The Root DChttp://www.washingtonpost.com/therootdc/2010/07/08/gIQAYvN88I_page.html?wprss=rss_therootdcThe Root DC is a forum for breaking local news about African Americans which explores black issues in Washington DC including opinion, events, parenting, travel, lifestyle, and faith issues from the Washington PostenCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyMon, 20 May 2013 15:39:50 GMTMon, 20 May 2013 15:39:50 GMT5The Root DChttp://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/therootdc/2010/07/08/gIQAYvN88I_page.html?wprss=rss_therootdcAxel F, D.C.’s classic soul party, to return to the Howard Theatrehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2c29b427/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Caxel0Ef0Edcs0Eclassic0Esoul0Eparty0Eto0Ereturn0Eto0Ethe0Ehoward0Etheatre0C20A130C0A50C20A0C1e3886840Ec15d0E11e20Ebfdb0E3886a561c1ff0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>Last month when <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://axelfparty.com/">Axel F</a>, the popular monthly Saturday night dance party, at Liv nightclub, took an abrupt hiatus after an astounding two-year run, hard-core fans greeted the Axel F creators with some disappointed tweets and emails. “Folks said, ‘Oh, you ruined my Saturday night!’ or ‘I even had a babysitter for tonight,’” jokes Risikat Okedeyi, one of the five Axel F architects, which also includes DJs Adrian Loving, Jamil “Jahsonic” Hamilton, and Rhome “DJ Stylus” Anderson along with video artist, Eddie Smith.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/axel-f-dcs-classic-soul-party-to-return-to-the-howard-theatre/2013/05/20/1e388684-c15d-11e2-bfdb-3886a561c1ff_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2c29b427/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/axel-f-dcs-classic-soul-party-to-return-to-the-howard-theatre/2013/05/20/1e388684-c15d-11e2-bfdb-3886a561c1ff_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcJohn MurphWhy I chose to attend a historically black college- as a white personhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2c129398/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cwhy0Ei0Echose0Eto0Eattend0Ea0Ehistorically0Eblack0Ecollege0E0Eas0Ea0Ewhite0Eperson0C20A130C0A50C170Ccdeef0A0A40Ebf320E11e20E89c90E3be80A95fe7670Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>When I was a senior in high school and started considering where I wanted to go to college, racial demographics were never a factor for me. I ended up at Howard University where the majority of students are black and I am among a small minority of white students.  </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/why-i-chose-to-attend-a-historically-black-college--as-a-white-person/2013/05/17/cdeef004-bf32-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2c129398/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fwhy-i-chose-to-attend-a-historically-black-college--as-a-white-person%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fcdeef004-bf32-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Why+I+chose+to+attend+a+historically+black+college-+as+a+white+person" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fwhy-i-chose-to-attend-a-historically-black-college--as-a-white-person%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fcdeef004-bf32-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Why+I+chose+to+attend+a+historically+black+college-+as+a+white+person" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fwhy-i-chose-to-attend-a-historically-black-college--as-a-white-person%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fcdeef004-bf32-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Why+I+chose+to+attend+a+historically+black+college-+as+a+white+person" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fwhy-i-chose-to-attend-a-historically-black-college--as-a-white-person%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fcdeef004-bf32-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Why+I+chose+to+attend+a+historically+black+college-+as+a+white+person" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fwhy-i-chose-to-attend-a-historically-black-college--as-a-white-person%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fcdeef004-bf32-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Why+I+chose+to+attend+a+historically+black+college-+as+a+white+person" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664835962/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2c129398/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664835962/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2c129398/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664835962/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2c129398/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 21:06:22 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/why-i-chose-to-attend-a-historically-black-college--as-a-white-person/2013/05/17/cdeef004-bf32-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcAlyssa PaddockHistorically black colleges are seeing an increase in white studentshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2c121cd0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Chistorically0Eblack0Ecolleges0Eare0Eseeing0Ean0Eincrease0Eof0Ewhite0Estudents0C20A130C0A50C170C5a642f5e0Ebd80A0E11e20E89c90E3be80A95fe7670Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p> <em>For several months, students at Howard University’s school of communications have been writing stories for The RootDC about a range of local and national issues. The students have written about college students<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/food-stamps-once-associated-with-the-poor-now-commonly-used-among-college-students/2012/11/05/36971aee-275f-11e2-b4f2-8320a9f00869_blog.html" target="_blank"> struggling to pay rising tuitions </a>after their parents had lost jobs and homes to foreclosures and the impact of funding cuts to public school arts programs in poor communities, among other issues. Today, The RootDC is publishing the story below by Allyssa Paddock on the increase of white