Politics
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Why Romney's Education Talk Is Off-Base
Early in his campaign, Mitt Romney told supporters, “I don’t care about the very poor.” Now the politician is taking his crusade for “relatability” to the schools of Philadelphia, where he attempted to relate to poor working families who depend on the public school system. News One contributor Michael Arceneaux isn’t impressed, and argues why…
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Desegregation: Key to Making Schools Work?
Guests on MSNBC’s Up With Chris Hayes debated the advantages of desegregating schools in America. NYU professor Pedro Noguera brought up how schools in some communities are operating under de facto separate and unequal conditions when it comes to evaluating available resources and diverse student populations. The panel also discussed how students of all classes…
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Marriage Equality: Distinguish Rights From Rites
In a piece for The Root DC, ordained minister Barbara Reynolds argues that African-American Christians can reconcile support for the president with their faith. If there is a way to miraculously part the Red Sea without black Christians drowning over the same-sex marriage debate, I think civil rights icon and theologian Dr. Otis Moss, Jr.…
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Watch It Live: Bringing Justice to Black Men
Judge Greg Mathis, comedian Marlon Wayans and others will join Trayvon Martin family attorney Daryl Parks for an NAACP-hosted panel discussion on the late teenager, the justice system and its treatment of black and minority youths. Titled “Protecting Our Black Men Walking,” the two-hour town hall will feature talks on racial profiling, the high incarceration…
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Is 'Trayvonning' Seriously a Trend?
Is “Trayvonning” really a trend? According to Global Grind, the new Internet meme — in keeping with the theme of Tebowing, Planking and Owling — involves putting on a hoodie and posing with Skittles and Arizona Iced Tea as if you’ve been shot in the chest. Except there’s nothing funny about it. Trayvon Martin Day…
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Michelle O: 'I'd Be Beyoncé'
There are probably tens of thousands of women in the world who wouldn’t mind stepping into the shoes of Michelle Obama — but what do you fantasize about when you’ve already done the White House thing? The first lady told People magazine that if she could switch places with anyone, it would be Beyoncé. …
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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Advances
According to partial results reported Friday, Egypt’s landmark presidential election appears to be on its way to a run-off vote in which Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi could face former regime figure Ahmed Shafik. CNN reports that ballots are still being counted, and the final results of the first round are due Tuesday. Whoever wins…
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Obama's Day, May 25: Daily Briefing
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
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Egypt's Voters: 'We're Making History'
Egypt’s voters say, ‘We’re making history’: Vote counting is under way in the historic presidential election that pitted stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s rule. Read some of the voters’ stories here. 50 Cent’s take on gay marriage and straight male “little buns”: The rapper is all for marriage equality,…
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Romney's Visit to Black Charter School a Flop
Mitt Romney visited an inner-city charter school in Philadelphia on Thursday to promote his new education agenda, venturing for the first time in his campaign into an impoverished black neighborhood to hear the concerns of local educators and community leaders. But according to the Washington Post’s coverage of the event — in which he focused…