Texas Mother’s Reasoning for Allegedly Boiling Her Baby Will Make You Cry
After Dissing Black Americans For Years, African Immigrants Want Us To Care As Trump Tries to Deport Them. A Professor Explains What We should Do
This Alabama City’s First-Ever Black Councilwoman Receives Letter Calling Her N-Word, and That’s Not All
New Development for White Michigan Karen Who Lied and Said Two Black Men Assaulted Her
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Family Affair: "Israel's Most Illicit Affair"
Some very interesting history of the relationship between Israel and apartheid South Africa have been revealed in The Unspoken Alliance: Israel’s Secret Relationship With Apartheid South Africa. Foreign Policy’s Glenn Frankel explores: History is a great teacher, but sometimes it packs a nasty sense of irony. A case in point: South African Prime Minister John…
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Grim Slaughter in Haitian Prison
Massacre was afoot when Haitian police stormed the Les Cayes prison to put down a riot. According to an investigation in The Times by Deborah Sontag and Walt Bogdanich, a dozen or more prisoners were killed and up to 40 were wounded after police stormed the prison to put down a riot. The government claims…
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The Forgotten Black Fishermen in the Gulf Oil Spill
is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. Judge Williams, 67, is just how one would imagine a black fisherman described in a fairy tale: weathered skin, soiled fishing cap and a white beard that stretches down and across his upper jawline, connecting with his mustache. Captions by Brentin Mock…
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NFL Owners Approve 2014 Jersey Bowl
So, New Jersey will be hosting a Super Bowl. NFL owners decided to make their 50-degree rule exemption and allow the NFL championship game to be played in the Garden State. No word yet on whether “The Situation” or Snooki will be doing the coin toss. The league’s 32 owners, undaunted by the prospect of…
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NEWS STAND:Obama-GOP Face Off, Troops to Mexican Border, Kelis and Nas No More.. and more.
Audacious, Duplicitous and Partisan: Obama gets smashed by GOP Senators http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100525/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_republicans Earth to President Obama: please stop playing yourself by trying to work with people that do not want to work with you. We were a little perplexed when we learned that President Obama was hosting a luncheon for GOP senators to try and bridge…
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Iran Wants US to Back Nuclear Deal
Iran doesn’t want the United States to miss out on a historic opportunity to improve relations between the two nations and is urging the White House to accept the terms of its nuclear-fuel swap offer. Washington is not exactly impressed. Washington has denounced the Iranian offer – brokered last week by Brazil and Turkey –…
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In Response to Border Worries, Obama Sends 1,200 Troops to US-Mexico Border
In an effort to bolster border protection, President Obama has sent 1,200 troops to the U.S.-Mexico line. Under pressure to take action, President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered 1,200 National Guard troops to boost security along the U.S.-Mexico border, pre-empting Republican efforts to force a congressional vote to send the troops. Obama will also request…
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Today in Cultural Sensitivity: Puerto Rican Man Almost Deported to Mexico
Immigration authorities wanted to send Eduardo Caraballo back where he belongs. Unfortunately, they were completely wrong about his origins and, in fact, violated his rights as a citizen of the United States of America. From Guanabee.
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Marc Lamont Hill Would Not Be Considered a Drake Fan
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill isn’t exactly swooning over Drake. Check out the excerpt below. For the past two years, Drake has been one of the hottest acts in hip-hop. From high-profile guest appearances to a ubiquitous presence on urban radio, it is nearly impossible to follow hip-hop and not get regular doses of the Toronto-born…
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PREP-ed for Better Sex Education
A hotly debated aspect of the landmark health care reform backed by President Barack Obama related to handling unwanted pregnancies, though the focus then was on whether federal funds would be used to terminate them. Meanwhile, a key provision of the bill went largely unnoticed: More than $375 million in grants toward comprehensive sexual education…