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Obamacare Ruling Fails Black Women With HIV
ColorLines‘ Akiba Solomon details what she says are “serious, buzz-killing holes” in the Affordable Care Act. As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, women have a lot to gain from the parts of the Affordable Care Act that remain intact. Co-pay-free birth control! Annual Well Woman exams! Legal protection against gender-based price gouging! But there are still some serious, buzz-killing…
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Do the Media Ignore Voter Discrimination?
Media Fail to Detail U.S. Voter Disenfranchisement “As the nation’s first African-American president seeks re-election, new barriers are being proposed or implemented that could disenfranchise voters of color. Are mainstream media doing enough reporting on these efforts and identifying ones designed to reduce the impact on voters of color?” Nadra Kareem Nittle wrote Thursday for…
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Silence and Solidarity in 1968 Ghana
(Special to The Root) — In this excerpt from Vice-President John Dramani Mahama’s book, My First Coup d’Etat: And Other True Stories from the Lost Decades of Africa, he tells the story of a boarding-school bully, Ezra, who bore striking resemblance to the dictators popping up across Africa in the 1960s. One day Ezra issued…
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Smiley on Black People's 'Backstory'
(The Root) — With “America I Am: The African American Imprint” making its home in Charlotte, N.C., while 35,000 visitors descend on the city for the Democratic National Convention in September, Tavis Smiley is sending a message. “It’s important for Americans to understand that there is a 400- to 500-year backstory to Barack Obama,” the…
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Reflections on Kanye and Kim
At Clutch magazine, Danielle C. Belton tries to figure out what West sees in Kardashian — and whether Beyoncé really considers her a friend — and finally concludes, “The rich are not like us.” Being rich — and on TV — can make you very “different,” to paraphrase novelist and witness to the Roaring 20s…
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Blacks and Hispanics Lead in Mobile Shopping
Digital divide? Sure, that still exists. But not when it comes to using mobile devices for shopping. In fact, according to a new study, African-American and Hispanic customers are leading the way when it comes to making purchases with smartphones. According to a study by the Integer Group and M/A/R/C/ Research, 18 percent of African-American…
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A Black Female Astronaut's Mission
(The Root) — Mae C. Jemison, the first black woman ever admitted to NASA’s astronaut training program, made history when she went into orbit on the space shuttle Endeavour in 1987, using her training as a medical doctor to conduct scientific experiments in space. Decades later, her missions back on Earth include heading up a…
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Before You Date a White Guy, Have a White Friend
Clutch magazine‘s Danielle C. Belton challenges the thinking of black women who want to date “a white guy” versus a guy who just happens to be white. A while back a friend of mine suddenly announced that she was going to start dating white guys — which, you know? Sounds dandy. Sure. Go forth and…
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20 Black LGBT Movers and Shakers
June is national LGBT Pride Month, so The Root is presenting 20 advocates, filmmakers, journalists, actors, authors, former athletes and straight allies who have helped break down barriers and change the landscape for today’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. While actor, director and playwright Colman Domingo‘s dive into Hollywood may have been meager —…
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Did Rodney King's Beating Lead to Riot?
Shorthand Misses Scope of Anger Unleashed in ’92 “I saw my page 1 proof tonight with the [AP’s] Rodney King hed on it,” Robin Washington, editor of the Duluth (Minn.) News Tribune, messaged Journal-isms on Sunday. “Rodney King, whose beating led to LA Riots, dies ” … and changed it to: “Rodney King, whose beating…