Why the Black Internet Believes Grammys Just Threw Shade at Beyoncé
Proof The ‘Absent Black Father’ Was a Big Lie
Jay-Z’s Daughter Rumi Carter Throws Up the Roc Nation Sign On Stage, Sparking Insane Illuminati Theories
Black Musicians Who Were Targeted By The FBI and Other Law Enforcement
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Some Dems Concerned Over Abortion Provision in Health Care Bill
Yet another sticky issue on the road to health care reform. According to the Washington Post, some Democrats are concerned about provisions in the bill that could lead to publicly-funded abortions. The outcome of those talks could be crucial in deciding the fate of the health-care bill. Democrats need the vast majority of their caucus…
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Blacks Are Still Achieving Firsts?
Blacks Are Still Achieving Firsts? Apparently so, with more to come. Congrats goes to Marie Ndiaye, a French-Senegalese writer who is the first black woman to win the coveted French literary award, the Prix Goncourt. Her novel, Trois femmes puissantes (Three Powerful Women), explores the lives of three women who live in Africa and France.…
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Color Commentary After Dark
We have a number of late-night contenders of color on the horizon, and it begs the question why people of color have been unable to keep a late-night show on the air for any extended period of time. It’s probably got something to do with Da White Man holding us down or whatever, but Newsweek…
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44 Moments Celebrating the 44th President
is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. Forty-four pictures dedicated to the anniversary of the election of the 44th president. Michelle and Sasha Obama leave a Chicago voting booth on Election Day. Casting a vote in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois, President Obama made his way to the polls…
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My Cheap Best Friend
My best friend and I see each other a couple times a week. We go to movies and museums, window-shop, hit the gym, and sometimes we just sit down and talk for an hour over a cup of coffee in a cafe. We are in perfect harmony EXCEPT when we decide to eat out. To…
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Select 10: The Ten Races Worth Watching This Election Day
The list according to CNN: 1. New York’s 23rd Cong. Dist. 2. Virginia governor 3. New Jersey governor 4. Same-sex marriage vote in Maine 5. Medical marijuana in Maine 6. Civil unions in Washington state 7. New York mayor 8. Boston, Massachusetts, mayor 9. Atlanta, Georgia, mayor 10. Houston, Texas, mayor Get the scoop on…
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Should Wall Street Channel Scrooge?
There are 15 million Americans now unemployed. The foreclosure crisis has yet to settle with thousands currently fighting to keep their homes. Next month, close to 2 million Americans will have exhausted their unemployment benefits. Last month, nearly half a million already lost theirs. And now there have been reports that roughly half of all…
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Food Stamps and Black Pride
The November issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine released harrowing findings from a 30-year study: 90 percent of African-American children will be on food stamps at some point. The recent recession could force those percentages higher. AP medical reporter Lindsey Tanner digs a little deeper about the findings and reports: “The estimate comes…
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Winter Read-In: The War on Terror Book Club
As our discussion veered from how the quest for filthy lucre overtook evading communist sensors as an overarching concern for some Chinese filmmakers, to a lament for the folkways that get lost in the name of economic progress in countries around the world, I was again reminded why I love, love, love my Sojourner’s Book…
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Lit for Little People: Bedtime Stories for the 21st Century
Shades of Black, by Sandra and Myles Pinckney With twins that some have mistaken for “black and white,” and an older daughter whose complexion is slightly lighter than her sister’s, I need this book. It reminds my kids that our family looks like many black families. Shades of Black has simple text that complements the…