students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. </em> </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/historically-black-colleges-are-seeing-an-increase-of-white-students/2013/05/17/5a642f5e-bd80-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2c121cd0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fhistorically-black-colleges-are-seeing-an-increase-of-white-students%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F5a642f5e-bd80-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Historically+black+colleges+are+seeing+an+increase+in+white+students" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fhistorically-black-colleges-are-seeing-an-increase-of-white-students%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F5a642f5e-bd80-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Historically+black+colleges+are+seeing+an+increase+in+white+students" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fhistorically-black-colleges-are-seeing-an-increase-of-white-students%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F5a642f5e-bd80-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Historically+black+colleges+are+seeing+an+increase+in+white+students" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fhistorically-black-colleges-are-seeing-an-increase-of-white-students%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F5a642f5e-bd80-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Historically+black+colleges+are+seeing+an+increase+in+white+students" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fhistorically-black-colleges-are-seeing-an-increase-of-white-students%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F5a642f5e-bd80-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Historically+black+colleges+are+seeing+an+increase+in+white+students" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664764813/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2c121cd0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664764813/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2c121cd0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664764813/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2c121cd0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:52 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/historically-black-colleges-are-seeing-an-increase-of-white-students/2013/05/17/5a642f5e-bd80-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcAlyssa PaddockDoing away with food deserts in the Districthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2c121cd1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cdoing0Eaway0Ewith0Efood0Edeserts0Ein0Ethe0Edistrict0C20A130C0A50C170Cf3e7e2d20Ebf1b0E11e20E89c90E3be80A95fe7670Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>It’s hard to believe that so many in America -- over 50 million people -- live in food insecurity.  This is the unfortunate reality all too common in Somalia or Pakistan, but America? What’s worse is that this food insecurity is most apparent in our nation’s capital.  </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/doing-away-with-food-deserts-in-the-district/2013/05/17/f3e7e2d2-bf1b-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2c121cd1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fdoing-away-with-food-deserts-in-the-district%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Ff3e7e2d2-bf1b-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Doing+away+with+food+deserts+in+the+District" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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his comfort zone to try a happy hour advertised by an upscale Tucson hotel, a typical foray for an adventurous teenage boy.  </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/state-of-equality-and-justice-in-america-the-presumption-of-guilt/2013/05/17/49a51a42-bf07-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2c1177b2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fstate-of-equality-and-justice-in-america-the-presumption-of-guilt%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F49a51a42-bf07-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=State+of+Equality+and+Justice+in+America%3A+The+Presumption+of+Guilt" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664760569/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2c1177b2/kg/358/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664760569/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2c1177b2/kg/358/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664760569/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2c1177b2/kg/358/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:32:21 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/state-of-equality-and-justice-in-america-the-presumption-of-guilt/2013/05/17/49a51a42-bf07-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcJohn Lewis, Bryan StevensonFood trucks test their pull in the Districthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2c0709ab/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cfood0Etrucks0Etest0Etheir0Epull0Ein0Ethe0Edistrict0C20A130C0A50C160Ca5c5be9a0Ebe7a0E11e20E89c90E3be80A95fe7670Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>Washington’s food-truck lobby is playing a dangerous game of chicken with city regulators. Last week, when the D.C. Council’s Committee on Business, Consumer and Regulatory Affairs <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-hearing-on-food-truck-rules-brings-sharp-questions/2013/05/10/205e848c-b9b4-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html">listened to public comment about proposed regulation</a>s on the mobile vending industry, one thing was clear: playing hardball with the city might not be the best tactic.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/food-trucks-test-their-pull-in-the-district/2013/05/16/a5c5be9a-be7a-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2c0709ab/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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family and fans one year after deathhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2c022653/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cchuck0Ebrown0Egodfather0Eof0Ego0Ego0Emissed0Eby0Efamily0Eand0Efans0Eone0Eyear0Eafter0Edeath0C20A130C0A50C150C9e144a620Ebcaa0E11e20E9b0A90E1638acc3942e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>The Godfather is gone.</p> <p>Daddy is gone, too.