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What's The "Blackest" Last Name? Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Or Jenkins?
What’s The “Blackest” Last Name? It’s a question that has plagued us for forever. (And by “us” I mean “me” and by “forever” I mean “since like Wednesday, when I first thought about writing this.”) Out of all of America’s most popular surnames, which is the “Blackest?” And it’s a question that leads to other…
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How to Get Away With Murder: A Story of Grief, Apathy and Gun Violence in the African-American Community
Ken McClenton is a grieving father whose family is getting by on faith. His daughter, Charnice Milton, was killed last year in Southeast Washington, D.C., while she was changing buses on her way home from work. “We are persevering in the midst of our loss,” McClenton tells The Root. “You never get fully over the…
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1st Look at the Obamas’ New DC Home
After recent news that the Obamas would stay in Washington, D.C., once the president finished his term in office, Politico reports that the first family has found its new digs. According to the report, the president’s family has leased an 8,200-square-foot mansion in the District’s posh Kalorama neighborhood. The $6.4 million, nine-bedroom, eight-and-a-half-bathroom home is…
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Why I Stopped Caring About Baseball
Growing up, I was fortunate enough to play several organized sports at varying levels from early youth through high school. I played soccer and basketball, ran both track and cross-country, gave football a short stint. In college I took badminton as one of my physical education requirements, and apparently my particular class was so good,…
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MUST LOVE BEARDS DC Day Party Ticket Giveaway
IDon’tDoClubs is returning to D.C. for another Must Love Beards party. It’ll take place Saturday, February 6th from 3pm to 8pm at The Park at Fourteenth. For women interested in Black men with beards, this is basically beard porn. It’s like the beard Spice Channel. And, if you’re a bearded brotha within a 50 mile radius…