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Why I Am Not a 'Strong Black Woman'
In a piece for Clutch magazine, Jamilah Lemieux describes why she does not approve of the term “strong black woman.” I never wanted to be a “strong Black woman”; in fact, I bristle when people call me one. I’m Black and I’m a woman and I happen to have a number of things about me…
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Should Blacks Collect Racist Memorabilia?
Editor’s note: This article was originally published June 3, 2013. For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage.…
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Race-Defying Author William Demby Dies at 90
On Friday, fiction author William Demby passed away in his Sag Habor, N.Y., home, reports the New York Times. He was 90. Demby lived in Italy for quite some time, where he penned novels like Beetlecreek (1950) and The Catacombs (1965). He also wrote Love Story Black (1978) and King Comus, which has yet to…
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Some to Boycott Meeting With Holder
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is following up on his promise to meet with news media representatives Thursday and Friday in the wake of outrage over the Justice Department’s leak investigations, but it’s an open question whether journalists of color will be present. Holder “is expected to meet this week with the Washington bureau…
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What's at Stake for Obama in 2014
(The Root) — It is no surprise that President Barack Obama, who has already faced improbable odds and still managed to do the impossible, will soon face one of his greatest challenges yet. The 2014 midterms are perhaps the most important election of Obama’s presidency, offering the last opportunity to circumvent an obstinate GOP selfishly committed…
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The Man Who Blew the Whistle on the IRS
(The Root) — If you have followed any of the Internal Revenue Service scandal (hopefully here at The Root), you may have noticed two things: Three congressional hearings have uncovered exactly nothing relevant; and the wearer of the white hat, for once, is a black man. J. Russell George, a graduate of Howard University, is…
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Obama to Nominate 3 Key Judges
President Obama is expected to nominate three judges to fill the vacancies on the key 11-member Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the New York Times reported. The move, analysis suggests, could be seen as “daring” Republicans to filibuster all of the nominees. The contenders for the vacancies may include Cornelia T.…
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Why the Scandals Aren't Touching Obama's Approval Rating
MSNBC‘s Evan Puschak looks at the theories about why the president’s approval has gone untouched despite government scandals. A Washington Post-ABC News poll shows Obama’s approval rating holding steady at 51%, the same as it was a month ago. Gallup shows the same trend: in their poll Obama has remained at 49%. A CNN poll…
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10 Pieces of Advice for Postcollege Life
(The Root) — It’s commencement season! Over the weekend, President Obama headed to Morehouse College to deliver what turned out to be a controversial address, while first lady Michelle Obama went to Maryland’s Bowie State University to deliver a widely lauded speech. Scandal actress Kerry Washington spoke at her alma mater, George Washington University, where…
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IRS Apology for Tea Party Racists?
(The Root) — The confederacy of dunces that makes up the Republican Party leadership and Fox News want you to believe that liberal operatives at the IRS abused power — for political purposes — by scrutinizing conservative Tea Party affiliates applying for tax-exempt 501(c)(4) status. What has been missed in the mainstream debate on the…