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20 Years of Black Lesbian Cinema
Dee Rees’ debut film, Pariah, has rightfully been celebrated for its tender coming-out and coming-of-age story of a shy yet sexually curious 17-year-old African-American girl, Alike (Adepero Oduye). An unprecedented black LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) success at the Sundance Festival in January, the film was immediately picked up by Focus Features for distribution…
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Etta James Now Breathing on Her Own, Off Respirator
Etta James’ manager has given her fans and the music world a great holiday gift. While the Grammy-winning blues and soul legend is still hospitalized in Los Angeles, she has been taken off a respirator. “Ms. James has been taken off the respirator and is now breathing on her own. Her blood pressure is normal,”…
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Fox News Apologizes for 'Jews Killed Jesus' Poll
A Fox Latin America staffer may have lost his job after he posted a poll that surely didn’t please any of the network’s Jewish followers. The poll titled, “Who do you think is responsible for the death of Jesus Christ?” was on the network’s Spanish Facebook page and provided three choices for the answer: “A.…
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Study: HPV Vaccine Does Not Promote Promiscuity
The argument made by many conservatives that the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine promotes sexual promiscuity or other risky sexual behavior in young women has been shot down, according to one study. A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that young girls and women who were given the vaccine were more…
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Meet the Newest Black White House Fellows
In 1964 the White House Fellows program was created to offer exceptional young men and women a one-year placement in offices at the highest levels of the federal government — after which, this new generation of leaders were expected to return “to work as private citizens on their public agendas.” This fall President Barack Obama…
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The Root's 25 Most Popular Stories of 2011
Lauren is a former Deputy Editor of The Root. Let’s Not Forget Amanda Knox’s Lie, Oct. 16, 2011: As the mainstream media reported that Italy’s most notorious foreign student-turned-accused murderer had won her appeal, writer Phillip W.d. Martin reminded The Root’s readers of an interesting fact: that Knox had initially pinned her roommate’s murder on…
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Magazine Degrades Rihanna With Racist Label
Rihanna is at the center of two separate controversies this past weekend that could land her in competition for one of the most racist weekends ever to hit a celebrity. The Dutch magazine Jackie recently did a story on the pop sensation and sparked an uproar when it advised people how to dress like the…
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Time Losing Only Black Correspondent
Steven Gray of Washington Bureau Announces His Exit Five years ago, Journal-isms asked Ali Zelenko, vice president for communications at Time Inc., to name the journalists of color at Time magazine. Among the 15 she listed were black journalists Janice Simpson, assistant managing editor; Ta-Nehisi Coates, staff writer; Perry Bacon Jr., Washington correspondent; and Sonja…
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Is Black Radio Beyond Redemption?
In an entry at The Root DC, blogger Natalie Hopkinson writes that she recently added D.C.’s two FM hip-hop stations to the list of items banned in her house because she grew tired of explaining raunchy lyrics to her children. … and when I heard the radio ad for The Stadium (yeah, that strip club)…
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Survey: Don't Count Out Minority Voters Yet
If the Republicans’ 2012 presidential election strategy rests on a perceived miasma of indifference toward President Obama by black and Hispanic voters, they may have to think again. A survey of black and Latino voters conducted by Brilliant Corners for New York University’s Women of Color Policy Network shows 90 percent of respondents saying they…