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Breast Cancer Linked to Veggie Consumption in Black Women
Yes, it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so of course we’re going to be bombarded with studies and stats about breast cancer. Just last week I wrote about a study that stated two hours a week of vigorous exercise reduces by 64 percent the rate of breast cancer in black women. Now we hear that eating…
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault Remembers a Great Teacher
When the young Charlayne Hunter arrived at the University of Georgia in 1960, there were riots to protest the desegregation of the university. But she was offered an oasis by a member of the English department, who defied convention and custom to welcome her into her home. When I got the sad news that Francis Wallis had…
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The Root Review: Waiting for Superman
After seeing the illuminating new documentary Waiting for Superman, I’ve decided that the lively debate at my house around public or private school for our 3-year-old is officially over: private all the way. It may sound harsh and dismissive, but even the limited but powerful dissection of the education system presented by director-writer Davis Guggenheim…
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University of Illinois Denies William Ayers Emeritus Status
The University of Illinois’ board of trustees has voted against granting William Ayers emeritus status over a book dedication to Robert F. Kennedy’s killer. The late presidential candidate’s son Christopher Kennedy is chair of the college’s trustees. All nine voting trustees either opposed granting Ayers, a recently retired University of Illinois-Chicago professor, the honorary status…
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Court Overturns Florida's Gay Adoption Ban
The 1977 Florida law banning gays from adoption children has been officially overturned. Gov. Charlie Crist announced that Florida will immediately stop enforcing its ban on adoptions by gay people, following a decision by a state appeals court that the three-decade-old law is unconstitutional. “It’s a great day for children. Children deserve a loving home,” said…
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The Root Interview: Bilal on Making a Comeback
To call Bilal’s new album, Airtight’s Revenge, a comeback album would be misleading, even if it somewhat feels that way for the Philadelphia-raised, New York-based singer. It’s not as if Bilal (his full name is Bilal Oliver) has been sleeping at the piano since first making noise with his 2001 album, 1st Born Second. Just…
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A $1.25 Billion Tractor Ride to Capitol Hill
John W. Boyd rode his tractor to Capitol Hill today. The founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association journeyed from northern Virginia across Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge and up Constitution Avenue. He took the trip on behalf of thousands of black farmers who were promised $1.25 billion to redress past discrimination by the…
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Gingrich Channels D'Souza in Casting Obama as a Kenyan
Just when you thought the false propaganda against Barack Obama couldn’t get any deeper, along comes Newt Gingrich with another trainload of lies. Setting a shameful new standard for cynical manipulation of the paranoid fears of the Tea Party and so-called Birthers, the Republican former speaker of the House now claims that Obama suffers from…
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Single-Minded: When the Weapon of Choice Is a Snarl
There’s a guy who lives on my corner I call Homeless Jesus. He talks with a slur and every day advises me to “smile more,” regardless of the fact that I thought I was smiling. And I mean actually smiling, like with my mouth and with my eyes. But none of that matters to Homeless…
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Kingfish Sues Sarah Palin for Theft of Intellectual Property
When I arrived at the Home for Retired Racial Stereotypes, the Kingfish and his lawyer, Algonquin J. Calhoun, were huddled in a corner, whispering to each other in conspiratorial tones. “What are those two cooking up?” I asked my friend Buckwheat, the famous Our Gang character. “Here I is, Brother White,” Buckwheat squeaked. “And what…