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Time to Nominate Your Choices for The Root 100 for 2015
Who are the exciting, innovative, creative, passionate young leaders in the African-American community who have caught your attention in the past year? In a few months, we will announce The Root 100 for 2015 and celebrate these 25- to 45-year-olds who are forging a new direction in social justice, politics, entertainment, business, the arts, science…
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Univision Buys The Root—Fusing the No. 1 Hispanic and the No. 1 Black News Outlets in the US
Broadcaster, Black-Themed Site Each See Chance for Growth TheRoot.com has been sold to Univision Communications Inc. for an undisclosed amount, the parties announced Thursday, in a deal that puts a slice of the African American market in the domain of the U.S. company most dominant in Spanish-language broadcasting. “I’m excited,” Donna Byrd, publisher of TheRoot.com,…
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Is Being Mentally Ill in America a Crime?
In March, Dallas police were called to the house of a black family where a man, a member of the family, had a screwdriver. Police were told that the man was mentally ill, yet the police did not act in accordance with the established protocol of talking and calming. Instead they shot him dead. While…
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African-American Lawmakers Launch Initiative to Increase Diversity in the Tech Industry
The Congressional Black Caucus is taking action to address the lack of diversity at tech-industry giants like Facebook and Google. It’s hosting an event Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to launch the CBC Tech 2020 initiative, The Hill reports. The event, which will take place at the Library of Congress, will outline diversity; discuss best practices; present…
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Duke Professor: Asians Didn’t Feel Sorry for Themselves; Blacks Shouldn’t Be Told to, Either
Duke University professor Jerry Hough is receiving backlash after he posted a response to a New York Times editorial on the Times website. In his response he expressed disdain for what he said was a message being given to black Americans to feel sorry for themselves with regard to racism, WTVD reports. “The blacks…
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Coming of Age in the Time of the Hoodie
Earlier this year I decided to read Joe Brainard’s cult classic, I Remember. The book had long intrigued me for I had heard that it was widely taught in creative writing courses and was a favorite of many authors, including several well-known authors whose work I admire. I was immediately drawn to Brainard’s style, each…
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NY Times Exposé Prompts Gov. to Improve the Wage and Work Conditions for Immigrant Nail Salon Workers
Governor Acts After N.Y. Times Series on Abused Immigrants New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) reacted to a New York Times series on the exploitation of Asian and Hispanic workers in New York nail salons byordering “emergency measures on Sunday to combat the wage theft and health hazards faced by the thousands of people” who work…
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Silence Is Deadly: Mental Health and the Black Community
My father was a quiet man, but not because he didn’t have stories to tell. Robert McCray was born in Springfield, Mass., in 1924. He never knew his father. His formal education ended after the 12th grade, but he earned advanced degrees in what he called “the school of hard knocks.” After serving his country in World War II, he returned to…
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Google Plans to Invest $150 Million in Diversity Initiatives
Google is upping the ante in the quest for diversity. The tech giant plans to spend $150 million on an extensive campaign to bring more women and racial minorities into the industry, USA Today reported in an exclusive interview with Nancy Lee, Google’s vice president of people operations. Last year the company spent some $115…
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Media Take Center Stage in Baltimore Protests
Baltimore Shows Need for Care in Discussing “the Media” The longer the crisis in Baltimore continues, the more criticism seems to be aimed at the media. Ironically, many of the barbs are lodged in . . . the media. “Media’s Biased and Dehumanizing Coverage of Baltimore Fails to Tell the City’s Real Story,” read the…