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WASHINGTON D.C.- President Barack Obama has addressed the accusations of racism in the Tea Party in a new book, “Family of Freedom: Presidents and African Americans in the White House,” written by Kenneth T. Walsh. RELATED: Top 9 Black reality TV personalities U.S. News reports: But Obama, in his most candid moments, acknowledged that race […]

I hear all the time from busy moms, executives, and students, “I just don’t have time to eat right and exercise!” No one seems to be able to find the time to lose weight. With all of the responsibilities and events packed into our busy days, how are we to keep ourselves healthy and maintain […]

(www.USATODAY.com) One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Chile on Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami set off by the magnitude-8.8 quake threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean— roughly a quarter of the globe. Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about as if shaken by […]

After the media frenzy that surrounded Tiger Woods‘ car accident and alleged affairs, he finally speaks publicly to a select group of friends, colleagues and associates at PGA headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Here’s What He Had To Say According to CNN.com, a statement on Woods’ Web site elaborated: “While Tiger feels that what […]

From The Root: It’s Black History Month yet again. With several years of university teaching under my belt, I’ve begun to wonder what black history my students have actually learned during this month or any month before entering college.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Authorities removed a statue of Barack Obama from a park in the Indonesian capital due to a public backlash and moved it Monday to a nearby elementary school that the U.S. president attended as a child.

Here’s why racism makes no sense: if left unchecked, it can obscure self-interest. For example, we all stand aghast at those mad citizens that suddenly pray for American sorrow just because a Black man is president. Similarly, I’d have been crazy to be pulling for LeBron or D Wade or Kevin Durant in last night’s […]

True diversity is having a seat at the table for not only the Ava DuVernays, Shonda Rhimes, and Mara Brock Akils, but also for the slew of talented outsiders knocking at the door like Stacey Muhammad.