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What Happens When 'the Man' Is Us?
The Occupy Wall Street protests show that today's leaders can be as reactionary as yesterday's.
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Conservatives Play Race Card for Cain
Don't talk to the right wing about racism -- unless one of its own is under attack.
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Kenya Lifts Itself Up by Its Tech Bootstraps
The East African country sees infotech as the key to moving up, but terror threatens those plans.
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First Lady's Campaign Challenge: Stay Popular
According to this writer, in order to remain popular, Michelle Obama can't be seen as too political.
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Melody Barnes on Leaving White House
Exclusive video from The Root: Find out how Obama's domestic policy adviser feels about the legacy she leaves behind.
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VIDEO: White House 'Open for Questions' Q&A
Watch the Q&A session with Valerie Jarrett and Melody Barnes, moderated by The Root at the White House.
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There Is Diversity at Occupy Wall Street
In this video, black Occupy Wall Street participants talk about why they joined the movement.
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The Many Faces of Common
On the eve of his Western-themed TV show's debut, we look at all the hats the rapper wears.
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'The Black List': A Who's Who in Photos
From Toni Morrison to Hill Harper, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders captures famous African Americans.
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A Black Poet Selects the Best American Poetry
A new Penguin anthology edited by Rita Dove highlights a number of African-American poets.
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Occupy Wall Street and BET's New Show
This week on the Confab: Join Associate Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and contributor Julie Walter about the scene at the massive Wall Street protest and whether Reed Between the Lines is "the new Cosby Show."
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The Confab: Oct. 7, 2011
This week on the Confab: Join Associate Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Managing Editor Joel Dreyfuss, contributor Mary Curtis and The Root 100 honoree Adam Serwer about politics and race in the New South, Rick Perry's ranch problem, Herman Cain and our list of the 100 most influential African Americans.
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The Confab -- Sept. 30, 2011
This week on the Confab: Join Associate Editor Lauren Williams as she chats with Cynthia Gordy, The Root's Washington reporter, and contributor Wilmer Leon about whether or not Barack Obama's black critics are justified and what was up with that CBC speech.
