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How the Concepts of Evil and Darkness Became Linked to African People
This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black Archive & Library at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. When one is investigating the role of people of African descent in Western art, the results often take surprising turns.…
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Meet 25 Young People Who Will Inspire You and Everyone You Know
Please join us in congratulating the 25 extraordinary young people who have been selected as the 2015 Young Futurists by The Root. It is our tradition to recognize and celebrate African-American men and women, ages 16-22, who are forging a path to future greatness. We choose Black History Month to acknowledge their accomplishments as a…
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Irresponsible Anti-Vax Politics Could Transfer the Risks of Disease to Communities of Color
As the Center for American Progress’ Sam Fulwood III aptly pointed out in his recent analysis of the impact of the economic downturn in communities of color, there’s an old saying that also applies when we’re talking about health outcomes: “When white folks catch a cold, black folks catch pneumonia.” And with the concerns of…
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‘We Can’t Sit Back and Watch History, We’ve Got to Create It’
In 2013, six black and brown kids from the Bronx Academy of Promise in New York City took on the odds, and more than 350 teams, and came out victorious after a math app they created for Google Play won Best in Nation at the Verizon Innovative App Challenge. Now those six teens—who received…
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DC Middle School Students Protest the Firing of Teachers 'Who Taught Black History'
Students at Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science walked out of class Monday to protest the alleged firing of three social studies teachers that were reportedly let go for teaching African-American history, WJLA reports. The public charter school’s principal, Angelicque Blackmon, is a black woman, but a parent said that Principal Blackmon canned…
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How Day Care Costs Are Killing America’s Family Budgets
You’d think that, as stressed out as parents are over child care, the exorbitant cost might be one of those things Congress jumps all over. But even after an encouraging head nod from President Obama in his State of the Union two weeks ago, legislators are back to business as usual, tripping over campaign donor…
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How Exactly Do We Get Rid of Boko Haram?
The closer we get to Nigeria’s upcoming presidential elections, set to take place Feb. 14, the worse it gets as Boko Haram is emboldened. What started off as a raggedy outlaw movement accessorizing Qurans is now a headlining existential threat to the African continent’s largest economy. If you thought Boko Haram could do no worse…
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A Detroit Collage: How a Graffiti Artist, Apparel Company and Nonprofit Are Helping to Keep Art in Schools
As Detroit continues to suffer from the scorching effects of bankruptcy, art—a cultural underpinning of the iconic town—remains strong, with artists, particularly urban artists, thriving amid the ashes. And yet even as the urban art scene flourishes, the art curriculum in schools has all but smoldered out, leaving students with little or no hope of…
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Straight Out of Brownsville: A Student’s Viral Image Salutes Revolutionary Brooklyn School Principal Nadia Lopez
Updated Jan. 29, 2015: In fewer than five days, more than $1 million has been raised for Motts Hall Bridges Academy; that’s close to an IndieGoGo record! The initial goal was $100,000 to send MHBA students to Harvard University for a visit. Once it reached $350,000, it was determined by Principal Lopez and Humans of…
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Florida Evans: Hero Or The Biggest Hater Ever? A Good Times Treatise
Despite originally airing before I was alive, Good Times was a cable TV staple of my childhood. I tuned in regularly to ponder: Will James Evans Sr. get the job? Will the Evans’ get thrown out? Did shape ups just not exist in the ‘70s? I still watch, and Facebook lets me know that my…