</p> <p>When those realities collide onstage — during performances by Chuck Brown’s band, without <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/chuck-brown-dies-the-godfather-of-go-go-was-75/2012/05/16/gIQAJAfPUU_story.html">the Godfather of Go-Go</a>, who died one year ago — Takeesa “KK” Donelson often breaks down.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/chuck-brown-godfather-of-go-go-missed-by-family-and-fans-one-year-after-death/2013/05/15/9e144a62-bcaa-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' 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GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/chuck-brown-godfather-of-go-go-missed-by-family-and-fans-one-year-after-death/2013/05/15/9e144a62-bcaa-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdcHamil R. Harris, J. Freedom du LacBowie State to hold commencement at UMD: A disrespect to tradition?http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bf74756/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cbowie0Estate0Eto0Ehold0Ecommencement0Eat0Eumd0Ea0Edisrespect0Eto0Etradition0C20A130C0A50C150C8d3846440Ebd810E11e20E89c90E3be80A95fe7670Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>This year’s Spring Commencement at <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://articles.washingtonpost.com/keyword/bowie-state">Bowie State University </a>will be different than school graduation ceremonies of years past.  Because of thunderstorms, pedestrian safety and complaints about the lack of parking that have marred previous ceremonies, school administrators decided to move the May 17 commencement exercises to the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/bowie-state-to-hold-commencement-at-umd-a-disrespect-to-tradition/2013/05/15/8d384644-bd81-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bf74756/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fbowie-state-to-hold-commencement-at-umd-a-disrespect-to-tradition%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F8d384644-bd81-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Bowie+State+to+hold+commencement+at+UMD%3A+A+disrespect+to+tradition%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fbowie-state-to-hold-commencement-at-umd-a-disrespect-to-tradition%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F8d384644-bd81-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Bowie+State+to+hold+commencement+at+UMD%3A+A+disrespect+to+tradition%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fbowie-state-to-hold-commencement-at-umd-a-disrespect-to-tradition%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F8d384644-bd81-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Bowie+State+to+hold+commencement+at+UMD%3A+A+disrespect+to+tradition%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fbowie-state-to-hold-commencement-at-umd-a-disrespect-to-tradition%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F8d384644-bd81-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Bowie+State+to+hold+commencement+at+UMD%3A+A+disrespect+to+tradition%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fbowie-state-to-hold-commencement-at-umd-a-disrespect-to-tradition%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2F8d384644-bd81-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Bowie+State+to+hold+commencement+at+UMD%3A+A+disrespect+to+tradition%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664596367/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2bf74756/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664596367/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2bf74756/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664596367/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2bf74756/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:39:57 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/bowie-state-to-hold-commencement-at-umd-a-disrespect-to-tradition/2013/05/15/8d384644-bd81-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcAuburn A. MannAt Cannes, challenging the notion that black films ‘don’t travel’http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bf506ba/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clifestyle0Cstyle0Cat0Ecannes0Echallenging0Ethe0Enotion0Ethat0Eblack0Efilms0Edont0Etravel0C20A130C0A50C140C5f43de960Eb9b30E11e20Eb94c0Eb684dda0A7add0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>CANNES, France — In 1995, Will Smith begged producer Jerry Bruckheimer to let him go to the Cannes Film Festival to promote “Bad Boys,” despite the parent studio’s insistence that a black actor would not get any traction with the international fans and journalists thronging the city’s beach-side promenade, the Croisette. Bruckheimer and Columbia Pictures eventually relented: Smith traveled to Cannes, held a news conference, threw a huge MTV party and charmed dozens of interviewers — and “Bad Boys” earned $140 million, nearly half of it overseas. Smith, who would systematically repeat that model in markets from Moscow to Johannesburg, emerged well on his way to international stardom.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/at-cannes-challenging-the-notion-that-black-films-dont-travel/2013/05/14/5f43de96-b9b3-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bf506ba/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flifestyle%2Fstyle%2Fat-cannes-challenging-the-notion-that-black-films-dont-travel%2F2013%2F05%2F14%2F5f43de96-b9b3-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=At+Cannes%2C+challenging+the+notion+that+black+films+%E2%80%98don%E2%80%99t+travel%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" 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href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2013/05/13/john-feinstein-says-daniel-snyder-knows-no-shame/"> recently</a> I couldn't stop thinking of Alabama’s segregationist Governor George Wallace. </p> <p> Synder’s recent use of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2013/05/10/dan-snyder-well-never-change-the-name/">N- word- “never”</a>- was so offensive, for a moment I felt myself hurled into that infamous day in 1963 when Wallace stood on the doorsteps at the University of Alabama and thunderously vowed: “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/snyders-never-is-reminiscent-of-an-ugly-past/2013/05/14/34dcba9a-bca3-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2be8f237/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table 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lottery, a ticket to hope for many, could be eliminatedhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bdae2ac/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cgreen0Ecard0Elottery0Ea0Eticket0Eto0Ehope0Efor0Emanycould0Ebe0Eeliminated0C20A130C0A50C120Cde0A7cba40Eb4110E11e20Ebbf20Ea6f9e9d79e190Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>In the contentious debate over immigration policy, three groups have dominated public and political attention: the roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants seeking to become legal, the skilled foreign workers bound for high-tech jobs and relatives waiting to be reunited with their families. