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  • Venus and Serena Williams Return to Compton, Calif., to Pay Homage to Their Sister

    Venus and Serena Williams are world-renowned tennis champions. They are also daughters of the historically black community of Compton, Calif. This weekend, the Williams sisters were for all intents the prodigal daughters come back to the community that shaped them, and to give back to it. Venus Williams, a seven-time grand-slam champion and the elder sister…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Black People, Be Careful What You Ask for When You Ask for Gun Control

    For the most part, Rep. John Lewis had the right idea. Battle-tested by the civil rights movement and still inclined to be driven by conscience rather than convenience, the 76-year-old Georgia congressman recently led his Democratic colleagues in a 26-hour sit-in to protest the House of Representatives’ refusal to do anything to stop people like…

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    Tonyaa J Weathersbee

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