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  • President Obama on #Dallas Sniper Shooting: 'Vicious, Calculated, Despicable Attacks on Law Enforcement'

    Just one day after President Barack Obama addressed the police killings of Alton Sterling, 37, in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile, 32, in Falcon Heights, Minn., he once again took to the podium, this time to address the sniper shooting in Dallas that claimed the lives of five police officers and injured six more.…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Stop Punishing Black Children Just Because They’re Black

    Editor’s note: Once a month, this column will tackle broader questions about what the country should do about gaps in achievement and opportunity, especially for boys of color. Schools should be held to higher standards than students. If schools irresponsibly impose discipline practices, then those rules (or leaders) should be expelled. However, when it comes to…

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    Andre Perry

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  • Politricks: Hillary Clinton Leans Into Her White Womanhood; Obama Had to Transcend Race

    Hillary Clinton has officially secured enough delegates to become the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. Many celebrated this as proof of progress in a society that has made violence against women and their exclusion from any important decision-making processes defining features. Following in the footsteps of President Barack Obama, America’s first black commander in chief, would be…

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    The Root Staff

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  • It’s Not Now, nor Was It Ever, President Obama’s Job to Cure Racism

    In the coming weeks and months and, surely, the years after President Barack Obama actually leaves office, much time will be spent examining his political legacy from all angles. Already, writers like me are examining the Obama record on LGBT issues, while others concentrate on his record on the economy, foreign policy and the environment.…

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    Michael Arceneaux

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  • 2 Dozen Letters Written by President Obama’s Father Found in Harlem

    How apropos for Father’s Day. A rare collection of letters written by President Barack Obama’s Kenyan father, Barack Hussein Obama Sr., have been discovered by an archivist in Harlem, reports the New York Times. The letters begin with a 22-year-old in Kenya, who could translate Swahili to English, asking for financial help to come study…

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    The Root Staff

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  • The #Pulse Shooting: Can Educating the Public Keep LGBTQ Youths Safe?

    It is eerily prescient that just two days before Sunday’s terror attack at Pulse nightclub—a popular spot for the LGBTQ community in Orlando, Fla.—black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, sexually questioning and queer young adults gathered in Washington, D.C., for the first Summit on African American LGBTQ Youth. In light of the horrifying attack, the urgency…

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    Andre Perry

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  • Obamas Celebrate Malia’s High School Graduation

    Friday is a big day at the White House, with Malia Obama, the elder daughter of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, scheduled to graduate from the exclusive Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., as part of the class of 2016. President Obama, in the last year of his presidency, has been known…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • President Barack Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton for President

    President Barack Obama has officially weighed in on the 2016 presidential election, appearing in a video announcing his support for presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. In the video, which Clinton posted to her campaign website and YouTube page, the president praises Clinton for her hard work and dedication. “I know how hard this job can…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Ask Agatha: "I'll Be A Dad Soon, And I'm Worried About What Type Of Dad I'll Be"

    Kahlil from Richmond, VA asks: I’m going to be a dad soon. It wasn’t planned and I feel unprepared but mostly I’m worried about the type of dad I’ll be. Every dad that has ever existed or will ever exist can be categorized into one of two groups. As a dad you can be present…

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    Agatha Guilluame

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  • Cosmopolitan Was Right: The Kardashians Are The "First Family" America Deserves

    “Because he’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now.” Of course, this is the iconic line from Commissioner Gordon at the end of The Dark Knight, as the Batman raced away on the Bat Bike, running from the police and also probably trying to catch the Wendy’s drive-thru before it…

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    Damon Young

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