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30 Years After MOVE: Law Enforcement Didn’t Learn Anything From One of America’s Worst Cases of Police Brutality
On May 13, 1985, police in Philadelphia—Pennsylvania’s largest city—dropped a powerful bomb containing military C4 explosives on a house occupied by six children and seven adults. That aerial assault 30 years ago is one of the worst incidents of police brutality in modern America. The bomb, dropped from a state police helicopter, sparked a fire.…
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Chef Marcus Samuelsson on Putting Green in Harlem’s Pockets
Harriette Cole is the author of the book of meditations 108 Stitches: Words We Live By and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.
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#Rally4Peace? Baltimore Needs a Rally for Its Youth
During Prince’s #Rally4Peace concert Sunday night, he called out to the young people in the audience. The singer-songwriter, who hadn’t performed in Baltimore in 14 years but put together the charity concert after the unrest and protests over the death of Freddie Gray, told the crowd that the next time he comes to Baltimore, he wants…
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Brothers in Business: Fighting Discrimination With Their Own Drive
Anthony Hales’ story is much too common. He graduated from Jackson State University, landed account-executive positions with two major regional radio stations and later did public relations work in Washington, D.C. Hales did all the right things but then hit a glass ceiling. He applied for a job opening at his company. Hales says he…
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The Turner House: A Tale of a Family’s Triumph Over Loss
Cha-Cha Turner is seeing ghosts again. The first time it happened he was a child, just moved into his own room. Back then, there were seven willing witnesses in his watching brothers and sisters. But now he is an old man in his mid-60s, and everyone thinks he should know better. So Cha-Cha is sent…
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You Are Not Your Disease
In late 2005 I was hospitalized over the Christmas holiday at a facility in Los Angeles. I went by choice, willingly submitting myself for observation, medication, therapy and testing like a good guinea pig. I needed to go, after all. I had been misdiagnosed, and finally, by staying for almost a month, I would get…
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Congratulations, #RootScholars, on Your College Acceptance
College-acceptance letters really should play music and be outfitted with strobe lights on the outside. They’re that magical, that important, that life-changing for the young people opening them. That one sheet of paper makes high school’s four years of discipline, self-sacrifice and growth—personal and academic—absolutely worthwhile. The young people receiving acceptance letters will need to…
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10 Celebrity Mothers With New Additions
Since Mother’s Day last year, a number of Hollywood celebrities have brought adorable little ones into the world. See which famous mamas will be celebrating this year’s Mother’s Day with precious new additions. 1. Zoe Saldana Twins Cy Aridio and Bowie Ezio Perego-Saldana, born Nov. 27, 2014, are the first children for Saldana and her…
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Matter Moms Group Mobilizes in Baltimore to Support Women and Young People
As thousands of moms descended on Washington, D.C., for Mother’s Day weekend, marching for the loss of their children to police violence and to call attention to police brutality, a smaller group of moms gathered in an auditorium at the University of Baltimore. The group, Matter Moms, led by The Root Publisher Donna Byrd, seeks…
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10 Mom Bloggers You Should Know
Motherhood has its challenges and its rewards, and sharing stories about the journey is what these mamas do best. For Mother’s Day, we thought we’d offer some of the best blogs on the Web for moms looking for work-life balance, parenting and lifestyle advice … or even a few good laughs. My Brown Baby Starting…