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/green-card-lottery-a-ticket-to-hope-for-manycould-be-eliminated/2013/05/12/de07cba4-b411-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bdae2ac/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table 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Mann featured in “Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour” in Pr. George’shttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bc3ce8f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Ctherootdc0Ctamela0Emann0Eheadlines0Einspiration0Ecelebration0Egospel0Etour0Ein0Epr0Egeorges0C20A130C0A50C10A0Ce7a30A9dc0Eb9a50E11e20Eaa9e0Ea0A2b765ff0Aea0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>Long before she had the top gospel song in the country or co-starred with her husband David in the popular  Tyler Perry show, “Meet the Browns”, Tamela Mann was a mother in Fort Worth, Texas dealing with all of the stress and challenges of taking care of her husband and five children.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/therootdc/tamela-mann-headlines-inspiration-celebration-gospel-tour-in-pr-georges/2013/05/10/e7a309dc-b9a5-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bc3ce8f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Ftherootdc%2Ftamela-mann-headlines-inspiration-celebration-gospel-tour-in-pr-georges%2F2013%2F05%2F10%2Fe7a309dc-b9a5-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Tamela+Mann+featured+in+%E2%80%9CInspiration+Celebration+Gospel+Tour%E2%80%9D+in+Pr.+George%E2%80%99s" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Ftherootdc%2Ftamela-mann-headlines-inspiration-celebration-gospel-tour-in-pr-georges%2F2013%2F05%2F10%2Fe7a309dc-b9a5-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Tamela+Mann+featured+in+%E2%80%9CInspiration+Celebration+Gospel+Tour%E2%80%9D+in+Pr.+George%E2%80%99s" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Ftherootdc%2Ftamela-mann-headlines-inspiration-celebration-gospel-tour-in-pr-georges%2F2013%2F05%2F10%2Fe7a309dc-b9a5-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Tamela+Mann+featured+in+%E2%80%9CInspiration+Celebration+Gospel+Tour%E2%80%9D+in+Pr.+George%E2%80%99s" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Ftherootdc%2Ftamela-mann-headlines-inspiration-celebration-gospel-tour-in-pr-georges%2F2013%2F05%2F10%2Fe7a309dc-b9a5-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Tamela+Mann+featured+in+%E2%80%9CInspiration+Celebration+Gospel+Tour%E2%80%9D+in+Pr.+George%E2%80%99s" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Ftherootdc%2Ftamela-mann-headlines-inspiration-celebration-gospel-tour-in-pr-georges%2F2013%2F05%2F10%2Fe7a309dc-b9a5-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Tamela+Mann+featured+in+%E2%80%9CInspiration+Celebration+Gospel+Tour%E2%80%9D+in+Pr.+George%E2%80%99s" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664327090/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2bc3ce8f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664327090/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2bc3ce8f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664327090/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2bc3ce8f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 10 May 2013 19:38:31 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/therootdc/tamela-mann-headlines-inspiration-celebration-gospel-tour-in-pr-georges/2013/05/10/e7a309dc-b9a5-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdcTina Gordon Chism: Telling rich black stories one movie at a timehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bbdb83d/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Ctherootdc0Ctina0Egordon0Echism0Etelling0Erich0Eblack0Estories0Eone0Emovie0Eat0Ea0Etime0C20A130C0A50C0A90Cc174fcca0Eb8dd0E11e20Eaa9e0Ea0A2b765ff0Aea0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>When Tina Gordon Chism studied drama at the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/celebrities-stop-by-duke-ellington-school/2012/03/02/gIQAZAN9nR_gallery.html">Duke Ellington School for the Performing Arts</a> for a year, her dream was to be an actress. But once she started going to auditions, reality set in. </p> <p>“I saw the scarcity of roles that really equaled my training. African American roles at the time, and even now, we struggle with quality roles, meaningful storylines, even sophistication in how our image is presented,” says Chism. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/therootdc/tina-gordon-chism-telling-rich-black-stories-one-movie-at-a-time/2013/05/09/c174fcca-b8dd-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bbdb83d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Ftherootdc%2Ftina-gordon-chism-telling-rich-black-stories-one-movie-at-a-time%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fc174fcca-b8dd-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Tina+Gordon+Chism%3A+Telling+rich+black+stories+one+movie+at+a+time" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Ftherootdc%2Ftina-gordon-chism-telling-rich-black-stories-one-movie-at-a-time%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fc174fcca-b8dd-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Tina+Gordon+Chism%3A+Telling+rich+black+stories+one+movie+at+a+time" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Ftherootdc%2Ftina-gordon-chism-telling-rich-black-stories-one-movie-at-a-time%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