September 2009
57 posts
Loud and In Living Colour →
Black Rock Band Living Colour Releases New Album, The Chair in the Doorway
The rock band’s latest release, The Chair in the Doorway, stands out as a collection of first-rate…
Black President, Black Caucus, More Powerful Than... →
Black President, Black Caucus, More Powerful Than Ever?
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus speak out.
dayo.eboni
Members of the…
Fame, Shame. →
The Fame Remake Does Not Come Close to the Original
The remake of the performing arts movie does not come close to the dazzle of the original.
teresa.wiltz
Jay-Z and Oprah Make Lemon Pie →
Jay-Z Appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show
Winfrey finally embraces rap—or at least Shawn Corey Carter.
jozen.cummings
Winfrey finally embraces…
What Is a 'Feminista,' Exactly? →
Q&A with Feminista author Erica Kennedy
She’s not a hairy, man-hating woman, says Feminista author Erica Kennedy. This modern woman is smart as hell and not afraid to flex.
Cuba's Real Revolution →
Juanes Hosts Concierto Paz Sin Fronteras; Havana’s Concert: Peace Without Borders
The Peace Without Borders concert, organized by Colombian superstar Juanes, was a historical…
A New World Order →
Obama at Pittsburgh Summit: How the G8 became the G20.
How the G8 became the G20.
dayo.olopade
Barack Obama hosts his first G20 political summit…
'For Colored Girls' Who Don't Like Tyler Perry →
Tyler Perry’s Just Not Good Enough for Ntozake Shange
He’s just not good enough for Ntozake Shange.
thembi.ford
He’s just not good enough for…
Yes, Barack Is Busy. And? →
Barack on Letterman, at the U.N. General Assembly, at the G20. He’s a busy man. And?
Sometimes multi-tasking makes the man.
tsamuel
Sometimes…
Tyler Perry Is the Absolute Truth →
Tyler Perry is the Absolute Truth
While you ask “Why?” Perry asks, “Why not?”
micheleprettyma…
<p>While you ask…
QUIZ: Not Everything Is About Race. Yes, It Is! →
QUIZ: Not Everything Is About Race. Yes, It Is!
How quick are you to think race is behind daily insults?
jimi.izrael
How quick are you to think…
The Congressional Black Caucus is Going to Run... →
Congressional Black Caucus hosts its Annual Legislative Conference.
Following Obama’s agenda line, the CBC will focus on economy, education, health care and the kind of…
Jimmy Carter's Difficult Truth →
Jimy Carter on Race
The dismissive response from both Republicans and Democrats to the former president’s comments on race shows why we need more, not less, discussion about…
Rookie Mistake →
Michael Crabtree’s Rookie Mistake
Michael Crabtree may never recover from his decision to hold out for what will probably be less money.
martin.johnson
An Exclusive Talk with Bill Cosby →
Bill Cosby on the 25th Anniversary of ‘The Cosby Show’
Did the Huxtables make the Obamas possible? On the 25th anniversary of “The Cosby Show,” Cos on Clair’s Dominican roots,…
'The Cosby Show' Had the Best Music of Any Sitcom... →
“The Cosby Show” Had the Best Music of Any Sitcom Ever
And on that note—roll credits.
erin.evans
And on that note—roll credits.
And…
The President’s Own Tomato Patch →
A New Farmer’s Market Opens Up Blocks Away From the White House
The Obamas are intent on using their influence to promote healthy eating, and today a new farmers market opens…
10 Kinda Fun Facts About 'The Cosby Show' →
10 Kinda Fun Facts About ‘The Cosby Show’
Rudy was supposed to be a boy? Phylicia is only 10 years older than her daughter?
keith.murphy
Rudy was…
Jimmy Carter, True Son of the South, Hits Nail on... →
Jimmy Carter says that tea baggers hate President Obama because he’s black.
The White House’s fear of challenging the tea-bag madness is typical of its cautious politics. The…
The Uppity-Negro Syndrome →
Jimmy Carter, a Scene From Rosewood and America’s Race Relations
What Jimmy Carter and a pivotal scene from “Rosewood” have to say about President Obama and America’s…
'It’s Not on Obama. It’s Really Still on Us.' →
Bill Cosby on the 25th Anniversary of ‘The Cosby Show’
Part two of The Root’s exclusive interview with Bill Cosby.
dayo.olopade
Part II of The…
MySpace to Facebook = White Flight? →
Racial Divides Online: MySpace is seen as “black,” while Facebook is “white.”
Or is a new study a reminder that the Internet is not a uniform public space?
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The Facebook/MySpace Divide →
Facebook or MySpace: Social Networking’s Great Divide?
It’s not as deep as you may think.
jonathan.pourzal
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"An Overwhelming Portion of the Animosity Toward... →
Jimmy Carter Says Joe Wilson’s Outburst Was Based on Race
The 39th POTUS says it. He’s not the first or the last.
tsamuel
The 39th POTUS says it….
