culture
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Dartmouth Fraternity Throws 'Bloods and Crips' Party
When Tupac rapped “ain’t nuthin’ but a gangsta party” on the hook of the song with the same name, there’s a good chance he didn’t think members of Alpha Delta Fraternity would take it so literally. But members of the frat at Dartmouth College, who probably listened to too much hip-hop and watched too many…
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Michigan Judge Upholds Ban on Life Without Parole for Juveniles
On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge John Corbett O’Meara ordered an end to life-without-parole sentencing for juveniles in the state of Michigan. The order comes a year after the U.S. Supreme Court found such sentences to be in violation of the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Now in Michigan, where the law…
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Should I Be Jealous of Her 'Work Husband'?
(The Root) — “I’m not really the jealous type, but it kind of gets to me when my wife talks about her ‘work husband.’ Maybe it’s my ego, but I’m really thinking I should be the only guy who is her husband. Am I taking this wrong?” —O.A. “Work husband” is a popular term used…
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Happily Single … and Yet Something's Missing
Niesha Davis, at Clutch magazine, reviews the ups and downs of single life and determines that there’s a lot about the lifestyle that she loves. And yet she still wonders “if the grass really is greener on the other side.” … There is a lot to love about the life I lead. I love to…
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Have I Wasted the Civil Rights Legacy?
(The Root) — I have a friend, a good friend, with whom I share an affliction. He, too, comes from a good family that has done many great things in the face of dire situations, which he and I would learn about only in books. We read about the “Whites Only” bathrooms, lunch counters, the…
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Following the Path Blazed by History
(The Root) — The goals of organizations heading to Washington, D.C., to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom bear a close resemblance to the goals set by the leaders who helped coordinate the event the first time around. In 1963 the leaders who helped organize the March on…
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Share Your March on Washington Photos
(The Root) — It was 50 years ago when the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The landmark event went down in history for Martin Luther King’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, not to mention its legislative legacy. It’s credited with provisions of the Civil…
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Jesse Jackson Jr. to Serve Prison Time Before Wife
On Wednesday a federal judge sentenced former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to 30 months in prison for misusing $750,000 in campaign funds, the Chicago Tribune reports. His wife, Sandi, received a sentence of one year after pleading guilty to falsifying tax returns. The Jacksons will be allowed to serve their sentences one at a time,…
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The Root's Guide to March on Washington Celebrations
(The Root) — On Aug. 28, 1963, there weren’t any youth organizations that had the resources to host events and sessions in tandem with what would become the iconic March on Washington. Nor was there a “Women of the Movement” symposium or a “Global Freedom Festival” designed to bring awareness to international issues in the…
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Delivering the Church From Homophobia
After listening to a pastor’s remarks, the Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart tries to dispel the seemingly unshakable belief among some religious leaders that “homosexuality is a sin and a choice.” He explains, rather, that it is a “God-given trait as immutable” as his skin color. I took a stand against religion-based anti-gay bigotry while sitting…