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Rene Syler: Tears of Joy When the Perm Was Gone
Television’s René Syler Says “I Hope Times Are Changing” The last time many viewers saw René Syler, she was a co-anchor of CBS News’ “The Early Show,” with her hair chemically straightened and then hot curled. After four years, that job ended in 2006. She dealt with breast cancer surgery and other medical issues, wrote…
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Beyond Fame With El DeBarge
Talk about a Second Chance! El DeBarge is back with his first album in 16 years, and he’s on a natural high that took him 22 years to find after overcoming drug addiction and prison. Now this talented songwriter-hitmaker’s happiness overflows in an intimate and real conversation with The Root’s Contributing Editor Anji Corley. Go…
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Reporter Goes Natural During Sweeps, Ratings Go Up
An African American female television reporter decided to let her straightened hair “go natural” during sweeps week and let viewers see the transformation process. Rochelle Ritchie of WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Fla., called “The Big Chop” a success, and ratings confirmed that. The station put up a web page with her two stories and related ones. News director Jeff…
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Video: Haitian Americans Worry About Haiti's Election
Ten months after the devastating earthquake that destroyed much of Haiti’s infrastructure and killed 300,000 people, Haiti is still in the throes of recovery. More than a half million Haitians are living in tents, and a devastating cholera epidemic has taken 1,500 lives. Few Haitians believe the Nov. 28 elections will change much. Reporter Josée Valcourt…
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Beyond Fame With Stacie Turner of 'The Real Housewives of D.C.'
Unlike so many other reality stars, Stacie Turner of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of D.C. stays true to the first word in the title of her show. The “diplomatic one” out of her castmates, Turner sat down with Contributing Editor Anji Corley to talk about her Extra-Ordinary documentary, Michelle Obama and the news she discovered…
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Media Discover "Framed," Imprisoned Sisters
2 in Mississippi Serving Double-Life Over $11 Robbery A black nationalist website was onto the case early. Then there were more websites and the muckraking magazine Mother Jones. A talk-show voice on CNN, a local black radio station and the syndicated The Michael Baisden Show joined the mix, as did the NAACP and the Innocence…
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Global Africa Project Artists Discuss Their Work
Columbus Circle in midtown Manhattan came to life in vivid African style last week with the grand opening of an even grander art exhibition, “The Global Africa Project,” at the Museum of Arts and Design. Hundreds of artists, art lovers and well-heeled lovers of the African Diaspora ran between raindrops to get a peek at…
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First Lady Has 'Girlfriends' Over to See 'For Colored Girls'
When the showing of Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls” ended Tuesday evening at the White House, first lady Michelle Obama got up and told the 50 guests she hoped they enjoyed it. But those who had come from around the country to share the experience “were just sitting there. I don’t think they knew how…
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Beyond Fame With Marsha Ambrosius
The term “baller” just got a face-lift from Marsha Ambrosius, the beauty who’s running game in the music industry and burning up the charts with her hit single “Hope He Cheats on You.” Contributing Editor Anji Corley caught up with the singer, formerly of the duo Floetry, backstage at this month’s For Sisters Only concert,…
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Johnson Publishing Sells Historic Headquarters
College to Own First Black-Owned Building in Chicago’s Loop Johnson Publishing Co. has sold its historic building on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue to Columbia College Chicago, the company announced on Tuesday. It has not yet selected a new home and is to remain in the building for 18 months. “The sale of 820 S. Michigan is…