fc174fcca-b8dd-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Tina+Gordon+Chism%3A+Telling+rich+black+stories+one+movie+at+a+time" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Ftherootdc%2Ftina-gordon-chism-telling-rich-black-stories-one-movie-at-a-time%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fc174fcca-b8dd-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Tina+Gordon+Chism%3A+Telling+rich+black+stories+one+movie+at+a+time" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Ftherootdc%2Ftina-gordon-chism-telling-rich-black-stories-one-movie-at-a-time%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2Fc174fcca-b8dd-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Tina+Gordon+Chism%3A+Telling+rich+black+stories+one+movie+at+a+time" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664234803/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2bbdb83d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664234803/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2bbdb83d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664234803/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2bbdb83d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Zoe Saldanaspring breakUniversity of VirginiaFri, 10 May 2013 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/therootdc/tina-gordon-chism-telling-rich-black-stories-one-movie-at-a-time/2013/05/09/c174fcca-b8dd-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdcLottie JoinerThings to do: May 9 -15, 2013http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bb624c4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cthings0Eto0Edo0Emay0E90E0E150E20A130C20A130C0A50C0A90C93e930A620Eb7f90E11e20Eaa9e0Ea0A2b765ff0Aea0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p> <strong>“Thomas Day: Master Craftsman and Free Man of Color,” </strong> Examines the career of one of North Carolina’s most successful cabinetmakers during a time of widespread racial discrimination. Thursdays-Wednesdays, Renwick Gallery, 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.americanart.si.edu">www.americanart.si.edu</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/things-to-do-may-9--15-2013/2013/05/09/93e93062-b7f9-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bb624c4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fthings-to-do-may-9--15-2013%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2F93e93062-b7f9-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Things+to+do%3A+May+9+-15%2C+2013" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fthings-to-do-may-9--15-2013%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2F93e93062-b7f9-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Things+to+do%3A+May+9+-15%2C+2013" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fthings-to-do-may-9--15-2013%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2F93e93062-b7f9-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Things+to+do%3A+May+9+-15%2C+2013" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fthings-to-do-may-9--15-2013%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2F93e93062-b7f9-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Things+to+do%3A+May+9+-15%2C+2013" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fthings-to-do-may-9--15-2013%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2F93e93062-b7f9-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Things+to+do%3A+May+9+-15%2C+2013" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664194712/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2bb624c4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664194712/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2bb624c4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664194712/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2bb624c4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Martin Luther King, Jr.romantic comedyBobby McFerrinThu, 09 May 2013 13:59:14 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/things-to-do-may-9--15-2013/2013/05/09/93e93062-b7f9-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcJillian S. JarrettAssata Shakur was convicted of murder. Is she a terrorist?http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bb5b283/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clifestyle0Cstyle0Cassata0Eshakur0Ewas0Econvicted0Eof0Emurder0Eis0Eshe0Ea0Eterrorist0C20A130C0A50C0A80C69acb60A20Eb7e50E11e20Eaa9e0Ea0A2b765ff0Aea0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>In a grainy video, a woman with flowing dreadlocks strolls through a market in Cuba, smelling spices and smiling at the camera. In another scene, she is wearing a black T-shirt, her long hair parted to reveal the words “framed, jailed, exile.” </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/assata-shakur-was-convicted-of-murder-is-she-a-terrorist/2013/05/08/69acb602-b7e5-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bb5b283/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flifestyle%2Fstyle%2Fassata-shakur-was-convicted-of-murder-is-she-a-terrorist%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2F69acb602-b7e5-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Assata+Shakur+was+convicted+of+murder.+Is+she+a+terrorist%3F" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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Wednesday.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/census-blacks-voted-at-higher-rates-than-whites-in-2012/2013/05/08/7d24bcaa-b800-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bb5b282/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fpolitics%2Fcensus-blacks-voted-at-higher-rates-than-whites-in-2012%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2F7d24bcaa-b800-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Census%3A+Blacks+voted+at+higher+rates+than+whites+in+2012" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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through HIV/AIDS education. By partnering with <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://greaterthan.org/">Greater than AIDS</a>, an AIDS advocacy group, to launch <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://greaterthan.org/campaign/empowered/">EMPOWERED</a>, Keys is helping to advance community-level efforts focused on women and HIV/AIDS through an ongoing public information campaign. