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With other networks offering the likes of Basketball Wives, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Best Funeral Ever…

Vice President Joe Biden, President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush put their hands on their hearts…

"From language to content to the way time is manipulated to the sheer breadth and genius of it, it's kind of…

"From language to content to the way time is manipulated to the sheer breadth and genius of it, it's kind of…

Keli Goff is The Root’s special correspondent. Follow her on Twitter. 

Thanks to the presidential election, 2012 certainly had a great deal of memorable political news. From surprising…

Just as starlets who accidentally overdose are admitted to the hospital under the wink-wink term of "exhaustion,"…

Just as starlets who accidentally overdose are admitted to the hospital under the wink-wink term of "exhaustion,"…

January 1, 2013, marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and in light of the historical…

Quentin Tarantino's new film, Django Unchained, may feature several signifiers of an ultramodern slave narrative…

Quentin Tarantino's new film, Django Unchained, may feature several signifiers of an ultramodern slave narrative…

Carter, who was a civil rights attorney for the NAACP, is best known for developing the legal strategy in cases that…

Carter, who was a civil rights attorney for the NAACP, is best known for developing the legal strategy in cases that…

The holiday season is often accompanied by laughter, joy, delicious food, board games and lively discussions about…

The holiday season is often accompanied by laughter, joy, delicious food, board games and lively discussions about…

It's hard to swallow that two decades have passed since Dr. Dre released 1992's The Chronic, an album that left an…

It ain't easy being president — hey, that's what Kermit the Frog would sing if he were a political analyst. And…

Let the art viewing and the party hopping begin. Art Basel Miami Beach, which runs from Dec. 6 to 9 and is now in…