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Bryant Terry Book Signing
WATCH VIDEO of Bryant Terry's recent book signing in San Francisco.
Does Europe Still Heart Obama?????
This week’s G-20 summit will test the continent’s love fest with Barack Obama. Note to Prez: Along with stimulus plans, take flowers and candy.
This Is Not Working For Us
Joblessess highest since 1992. (Graphic: Cristina Rivero/Washington Post)
The country moved into its second year of uninterrupted job losses last month, with companies shedding another 598,000 jobs — the most since December 1974 — and the unemployment rate moving up to 7.6 percent, the Labor Department reported on Friday. Economists had forecast a loss of 540,000 jobs and a unemployment rate of 7.5 percent. The jobless rate is at its highest since September 1992. Job losses were once again spread across both manufacturing and service industries, reinforcing the picture of an economy that is contracting at its fastest pace in decades. Read more
Blacks and Income: What We Earn (Footer Issue)
A financial portrait of black America in anticipation of the 2010 U.S. Census.
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Last summer, Frederic Dupoux, a Haitian photographer studying in France, went back to Haiti for an extended visit. He decided to take a picture every day during his visit, documenting it in his photoblog, 88DaysInHaiti. He remains there now, Tweeting when he can: "We were not expecting this most of us are not equipped for survival. Places need to start opening, we all need food, water & fuel."
PHOTO ESSAY: The Evolution of Bed-Stuy
Twenty years after the fires of 'Do the Right Thing', the block is still hot in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. By Adda Birnir.
Black Love Gift Guide
In the spirit of the first couple’s enduring love, enjoy our Valentine’s Day Black Love Gift Guide by Meera Bowman-Johnson. Here’s to keeping that fire burning forever.
Black Hipsters Unite!
We've seen white hipsters for years now—but what makes a "blipster" tick? The Root takes a look at blipster style throughout history.
Pulpit Pimps?
Some mega-church pastors are living large. From T.D. Jakes' $45 million sanctuary to Creflo Dollar's two Rolls-Royces. Take a look at some of the high rollers in the pulpit.
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Test Blog Entry Lightbox Several GOP Senators, including Hatch, Kyl, and Sessions, attempted to faze Sotomayor through some pretty insistent questioning about her views o
Now I'm Pissed
It is confirmed. The Sotomayor hearings have turned me into an angry black woman.
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TOP OF THE TREE
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The New King of Pop is a Queen
Why Beyoncé is the only plausible heir to Michael Jackson’s sparkly glove.
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Eminem's Stunted Growth
A brave man moves beyond the past, stretches past his artistic comfort zone and grows. Then, there's Marshall Mathers.
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Why Justin Timberlake Will Never Be MJ
In the race to replace Michael Jackson, Justin is the clear front-runner. But he won't win.
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To Be Nina
A new multimedia box set lets fan savor Nina Simone's trademark blend of bruised beauty and triumphant defiance.
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Quote, Unquote
T-Pain pays a lot for something flashy. And so does Spanish soccer team Real Madrid. Kobe Bryant's magic is off in third game of NBA finals. A look at the best quotes of the week.
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American Mandela
Barack and Abe. Obama and FDR. Comparisons galore. But, enough already with the dead white presidents. There's an equally—perhaps more—apt yardstick by which to measure Obama: South Africa's Nelson Mandela.
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The New King of Pop is a Queen
Why Beyoncé is the only plausible heir to Michael Jackson’s sparkly glove.
Why Justin Timberlake Will Never Be MJ
In the race to replace Michael Jackson, Justin is the clear front-runner. But he won't win.
Wole Soyinka on Obama's Choice
The Nobel Laureate dissects the message the president's trip to Ghana should send to the corrupt and failing states of Africa.