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/alicia-keys-campaign-to-combat-hivaids/2013/05/08/07140172-b7f3-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2babc779/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Falicia-keys-campaign-to-combat-hivaids%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2F07140172-b7f3-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Alicia+Keys%E2%80%99+campaign+to+combat+HIV%2FAIDS" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Falicia-keys-campaign-to-combat-hivaids%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2F07140172-b7f3-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Alicia+Keys%E2%80%99+campaign+to+combat+HIV%2FAIDS" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Falicia-keys-campaign-to-combat-hivaids%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2F07140172-b7f3-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Alicia+Keys%E2%80%99+campaign+to+combat+HIV%2FAIDS" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Falicia-keys-campaign-to-combat-hivaids%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2F07140172-b7f3-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Alicia+Keys%E2%80%99+campaign+to+combat+HIV%2FAIDS" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Falicia-keys-campaign-to-combat-hivaids%2F2013%2F05%2F08%2F07140172-b7f3-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Alicia+Keys%E2%80%99+campaign+to+combat+HIV%2FAIDS" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017311065/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2babc779/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017311065/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2babc779/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017311065/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2babc779/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:43:02 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/alicia-keys-campaign-to-combat-hivaids/2013/05/08/07140172-b7f3-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcRahiel TesfamariamD.C.’s separate and (un)equal driver’s license planhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2bab37eb/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cdcs0Eseparate0Eand0Eun0Eequal0Edrivers0Elicense0Eplan0C20A130C0A50C0A80C7dbecf880Eb75c0E11e20Eaa9e0Ea0A2b765ff0Aea0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>Mayor Vincent C. Gray(D)<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/01/dc-drivers-licenses-undocumented-immigrants_n_3192177.html"> proposed</a> a bill last week that would permit undocumented District <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/illegal-immigrants-could-apply-for-dc-drivers-licenses-under-gray-proposal/2013/05/01/cfe6ce02-b27d-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html">residents to acquire driver’s licenses </a>and identification cards.  D.C. is the latest in a string of states that have taken similar steps in response to immigrant rights organizing, such as <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/omalley-to-sign-death-penalty-repeal-and-scores-of-other-bills-thursday-morning/2013/05/02/b0f98bb4-b319-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html">Maryland</a> and <a data-xslt="_http" 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href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/police-three-rescued-cleveland-women-6-year-old-are-in-good-health/2013/05/07/dd65ea5e-b719-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html?tid=pm_national_pop">three women who were rescued Monday</a> after having been missing for about a decade, Charles Ramsey has emerged as a familiar if, exasperating, brand of Internet celebrity.</p> <p>According to reports, Amanda Berry, one of the missing women, flagged down Ramsey, a neighbor, and begged him to help her escape. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/charles-ramsey-internet-star-hero-or-both/2013/05/07/57af1bee-b753-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2ba28238/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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mean streets into happy streetshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2b9f5383/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cturning0Emean0Estreets0Einto0Ehappy0Eones0C20A130C0A50C0A60Cf928be0A80Eb33e0E11e20E9a980E4be1688d7d840Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p> <strong>Antonio “Tony” Morrobel </strong>is the <strong>Darrell Green </strong>of 11th and Massachusetts NW. A school crossing guard with the D.C. Department of Transportation, Tony prowls the intersection like a cornerback. He’s constantly on the move. He walks forward. He walks backward. He swivels his head and shoots out his arms: stop, go, wait, come on.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/turning-mean-streets-into-happy-ones/2013/05/06/f928be08-b33e-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2b9f5383/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fturning-mean-streets-into-happy-ones%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2Ff928be08-b33e-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Turning+mean+streets+into+happy+streets" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fturning-mean-streets-into-happy-ones%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2Ff928be08-b33e-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Turning+mean+streets+into+happy+streets" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fturning-mean-streets-into-happy-ones%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2Ff928be08-b33e-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Turning+mean+streets+into+happy+streets" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fturning-mean-streets-into-happy-ones%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2Ff928be08-b33e-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Turning+mean+streets+into+happy+streets" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Fturning-mean-streets-into-happy-ones%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2Ff928be08-b33e-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Turning+mean+streets+into+happy+streets" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017233212/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b9f5383/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017233212/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b9f5383/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017233212/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b9f5383/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 