Draymond Green Claps Back At ‘Angry Black Man’ Title, But Fans Say ‘C’mon, Bruh’
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Paul Pierce Completes This Painful, Embarrassing Task After Betting Against The Knicks…and Losing
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The Root Interview: Wynton Marsalis on Obama's Runaway Band
In this exclusive interview with The Root, the famed jazz trumpeter-composer talks about how jazz mutates and evolves from country to country; his latest project, Vitoria Suite; and why President Obama is a bandleader trying to lead a band in revolt.
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Celebrated Journalists to Leave Posts
In D.C., Robin Givhan Exits Post for Newsweek/Daily Beast Mira Lowe announced her resignation Tuesday as editor-in-chief of Jet magazine, and Robin Givhan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion writer for the Washington Post, said she was leaving the Post for the new merged Newsweek and Daily Beast. Lowe, a former Newsday associate editor, was brought to…
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Sixty Percent Agree with Tax Cut Plan
Survey Finds 60% Approve of Obama Tax-Cut Deal “The agreement between President Obama and congressional Republicans to extend tax cuts and unemployment benefits is getting strong bipartisan support. Overall, 60% approve of the agreement while just 22% disapprove,” the Pew Research Center reported on Monday. “There are virtually no partisan differences in opinions about the…
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Beyond Fame With Yolanda Adams
Grammy Award-winning gospel star, radio host, mother, clothing designer and author are just a few of the titles that fit Yolanda Adams. The singer spoke to Anji Corley, contributing editor at The Root, about what’s in her closet, her plans for 2011 and what she did for three days that she’ll never do again. Listen…
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Three Cops Found Guilty in Post-Katrina Killing
“A federal jury tonight convicted three current or former New Orleans police officers in connection with the death of Henry Glover, a 31-year old man who was shot by a police officer and died in custody shortly after Hurricane Katrina tore through Louisiana in 2005,” A.C. Thompson wrote Thursday for ProPublica. “The circumstances of Glover’s…
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What Obama Got Right About the Tax Cuts
Obama Was Right: Public Didn’t Want to Keep All Tax Cuts In explaining Tuesday why he made a deal with Republicans on tax cuts that includes cuts for the wealthiest Americans, which he opposes, President Obama said at his news conference, “This is not a situation in which I have failed to persuade the American…
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Beyond Fame With Greg Leakes of 'Real Housewives of Atlanta'
Greg Leakes, whose marriage troubles with Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes are played out every Sunday night on Bravo’s successful reality series, goes Beyond Fame in an audio interview with Contributing Editor Anji Corley. See what he has to say about working through his marital troubles, giving back for the holidays, and whether…
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Brutal Words on Obama
Commentators Question President’s Manhood, Blackness Remember when black journalists were accused of being “in the tank” for Barack Obama? If it wasn’t true during the presidential campaign, and was a misreading after the inauguration, it’s certainly not valid two years into his presidency. The black left was never really there to begin with. Glen Ford…
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VIDEO: After the Elections, Haitian Americans Watch and Worry
Haiti’s presidential elections are likely to result in a runoff; but even after a clear winner is determined, many Haitian Americans worry that the country’s problems are too great to be solved by any single individual. In a report that includes still photographs and sound, reporter Josée Valcourt spoke to a number of Haitian Americans…
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White Robber Fools Cops With Black Disguise
We all know that black men have been so identified with crime in the public mind that white perpetrators have successfully cried “the black man did it” and sent authorities looking for African American suspects. But a case from Cincinnati has them topped. “A white man who pleaded guilty to six robberies in Ohio used…