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Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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November 4, 2013

Read President Barack Obama’s speech in its entirety here.

F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton Calls for a Movement to ‘Take Africa Back’ as He Tries to Bring Racing to the Continent

Jill Scott’s Break From Music is Part of a Growing Trend of Black Women Pausing With Purpose

Selma Was Not Just History, It Was a Warning

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Dominique Thorne Reveals Why She Almost Passed on Ironheart

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and founding director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

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