06 May 2013 23:31:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/turning-mean-streets-into-happy-ones/2013/05/06/f928be08-b33e-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdcJohn KellySquabble over restaurant’s liquor license offers close-up on city’s constant changehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2b9493de/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Csquabble0Eover0Erestaurants0Eliquor0Elicense0Eoffers0Eclose0Eup0Eon0Ecitys0Econstant0Echange0C20A130C0A50C0A60C0Af25bf680Eb6590E11e20Eaa9e0Ea0A2b765ff0Aea0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>The internal <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-04-03/local/38251411_1_alex-santiago-beauregard-nightclub-bouncer">machinations of gentrification </a>can be difficult to watch. If you're not familiar with how the redevelopment sausage is made, the struggle for DC’s urban turf often begins in nondescript rooms across the city, with faces that many residents might not recognize. It's not always a matter of displacement followed by replacement. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/squabble-over-restaurants-liquor-license-offers-close-up-on-citys-constant-change/2013/05/06/0f25bf68-b659-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2b9493de/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fsquabble-over-restaurants-liquor-license-offers-close-up-on-citys-constant-change%2F2013%2F05%2F06%2F0f25bf68-b659-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Squabble+over+restaurant%E2%80%99s+liquor+license+offers+close-up+on+city%E2%80%99s+constant+change" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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/></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017173388/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b9493de/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017173388/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b9493de/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017173388/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b9493de/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:20:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/squabble-over-restaurants-liquor-license-offers-close-up-on-citys-constant-change/2013/05/06/0f25bf68-b659-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcClinton YatesPrince George’s County high school girls in national rocket competitionhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2b92e10b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Ceducation0Cprince0Egeorges0Ecounty0Ehigh0Eschool0Egirls0Ein0Enational0Erocket0Ecompetition0C20A130C0A50C0A50C4dadbcea0Eab5f0E11e20Ea1980E99893f10Ad6dd0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>As they walked onto Wayback Farm’s soybean and corn fields for practice, Jasmyn Logan and Nia’mani Robinson examined their handiwork: A two-foot-tall black rocket with pink fins, an encapsulated large Grade A egg and a red 15-inch parachute.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/prince-georges-county-high-school-girls-in-national-rocket-competition/2013/05/05/4dadbcea-ab5f-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2b92e10b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Feducation%2Fprince-georges-county-high-school-girls-in-national-rocket-competition%2F2013%2F05%2F05%2F4dadbcea-ab5f-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Prince+George%E2%80%99s+County+high+school+girls+in+national+rocket+competition" 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href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017216325/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b92e10b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017216325/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b92e10b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017216325/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b92e10b/a2t.img" border="0"/>NASABlack studentsSun, 05 May 2013 23:54:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/prince-georges-county-high-school-girls-in-national-rocket-competition/2013/05/05/4dadbcea-ab5f-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdcOvetta Wiggins<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2b7dc182/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0C20A130C0A50C0A30C90Ac960A440Eabb20E11e20Ea1980E99893f10Ad6dd0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm</link><description><p>At a time when the country was still racially segregated and blacks and whites lived in completely different worlds, Henrietta Franklin and a group of black mothers came together to form a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.jackandjill-mcmc.org/">Montgomery County Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc</a>. to ensure that their children had a place to socialize and support each other as the young people pursued their dreams.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/2013/05/03/90c96044-abb2-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2b7dc182/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2F2013%2F05%2F03%2F90c96044-abb2-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2F2013%2F05%2F03%2F90c96044-abb2-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017091294/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b7dc182/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017091294/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b7dc182/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017091294/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b7dc182/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 21:59:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/2013/05/03/90c96044-abb2-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc</guid><dc:creator>Hamil R. Harris</dc:creator></item><item><title>Montgomery County chapter of Jack And Jill celebrates 50 yearshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2b7d5f34/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cmontgomery0Ecounty0Echapter0Eof0Ejack0Eand0Ejill0Ecelebrates0E50A0Eyears0C20A130C0A50C0A30C90Ac960A440Eabb20E11e20Ea1980E99893f10Ad6dd0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>At a time when the country was still racially segregated and blacks and whites lived in completely different worlds, Henrietta B. Franklin and a group of black mothers came together to form a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.jackandjill-mcmc.org/">Montgomery County Maryland Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc</a>. to ensure that their children had a place to socialize and support each other as the young people pursued their dreams.