. Just got in from walking for about an hour, and it’s hotter than July out there. By now you will have noticed a couple of recurring themes since last month: I’m not a fan of Raleigh in the summer, and the sun is not a fan of mine. I…
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Gel May Prevent AIDS Transmission
A medical breakthrough on AIDS prevention and treatment may be on its way. A new vaginal gel that appears to block the AIDS virus is boosting hopes worldwide that the dreaded disease can be brought under control. The gel is thought to be so effective that some African nations, like South Africa, may distribute it…
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Abortion Coverage Banned in New High-Risk Pools
The Obama administration is treading lightly on what many would consider an eroding of abortion rights. The White House is poised to extend the reach of federal restrictions on abortion funding to new high-risk insurance pools, a supplementary system for people at risk of being shut out of ordinary private insurance because of preexisting medical…
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Return of the Mack: AMC's Hit Show 'Mad Men' Is Back
AMC’s hit television show Mad Men returns for a fourth season on Sunday. Contrary to popular belief, black folks love this show just like everyone else. Fans will tune in to discover Don Draper, the aloof lead character who has more in common with regular folks than with the upwardly mobile New York crowd with…
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Sticky Icky Situation: California Blacks at Odds Over Legalization of Marijuana
Blacks in California are at odds over Proposition 19, a measure that would tax and legalize marijuana. Religious leaders have banned together to fight legalization of the drug, which many see as a gateway drug to harder drugs like crack cocaine. Alice A. Huffman, president of the California branch of the NAACP, has been a…
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Gel Might Help Arm Women Against HIV and Herpes
This report was provided to The Root by the Black AIDS Institute‘s media delegation to the AIDS 2010 conference in Vienna, Austria. The writer, Linda Villarosa, is a member of that delegation and a regular contributor to The Root. In a groundbreaking study, a gel made using an antiretroviral drug was found to be effective…
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More Drama: Gary Coleman's Ex Wants Common Law Status
Gary Coleman’s ex-wife is asking a judge to formally recognize her as the child star’s surviving spouse. She maintains that she and Coleman continued living together and represented themselves as married to the public. She is seeking the declaration as an ongoing battle over his estate. We guess the money from the tabloid photos of…