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  • Video: Hammer Pants Dance

    A flashmob clad in gold Hammer pants comes flying into an LA clothing store and surrounded the innocent hipster bystanders. This is what ensued…

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  • Harlem: New Squash Epicenter?

    So much for hoop dreams. For some young men and women in Harlem, the program StreetSquash has promoted achievement through squash’s athletic rigor and a focus on academic excellence. With affiliate groups in the Bronx, Philadelphia and Boston, the National Urban Squash and Education Association is focused on a commitment to urban youth. As one…

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  • First Gitmo Detainee Arrives in States for Trial

    Facing 286 felony counts against him, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani arrived in federal court this morning to stand trial for a rash of bombings in Tanzania and Kenya stretching back a decade. Ghailani, who was previously in the custody of New York Metropolitan Correction Center—a holding tank for numerous accused terrorists—had been at Guantanamo since 2006.…

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  • Obama to Ramp Up Stimulus Spending

    President Obama announced today that he’ll crank the stimulus amp up to eleven in the next three months, creating or saving 600,000 jobs in the process. National parks, youth summer jobs, schools and police department are just some of the beneficiaries of this increase in spending. POLITICO reports that though President Obama is pleased with…

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  • Video: Jews in Israel Not Exactly Thrilled with Obama

    This video from Livesteez might get your Irish up. Some strong language ensues which you may hear clearly if you’re not busy shaking your head. We understand passionate jingoism, but we expected a chosen people to exhibit better vocabularies.

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  • Stanley Crouch Ethers Hip-Hop Again

    Stanley Crouch has long been a  critic of hip hop, sometimes unfairly, but often time making stellar points regarding the art form and its troubling place in Black culture. In a New York Daily News article published recently, Crouch goes in on Kanye West and his seemingly proud flaunting of anti-intellectualism vis a vis not…

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  • DTRT@20: The Root's Wall of Fame

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  • DTRT@20 Pizza Logo

    Photo illustration by Kristen DiFate. DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS PIZZA BOX! ______________ Finish planning your own DTRT @ 20 house party with these free downloads! How to Rock it like it’s 1989 African Medallion coasters! LOVE/HATE four-fingered rings! Do or Die Bed-Stuy Banner Michelle/Barack Compatibilty Quiz _______________ To read more of The Root’s DTRT @20…

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  • DTRT@20 Coasters

    Photo illustration by Kristen DiFate DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THESE COASTERS! ______________ Finish planning your own DTRT @ 20 house party with these free downloads! How to Rock it like it’s 1989 LOVE/HATE four-fingered rings! Do or Die Bed-Stuy Banner The Official Sal’s Pizzeria Box Michelle/Barack Compatibilty Quiz _______________ To read more of The Root’s DTRT…

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  • DTRT@20 The Dress Code

    Photo illustration by Holly Allen DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS DRESS CODE! ______________ Finish planning your own DTRT @ 20 house party with these free downloads! African Medallion coasters! LOVE/HATE four-fingered rings! Do or Die Bed-Stuy Banner The Official Sal’s Pizzeria Box Michelle/Barack Compatibilty Quiz _______________ To read more of The Root’s DTRT @20 coverage,  PLAY Raheem’s…

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