culture
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First Gitmo Detainee Arrives in States for Trial
Facing 286 felony counts against him, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani arrived in federal court this morning to stand trial for a rash of bombings in Tanzania and Kenya stretching back a decade. Ghailani, who was previously in the custody of New York Metropolitan Correction Center—a holding tank for numerous accused terrorists—had been at Guantanamo since 2006.…
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Dreading Your Family Reunion?
I should have known our efforts at family reunions were in trouble when members of the New York chapter of my family decided to boycott the reunion over a minor family dispute the year we planned it in New York. As the host family that year, we kept having to explain to visiting relatives why…
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Stanley Crouch Ethers Hip-Hop Again
Stanley Crouch has long been a critic of hip hop, sometimes unfairly, but often time making stellar points regarding the art form and its troubling place in Black culture. In a New York Daily News article published recently, Crouch goes in on Kanye West and his seemingly proud flaunting of anti-intellectualism vis a vis not…
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DTRT@20 Pizza Logo
Photo illustration by Kristen DiFate. DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS PIZZA BOX! ______________ Finish planning your own DTRT @ 20 house party with these free downloads! How to Rock it like it’s 1989 African Medallion coasters! LOVE/HATE four-fingered rings! Do or Die Bed-Stuy Banner Michelle/Barack Compatibilty Quiz _______________ To read more of The Root’s DTRT @20…
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DTRT@20 Coasters
Photo illustration by Kristen DiFate DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THESE COASTERS! ______________ Finish planning your own DTRT @ 20 house party with these free downloads! How to Rock it like it’s 1989 LOVE/HATE four-fingered rings! Do or Die Bed-Stuy Banner The Official Sal’s Pizzeria Box Michelle/Barack Compatibilty Quiz _______________ To read more of The Root’s DTRT…
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DTRT@20 The Dress Code
Photo illustration by Holly Allen DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS DRESS CODE! ______________ Finish planning your own DTRT @ 20 house party with these free downloads! African Medallion coasters! LOVE/HATE four-fingered rings! Do or Die Bed-Stuy Banner The Official Sal’s Pizzeria Box Michelle/Barack Compatibilty Quiz _______________ To read more of The Root’s DTRT @20 coverage, PLAY Raheem’s…
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Who is Courtney Lee?
A few weeks ago, I was debating the Los Angeles Lakers’ offense with a business associate. He harrumphed about the Lakers not playing team-oriented basketball because “it’s all just Kobe Bryant taking 40 shots a game.” I corrected him on Bryant’s average shot total—it’s half that, 20.9 field goal attempts per game—and before he could…