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/montgomery-county-chapter-of-jack-and-jill-celebrates-50-years/2013/05/03/90c96044-abb2-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2b7d5f34/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fmontgomery-county-chapter-of-jack-and-jill-celebrates-50-years%2F2013%2F05%2F03%2F90c96044-abb2-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Montgomery+County+chapter+of+Jack+And+Jill+celebrates+50+years" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fmontgomery-county-chapter-of-jack-and-jill-celebrates-50-years%2F2013%2F05%2F03%2F90c96044-abb2-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Montgomery+County+chapter+of+Jack+And+Jill+celebrates+50+years" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fmontgomery-county-chapter-of-jack-and-jill-celebrates-50-years%2F2013%2F05%2F03%2F90c96044-abb2-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Montgomery+County+chapter+of+Jack+And+Jill+celebrates+50+years" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fmontgomery-county-chapter-of-jack-and-jill-celebrates-50-years%2F2013%2F05%2F03%2F90c96044-abb2-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Montgomery+County+chapter+of+Jack+And+Jill+celebrates+50+years" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fblogs%2Ftherootdc%2Fpost%2Fmontgomery-county-chapter-of-jack-and-jill-celebrates-50-years%2F2013%2F05%2F03%2F90c96044-abb2-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Montgomery+County+chapter+of+Jack+And+Jill+celebrates+50+years" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Fri, 03 May 2013 21:59:16 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/montgomery-county-chapter-of-jack-and-jill-celebrates-50-years/2013/05/03/90c96044-abb2-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcHamil R. HarrisAt Spelman College, a program tackles tough issues of weight, health and self-imagehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2b7a6097/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clifestyle0Cstyle0Cspelman0Ecollege0Eprogram0Etries0Eto0Eaddress0Eblack0Ewomens0Eweight0Erelated0Ehealth0Erisks0C20A130C0A50C0A20C1f498780A0Eb33e0E11e20Ebaf70E5bc2a9dc6f440Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>ATLANTA — As part of its new plan to address black women’s wellness- and obesity-related health issues, Spelman College recently hosted “The Best Advice I Ever Got: Conversations with Wise Women.” </p> <p>Featured alongside health and fitness professionals was plus-size comic-turned-Oscar-winning actress Mo’Nique. The star told students how she for years <em>owned</em> the “sexy big-girl thing,” sticking with it when industry experts warned she’d never make it in Hollywood.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/spelman-college-program-tries-to-address-black-womens-weight-related-health-risks/2013/05/02/1f498780-b33e-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636612/s/2b7a6097/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flifestyle%2Fstyle%2Fspelman-college-program-tries-to-address-black-womens-weight-related-health-risks%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F1f498780-b33e-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=At+Spelman+College%2C+a+program+tackles+tough+issues+of+weight%2C+health+and+self-image" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flifestyle%2Fstyle%2Fspelman-college-program-tries-to-address-black-womens-weight-related-health-risks%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F1f498780-b33e-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=At+Spelman+College%2C+a+program+tackles+tough+issues+of+weight%2C+health+and+self-image" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flifestyle%2Fstyle%2Fspelman-college-program-tries-to-address-black-womens-weight-related-health-risks%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F1f498780-b33e-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=At+Spelman+College%2C+a+program+tackles+tough+issues+of+weight%2C+health+and+self-image" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flifestyle%2Fstyle%2Fspelman-college-program-tries-to-address-black-womens-weight-related-health-risks%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F1f498780-b33e-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=At+Spelman+College%2C+a+program+tackles+tough+issues+of+weight%2C+health+and+self-image" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Flifestyle%2Fstyle%2Fspelman-college-program-tries-to-address-black-womens-weight-related-health-risks%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F1f498780-b33e-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=At+Spelman+College%2C+a+program+tackles+tough+issues+of+weight%2C+health+and+self-image" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017075572/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b7a6097/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017075572/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b7a6097/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017075572/u/0/f/636612/c/34656/s/2b7a6097/a2t.img" border="0"/>National Institutes of HealthBeyonceAfrican American womenThu, 02 May 2013 21:31:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/spelman-college-program-tries-to-address-black-womens-weight-related-health-risks/2013/05/02/1f498780-b33e-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_story.html?wprss=rss_therootdcDonna Britt