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Reacting to the Trauma in 2013’s Black Films
Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal interviews Stephane Dunn and Esther Iverem about black filmmaking and the 2014 awards season. Dunn is an assistant professor of English and co-director of cinema, television and emerging media studies at Morehouse College. Iverem is the founder and editor of SeeingBlack.com. Watch: Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
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Must Watch: Brian Williams Does ‘Rapper’s Delight’
On Wednesday, Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon’s audience was treated to a mashup of NBC News’ Brian Williams and Lester Holt performing the old-school hip-hop track “Rapper’s Delight,” originally performed by the Sugarhill Gang in 1979. Kudos to whoever edited this masterpiece. Watch:
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Offensive Racial Images Used for Marketing
There is a history of national and international businesses and corporations using black stereotypes for the sake of product marketing. Here is a look at just a few examples that we found from around the world. Some of these are still on shelves today. Watermelon Soda This product was available in New York-area Target stores…
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The Root Live: Bring It to the Table Tackles Career Changes
In many African-American families, when we have an important issue to discuss we gather in the kitchen and bring it to the table. That’s especially true of financial discussions, whether about how to pay the bills, how to send Junior to college or where to start looking for a new job. For the next nine…
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Civil Rights Leaders Who Changed History
Black History Month is our time to highlight and reflect on those who have made significant contributions to the black community. These notable civil rights leaders changed the course of history through their activism. Some, like Martin Luther King Jr., are household names. Others, like Bayard Rustin, the organizer of the March on Washington, are…
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Civil Rights Groups React to Michael Dunn Mistrial
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund “The shooting of seventeen-year-old Jordan Davis marked yet another tragic and senseless death of an unarmed, innocent, African-American teenager. Rather than seeing Jordan or his friends for what they were—ordinary teenagers—Mr. Dunn saw a threat and recklessly acted with lethal force. “We will never know exactly what Mr.…
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Jordan Davis’ Parents React to Mistrial in Son’s Killing
Sunday would have been Jordan Davis’ 19th birthday. His mother, Lucia McBath, sent out this message on Twitter early on Saturday. “Tomorrow is my boy’s 19th birthday. I pray we will celebrate not only him but a just and righteous verdict.” But there was to be no verdict for Jordan, as the jury, made up…
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Is There Room for Intellectuals in the Black Church?
Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal is joined by the Rev. Raphael Warnock to talk about the state of the black church and his new book, The Divided Mind of the Black Church: Theology, Piety, and Public Witness. The Rev. Warnock is the senior pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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The Root Live: Bring It to the Table Premieres at 11 A.M.
In many African-American families, when we have an important issue to discuss we gather in the kitchen and bring it to the table. That’s especially true of financial discussions, whether about how to pay the bills, how to send Junior to college or where to start looking for a new job. For the next 10…
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Harvard Afro-Latin American History Professor to Edit Transition Magazine
The Hutchins Center at Harvard University has announced the appointment of Alejandro de la Fuente as the new editor of Transition, the longest running Pan-African cultural magazine in history. Under professor de la Fuente’s leadership, the journal will extensively broaden its print and online distribution, and will highlight emerging Afro-Latin perspectives, while continuing to publish…
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