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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Beyond Denzel and Fences: August Wilson’s Stars
is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. With the 2010 revival of Fences, the two-time Academy Award winner returns to Broadway. He was last seen in 2005 as Marcus Brutus in Julius Caesar. At 55, Washington is at the height of his powers. He has been stepping behind the…
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GOP Offers 32 Black Candidates for Congress
While Michael Steele’s latest remarks have Republicans in their usual state of turmoil, Alternet’s Rich Benjamin points out that the party, without a single black member in Congress, is offering up a heaping plate of soul for this year’s midterm elections. In remarks at DePaul University this week, Michael Steele, the Republican leader, declared that…
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Obama's New Concern About the Constitution and the Supreme Court
Roughly one year after nominating Justice Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama will soon get another opportunity to name another justice to the highest court in the land. Unlike last year’s relatively smooth selection of the first Latina, this year’s nomination promises to become a protracted battle that will shine a light not just on the…
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A Final Act for the Debate Over Reparations
Cambridge, Mass. THANKS to an unlikely confluence of history and genetics – the fact that he is African-American and president – Barack Obama has a unique opportunity to reshape the debate over one of the most contentious issues of America’s racial legacy: reparations, the idea that the descendants of American slaves should receive compensation for…
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April Trip #2: The House of Mouse
Before leaving North Carolina, I spent the previous 12 hours driving all over town, taking care of all the last-minute business every good procrastinator is known for. I made a few pit stops at the house, but all meals were on the run, and that was frustrating: The weekend hadn’t even begun and already I…
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Introducing Facebook Social Plugins
If you’ve ever wanted to share an article on The Root with several friends, you’ll appreciate the new feature we’ve added to the site that should make it a lot easier. There’s a new button for Facebook’s ”Like” option at the top left of stories on The Root. Now by clicking on the Like button,…
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Young, Female and Fabulous in D.C.
Thursday evening kicked off the first event in The Root’s “Young, Fabulous and Female” series of gatherings focused on black women’s pursuit of success and meaningful change. It was a full house at the Washington Post building in D.C., as roughly 125 people came to see a lively panel discussion and mingle at a cocktail…
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Funeral Services for Dorothy Height, Civil Rights Pioneer
The funeral for Dorothy I. Height, a torchbearer of the civil rights movement, will be held at 10 a.m. on April 29 at the Washington National Cathedral, according to former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman, who is overseeing the arrangements. The service for Height, chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro…