Jasmine Crockett’s Comments Shading Trump Supporters Just Sparked a Fiery Clapback From Trump’s White House Secretary
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Internet Is Furious After Trump Is Quiet About Juneteenth Except for This 1 Post…
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EVENT: Are You Young, Fabulous and Female?
Update: Due to an overwhelming response to this event the guest list is now closed. Please join the conversation on Twitter on June 30 starting at 7:15 p.m. at #youngfab. Join The Root for a panel discussion and cocktail reception on June 30 in NYC about black women who are young, fabulous and changing the…
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McGruder's Take on Perry Draws Blood
For a while now I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks. I loved The Boondocks as a newspaper comic strip and raised hell trying to get my local “fish wrap” to carry it. I’ve found The Boondocks cartoon on the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim lineup to be occasionally funny and other times…
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Obama, the Ice Man
I wish that last week Barack Obama had not accepted General Stanley McChrystal’s resignation as commander of the war in Afghanistan. I wish that instead the president had picked up the phone and unceremoniously fired the blabbermouth military man as soon as he digested the insulting and insubordinate comments uttered by McChrystal and his staff…
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Theater of the Absurd: SLED Investigating Alvin Greene Under New Law
In this installment of Theater of the Absurd, Alvin Greene may be in a heap of trouble. While professing his innocence, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and the 5th Circuit Solicitor’s office are investigating the finances of Democratic U.S. nominee Alvin Greene, to see if he broke any laws in obtaining money for…
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Ghana's Black Stars Rise
RUSTENBURG, South Africa – Defender Samuel Inkoom raised the Ghanaian and South African flags in the air as he celebrated his team’s win with a victory lap around the field. The poignant gesture symbolized African unity and support of the Black Stars’ 2-1 win over the United States. Saturday night was not the first time…
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What to Expect When You're Expecting … a Confirmation
It’s already well-known that Solicitor General Elena Kagan will be confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice of the United States. But first … the show! Elena Kagan is one in a long line of Supreme Court nominees who were confirmed by the Senate Judiciary Committee for another position before they were nominated to the…
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Judgment Day: Method Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Method Man (government name Clifford Smith) has pleaded guilty to a tax-evasion charge. You may remember that he was arrested on October 9, 2009 on charges he failed to pay state and personal income taxes from 2004 to 2007. Upon entering his plea, Mr. Smith, who says he did not know he was in violation,…
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The Long Arm of the Law: Supreme Court Extends Gun Owner Rights
Just what the black community needs — more guns. In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court held Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live. This extends the conservative court’s embrace of gun rights since John Roberts became chief justice. This also casts a shadow on Chicago’s handgun…
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Part 2: What's Eating African-American Women?
(Second of three parts.) Black women and weight. Could there possibly be a thornier subject? We are a sensitive bunch when it comes to confronting our obese reality. There’s embarrassment and shame, sadness and fear, and a great deal of anger. But there’s an elephant in the room, and no it’s not your Aunt Boo:…
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Civil Rights Organizations Call Out Kagan
Elena Kagan had better get ready to fight for her nomination. In addition to the GOP, which is questioning her ability to be nonpartisan, civil rights organizations have resisted endorsing her Supreme Court nomination because of her record on hot-button issues like affirmative action, racial profiling and immigration. The National Bar Association isn’t enamored with…