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B.I.G.ger Than The Movie
If I got to choose a coast I got to choose the East I live out there, so don’t go there But that don’t mean a nigga can’t rest in the West… Cali got gunplay, models on the runway… —The Notorious B.I.G., “Going Back to Cali” Watching Notorious is like time traveling to back to…
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Gwen Ifill’s ‘The Breakthrough’
From the book The Breakthrough by Gwen Ifill. © 2009 by Gwen Ifill. Posted by arrangement with Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc.. chapter three baRack obaMa If you were to get a handbook on what’s the path to the presidency, I don’t think that the handbook would start by saying, “Be an African American…
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Are We Catholics Yet?
One seemed to have his destiny written for him at birth; the other methodically wrote his own. One had a cloistered upbringing that revolved around close family and powerful friends; the other lived an itinerant childhood and was a global student of life. One constantly questioned his place in the world; the other determinedly sought…
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The New Black-Catholic Alliance
One of the fascinating demographic tidbits of the 2008 presidential election results shows that President-elect Barack Obama won a startling 54 percent of the Catholic vote—more Catholic votes than any other Democratic presidential candidate since John F. Kennedy (who garnered around 80 percent). To understand how a pro-choice, African-American candidate generated more support from American…
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Mama Voted So There'd Be Days Like This
A week from today, Barack Obama will take the oath of office as the 44th president of the United States, but I remain in awe of the election results of Nov. 4. I hadn’t seen its outcome coming, but maybe I should have, based on the events of one Friday in October nearly 50 years…
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Blago’s Blues
A few weeks ago I received a phone call from two semi-drunken friends who were at a bar on the East Coast. They demanded I write about the idiot formerly known as Gov. Rod Blagojevich. I promised to do so, but deep down I probably wanted the whole shameful situation to go away. As an…
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An Eco-Soul Holiday Menu
MENU: — Winter Sangria— Spicy Goobers— BBQ Chicken Skewers— Pan-Fried Coconut Tempeh Fingers with Creamy Celeriac Sauce— Citrus Collards with Raisins Bruschetta— Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Ginger-Peanut Dipping Sauce— Money Green Champagne Winter Sangria Yield: enough to get you niceSoundtrack: “Brooklyn Go Hard” by Jay-Z featuring Santogold from Notorious I created this a few years…
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Not So Great Expectations
It’s been amusing but not necessarily edifying, to watch Barack Obama’s foes and friends attempt to define his presidency before he has even been sworn in. Right-wing commentators reassure themselves that his victory somehow confirms that the U.S. remains a “center-right nation.” Their counterparts on the left debate whether he should model himself more on Franklin…
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An Eco-Soul Thanksgiving
What better way to think of an eco-friendly Thanksgiving menu than to recycle one from last year? Bryant Terry is The Root’s resident eco-soul chef, and his Thanksgiving feast is sure to satisfy any appetite. The original article is reprinted below. You might have noticed that harvest celebration née Thanksgiving is this week. If you have…
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What Valerie Wants
The news that Barack Obama’s confidant and transition team co-chair, Valerie Jarrett, may be the president-elect’s choice to replace him in the Senate tells you two things for certain: 1) How attractive a seat in the U. S. Senate is for anyone interested in political office. 2) How indebted Obama is to Jarrett for his…