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Mappin' All Over The World
After rescheduling due to inclement weather, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performed their ode to the Big Apple last night before Game 2 of the World Series. We came across this Google map plotting some of the most beloved NYC landmarks Jay mentions in the song, from Tribeca Grill to Yankee Stadium. Though “Empire State of…
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Why Does Chris Brown Want to ‘Transform’ Twitter Into a Therapy Session?
Yes, Chris, we know. We know you’re sorry. We know you regret the events surrounding “that” night. We know Rihanna was the love of your life. We know you like to wear distractingly large bowties. And now, thanks to your Twitter page, we really know how much you miss her. Twitter is indeed the premier…
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I Heart Hillman: A Visual History of HBCUs On-Screen
is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. A Different World was a world that many in the African-American community had been born and bred to be apart of—the microcosm that is the black college. Before Bill Cosby’s brain child became a hit, mainstream America hadn’t seen the black community’s diversity…
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Weezy F. Baby May Spend Quiet Time Up North
Even Mr. Carter didn’t say “Skate, Wayne!” on this one. Rapper Lil’ Wayne pleaded guilty today to weapons’ charges stemming from a search of his tour bus following a show in New York City in 2007. There is supposedly credible DNA evidence linking him to the firearm—though attorneys are still battling over the veracity of…
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Listen Up! RZA Authors Book on Lessons of Life
RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan sits down with NPR’s Michel Martin to discuss ‘The Tao of Wu’, a book on seven pillars of wisdom. A bit on the RZA interview to catch you up: Robert F. Diggs is affectionately known to fans as The RZA of the popular hip-hop group The Wu-Tang Clan. But aside…
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The First Lady Says: I'm Ready to Knuckle Up for '16 Games in Chicago
Michelle Obama says she ready to take the gloves off. She and her husband are making a real push for the 2016 Olympic Games to be in Chicago and she—and the gun show—are putting everyone on notice. From CNN: “It’s a battle — we’re going to win — take no prisoners,” the first lady said…
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Brick City: Newark's Real Reality Show
In the first few minutes of Brick City, a five-episode miniseries airing this week on the Sundance Channel, it’s easy to see the parallels to HBO’s The Wire. Young and charismatic Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker, 40, is the black Tommy Carcetti. Newark’s gangbangers are Baltimore’s drug kingpins. Then there’s the police director and police…
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Chris Brown Looks Innocent
Chris Brown was never supposed to be this kind of boy. Mothers always warn their daughters about those other types: the Lil Waynes, the Mike Tysons; the “tough guys” with rap sheets as harsh as their public personas. That guy was not doe-eyed, dimple-cheeked Chris Brown. Or at least not until seven months ago. Before…
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Bring Me That Old Time Reporting
Back in the ‘90s, when I was a cub reporter for the Chicago Tribune, I had the privilege of being hazed by my very first editor, Jim Gallagher. Gallagher was your serious Old School metro desk editor: Irish-American, New Yorker, chain smoker, a man possessing an exceedingly big voice and an exceedingly short fuse. “Wiltz!”…
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Will the Real Reformers Please Stand Up?
Just when I thought that gun-toting, “universal healthcare is socialism!” shouting crazies could only be found in Rural Town USA or behind the Fox News desk, I was proved wrong, when liberal healthcare reformists began attacking RNC Chairman Michael Steele at Howard University. Steele was on HU’s campus speaking about—well, I’m not really sure what…