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Sportswriting’s Velvet Revolutionary, Claire Smith
Smith Cites Racism, Sexism in Hall of Fame Speech ‘Arpaio Is Guilty, but Hold the Cheers for Now’ Head-Spinning, Fact-Challenged Days With Trump Diversity Concerns Accompany MSNBC Makeover 3 News Outlets Got Cold Feet on R. Kelly Story Dallas Paper Urges Removal of 2 Rebel Statues Term for ’60s Urban Uprisings Still Up for Debate…
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Someone Trolled Me With Racist Emails for a Week, and It Brought Me So Much Joy!
A few weeks ago, we began the inaugural Wypipo World Tournament that pitted the worst wypipo in the world against one another. When this idea first emerged, there was a very intense meeting that ended—as most meetings at The Root do—with, “OK, Mike, you piss wypipo off all the time. You do it.” I didn’t…
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A Bold Sista: Move Over, Bernie Bros. Nina Turner Is the New Head of Sanders’ Our Revolution
Nina Turner is not hard to describe. She’s that other black woman on MSNBC and CNN talking about workers rights, fighting back and pushing for a progressive agenda, even during President Barack Obama’s administration. A former Ohio state senator and secretary of state candidate, she’s straight out of hardscrabble Cleveland, with the political scars to…
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US Army’s Toxic Smoke Billows Over Black Town
Every Day, Hazardous Waste Is Burned in Open Air Jim Vance, Longtime D.C. Anchor, Dies at 75 O.J. ‘Not Looking to Be Involved With the Media’ Rights, Media Groups to Help Citizens Record Police Writer Alarmed by A&E’s Live Version of ‘Cops’ Artist Shows That News Is a Matter of Perspective Spicer Should Have Expected…
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Journalists, Musicians ‘Co-Signed’ R. Kelly
Reporter Alleges More Exploitation of Black Women Raleigh Paper Drops Columnist After 24-Year Run Sports Columnist Kawakami to Edit Online Startup Chicago Sun-Times Calls Out Institutional Racism Reporting Finds Lead Still Contaminates Urban Soil Ebony Owner Pledges Payments by Month’s End Pushback on Trump Backers’ Attacks on Journalism Statue Honors ‘Willpower Over White Power’ C-SPAN…
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They Came, They Saw, And They Conquered Umar Johnson's Hotepalooza In Brooklyn
Two weeks ago, Dr. Umar Johnson had an event in Brooklyn, where the Prince of GhostedGoFundMe was scheduled to give a talk, sign some books, and share beard maintenance tips. (He does have a pretty impressive beard.) Three brave people volunteered as tributes, to attend and report back on their findings. Here are their stories.…
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Chicago, Cook County Judges Will Be Required to Set Affordable Bonds for Nondangerous Defendants
Timothy C. Evans, chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill., announced Monday that Cook County judges will be required to set affordable monetary bonds for defendants who do not pose a danger to the public. As of Sept. 18, judges will be prohibited from setting bond higher than what felony defendants can…
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Black Female Judge From Texas Accused of Sexting in Courtroom, Buying Drugs From Bailiff
Substance abuse affects us all, even those of us who ascend to the highest heights, apparently. A black Texas judge has been suspended amid accusations that she sexted in the courtroom, used a bailiff to buy drugs, hired prostitutes and once brought home marijuana seized from a defendant, according to the Washington Post. Hilary H.…
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Journalist John Quinn, Who Insisted on Diversity, Dies
Gannett Exec Boosted Students, Journalists of Color NABJ Awards Thumbs Down to Ebony, Fox News Dana Canedy Named Pulitzer Administrator Rochelle Riley to Receive Ida B. Wells Award Urban Uprisings Helped to Change Newsrooms Dow Jones to Tackle Gender Issue Now, Race Later Short Takes John C. Quinn, described by one of the editors he…
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Tracing Your Roots: Did a White Lawyer Adopt My Granddad?
A family legend points to a turn-of-the-20th-century transracial adoption. Could that have actually happened? Dear Professor Gates: My mother and I have been tracing the family tree on the side of my father, Samuel Gibbs, for a while now. We have not been successful in finding out who the mystery white attorney is on my…