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More Companies Pull Ads From Fox’s The O’Reilly Factor
Sexual Harassment Allegations Are ‘Disturbing’ Angelo Henderson Family Sues Doctors Over Death Over 15 Years, 1,687 Fewer Newspaper Companies Last Black Female Newspaper Sports Editor Laid Off Signed: April Ryan by CNN, Ed O’Keefe by CBS L.A. Times 4-Part Series: ‘The Problem With Trump’ Jenni Monet Honored for Standing Rock Coverage Wagner Is Rare Spanish-Speaking…
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Reports of Tension at Morehouse Have Led to ‘State of Confusion’ at Famed HBCU
Last week The Root published an extensive investigative piece that revealed years of turmoil between the faculty, students and board of trustees at Morehouse College. Since these revelations were made public, the repercussions have echoed through the halls of the 150-year-old institution, resulting in what the college’s Student Government Association president has termed a “state of…
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Meningitis Outbreak Kills Hundreds in Nigeria
A meningitis outbreak has killed about 282 people in Nigeria, spreading across 15 states in the West African nation. Nigeria’s Center for Disease Control reported a wide outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis. The agency reports that a new strain of the disease called “stereotype C” has emerged. Nearly 2,000 suspected cases have been recorded, and 109…
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Brilliant Legal Pioneer and Influential Black Republican William T. Coleman Dies at 96
Though many may not know his name, William T. Coleman Jr. was a champion of civil rights, an influential African American and a pioneering Cabinet secretary during the 1970s. He died in his home in Virginia on Friday. He was 96. The New York Times reports that Coleman’s death was confirmed by a spokeswoman for…
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Mumia Abu-Jamal Wins Court Battle to Get Hepatitis C Treatment in Prison
Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal won a major victory in his lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections on Friday when a federal court ruled that he can begin receiving treatments for hepatitis C while in prison. The decision, which was outlined in a status report from the federal lawsuit Abu-Jamal filed against the state, does…
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Why Keyshia Cole Joining Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood Is Good for Her and the Show, and Great for Fans
As a lover of the subgenre of R&B I describe as “Eff-that-ninja music,” Keyshia Cole is a pioneer. Keyshia’s entire catalog more or less keeps within this prism, but her first two albums are her strongest efforts. On her debut album, The Way It Is, Keyshia was basically that girl with Kool-Aid-red hair who would…
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Tracing Your Roots: The Story of My Ancestor’s Origins Keeps Changing
A great-granddad appears to have been the marrying kind, which may explain why records vary on when and where he was born. Dear Professor Gates: I’m curious about the origins of an elusive family member, my great-grandfather Schofield Love. There were rumors of Native American and Jewish ancestry, but an Ancestry.com DNA test of his…
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The War at Morehouse
The phrase “black America” may often be overlooked as a trite colloquialism, but it gives voice to the collective experiences of a community forged in fire. Black America is not enveloped inside or beneath the United States of America that we love to hate and hate to love. No, black America exists alongside a nation…
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NYC Subway Rider Threatens to ‘Kill’ Iranian Couple: ‘Donald Trump Is in the House’
A video of a man on the subway in New York City is sparking online attention, as well as conversation about how to respond to hateful, violent threats in public, after the man was seen cursing and apparently threatening to kill an Iranian couple who were on a Manhattan train over the weekend. In a…