10 Reasons African Americans Should March on... →
10 Reasons African Americans Should March on Washington About Health Care
August should have been marked by black rage at the status quo—rather than white paranoia about…
Lack of Black Techies, Web Redlining and That... →
Lack of Black Techies, Web Redlining and that Darned Digital Divide
Perhaps #peopleofcolorintechnology should be a trending topic?
dayo.olopade
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More Money, More Problems →
Predatory Lenders like Bank of America, Wells Fargo & Co. Set Higher Interest Rates for Blacks and Hispanics
It’s not only low-income borrowers: A new mortgage study says that…
Kanye West Does Not Care About Taylor Swift →
Kanye West at the 2009 VMAs
Why what Kanye West did at the MTV Video Music Awards was in poor taste.
jozen.cummings
Why what Kanye West did at the…
Big, Fat and Not Wack →
Season 7 of ‘The Biggest Loser’
“The Biggest Loser” is dramatic, fun, but not quite “real.” Still, you can gain some real lessons about losing weight.
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Serena, LeBron, Jordan and Risk-Reward →
Serena Williams’ Outburst and the Cost of Risk-Reward
The games haven’t changed. We’re seeing—and seeing—them for what they are.
martin.johnson
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Joe Wilson's War →
Joe Wilson’s War
Six important guidelines for disrupting a joint session of Congress.
david.swerdlick
Rep. Joe Wilson’s heckling of the president…
The Endless Aftermath of 9/11 →
The Endless Aftermath of 9/11
Eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks, we are left to ponder: Who won the war on terror?
teresa.wiltz
Eight years…
Michael Jordan’s Big ‘What If?’ →
Michael Jordan Inducted Into the Hall of Fame
The greatest basketball player of all time is being inducted into the Hall of Fame. And I can’t help but wonder: What if Jordan…
Jay-Z Should Rap About Marriage →
Jay-Z Should Rap About Marriage
He’s the most influential rapper in the world. If anyone can change young black men’s attitudes about marriage, all fingers point to Hov.
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Are You Ready for Some Football? →
The NFL Regular Season Begins: Are You Ready for Some Football?
A look at three scenarios that will define NFL 2009.
martin.johnson
A look at…
Successful and Still Unmarried →
Black Women: Successful and Still Unmarried
Why are highly educated black women twice as likely to be unmarried by 45 than their white counterparts?
NPR
South Africa's Reality Bites →
District 9 touches on South Africa’s troubling reality
Sci-fi blockbuster District 9 is all about aliens and spaceships. But its fiction is rooted in the facts about South…
Obama: 'The Time for Games Has Passed' →
Obama Press Conference on Health Care Reform
In his speech Wednesday, the president outlined the case for health reform before a rowdy Congress. When he wasn’t pulling at…
uknowurblack →
How #uknowurblackwhen Became Popular on Twitter
When you cancel plans when it’s raining? How this joke recently became one of the most popular topics on Twitter.
Majora Carter Speaks →
Majora Carter Speaks About Van Jones’ Resignation
In an exclusive interview with The Root, Majora Carter talks about Van Jones’ resignation and the future of the green jobs…
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Race →
Obama’s speech on education: The controversy is mostly about race.
The controversy over President Obama’s school speech is mostly about race. And those parents are teaching…
The Upside of Van Jones' Downfall →
Was Van Jones’ Resignation a Good Thing?
He was more effective as an activist on the outside than as a policy wonk on the inside. Maybe he’s better back where he started.
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Obama's School Daze →
Obama’s Speech on Education: Much Ado About Nothing
The president’s speech was exactly the sort of thing you’d expect from someone, anyone, who was trying to motivate 6- and…
Putting Our Faith in Health Care →
Will Obama Make the Moral Case For Health Care?
In President Obama’s speech tonight, will he make the moral case for health care reform?
dayo.olopade
The Van Jones Affair →
Green Jobs Czar Van Jones Resigns Amid Controversy
Going forward, how far back, and for what type of offenses, will American politics punish public servants?
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Van Jones Resigns →
Obama’s green jobs czar comes out on the short end of 9/11 truther controversy.
washington.post
After weeks of attacks from conservatives, Obama’s green jobs…
George Will is Wrong ... This Week →
This Week with George Stephanopoulos; George Will on Afghanistan
Getting out of Afghanistan now means we never really wanted this war in the first place.
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The Kennedy Strategy →
What Obama Must Do About Health Care
What the last of the great liberals can teach Obama about how to fight for health care reform.
sherrilyn.ifill
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A Matter of Principal →
Why Principals Have to Make Schools Better
Why it’s up to the principal to make schools better.
rachel.skerritt
Within school walls, teachers make…
Michael’s Milk of Amnesia →
Michael Jackson’s Overdose on Propofol: What Was He Trying to Forget?
What was Michael Jackson trying to forget when he overdosed on propofol?
annie.chuang