Why Wendy Williams is Clapping Back at a Lawsuit Filed on Her Behalf
The Words Cassie Spewed in Audio Played at Diddy Trial Made Public, And What She Said May Shock You
Atlanta Dad Found Guilty of Fatally Starving His Own 4-Year-Old— And the Details Only Get Worse From There
Jasmine Crockett’s Comments Shading Trump Supporters Just Sparked a Fiery Clapback From Trump’s White House Secretary
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Persona Non Grata: Television Landscape Is Getting Whiter
CNN and MSNBC recently announced new television hosts: Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker on CNN and Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC. These three fit the description of cable television’s network news and chat fest champions like Greta Van Susteren, John King, Bob Schieffer, Keith Olbermann and Bill O’Reilly. They are all white, and cable news has…
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National HIV Testing Day: Know Your Status
Want to know more about HIV/AIDS? Interested in getting tested? Eager to get involved in the movement to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS, especially among African Americans? Explore all of these options by checking out the resources that The Root has put together in the spirit of National HIV/AIDS Testing Day, which is observed every June…
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How to Stop the Black AIDS Crisis
There is an old saying: “Knowledge is power.” True of many aspects of life, it is of paramount importance in facing the crisis of HIV/AIDS in the black community. As an African-American medical expert, I know that the single biggest factor fueling the AIDS epidemic in our community is that too many of us don’t…
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Ghana Eliminates USA in a 2-1 Win at the World Cup
Today Ghana’s Black Stars beat Team USA 2-1 in a second-round match in Rustenburg, South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Asamoah Gyan scored the tie-breaking goal for Ghana in extra time. With this win, the U.S. has been eliminated from the World Cup and Ghana will advance to a quarterfinals meeting with Uruguay…
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Did Some Ex-Slaves Actually Miss the Plantation?
We all know how wretched, brutal and dehumanizing the institution of American slavery was, so what do we do with the words of victims, related through slave narratives recorded in the 1930s, who claimed to have fond memories of their days in bondage? The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates says we shouldn’t turn away their words because they…
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Dancing Through Tough Times
You can find thrilling black dance companies in every part of the country, a fantastic improvement over the situation 50 years ago when dancers of color could hardly find a professional troupe to join. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Dance Theatre of Harlem started the revolution: The first was the triumph of…
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Dancing Through Tough Times
You can find thrilling black dance companies in every part of the country, a fantastic improvement over the situation 50 years ago when dancers of color could hardly find a professional troupe to join. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Dance Theatre of Harlem started the revolution, the first was the triumph of…
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Is Enron's Jeffrey Skilling a 2010 Scottsboro Boy?
If you’re convicted after spending a reported $30 million on legal fees to keep from going to jail, it makes sense to go all in and take your case all the way up to the Supreme Court. It paid off for Jeffrey Skilling, who prevailed in challenging the constitutionality of the legal doctrine used to…
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With Dudus Locked Up, Jamaicans Exhale
Kingston is quiet again and Jamaicans collectively are exhaling now that Christopher “Dudus” Coke left for the United States to face charges on drug and gun-trafficking charges. In handcuffs and in prison blues, he pleaded not guilty on Friday in front of a U.S. judge in Manhattan Federal Court. A day earlier before a resident…
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Fourth of July Sales Great for Motivation
I’m trying to remember the last article of clothing I bought for myself that wasn’t gym-related. The only thing that comes to mind is a white blouse, and that was several months ago. Other than that, I’m wearing the same pieces I wore this time last year. Folks, I just can’t stand the thought of…