http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksetA forum for breaking local news about African Americans.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyFri, 24 May 2013 16:02:37 GMTFri, 24 May 2013 16:02:37 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linksethttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2c5de8f8/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cfor0Ecity0Epaper0Ewpfw0Eprogress0Eforces0Emove0C20A130C0A50C240Cf31dcb820Ec3a30E11e20E9fe20E6ee52d0Aeb7c10Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>Changing places doesn’t always mean changing faces, but in the case of two alternative media outlets in the District, it probably will. As of Friday, both <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/">Washington City Paper</a> and <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.wpfwfm.org/">WPFW</a> will be gone from their digs at 2390 Champlain St. NW in Adams Morgan. They’ve been pushed out to make way for a once-controversial luxury hotel and its parking lot.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/for-city-paper-wpfw-progress-forces-move/2013/05/24/f31dcb82-c3a3-11e2-9fe2-6ee52d0eb7c1_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2c5de8f8/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%2Ffor-city-paper-wpfw-progress-forces-move%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Ff31dcb82-c3a3-11e2-9fe2-6ee52d0eb7c1_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=For+City+Paper%2C+WPFW%2C+progress+forces+move" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665221784/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2c5de8f8/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:52:27 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/for-city-paper-wpfw-progress-forces-move/2013/05/24/f31dcb82-c3a3-11e2-9fe2-6ee52d0eb7c1_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcClinton Yateshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2c29e78f/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/636691/s/2c29e78f/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%2Faxel-f-dcs-classic-soul-party-to-return-to-the-howard-theatre%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F1e388684-c15d-11e2-bfdb-3886a561c1ff_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Axel+F%2C+D.C.%E2%80%99s+classic+soul+party%2C+to+return+to+the+Howard+Theatre" 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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/636691/s/2c1293ba/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/165664835983/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2c1293ba/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664835983/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2c1293ba/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664835983/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2c1293ba/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 Paddockhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2c11e6b6/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/636691/s/2c11e6b6/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/165664833629/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2c11e6b6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664833629/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2c11e6b6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664833629/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2c11e6b6/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 Paddockhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2c11e6b8/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/636691/s/2c11e6b8/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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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/636691/s/2c1168a2/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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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/636691/s/2c06d22a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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Yateshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2bf74688/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 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Mannhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2be970f4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Csnyders0Enever0Eis0Ereminiscent0Eof0Ean0Eugly0Epast0C20A130C0A50C140C34dcba9a0Ebca30E11e20E89c90E3be80A95fe7670Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>When I heard Redskins’ owner Daniel Snyder<a data-xslt="_http" 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/636691/s/2be970f4/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%2Fsnyders-never-is-reminiscent-of-an-ugly-past%2F2013%2F05%2F14%2F34dcba9a-bca3-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Snyder%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CNever%E2%80%9D+is+reminiscent+of+an+ugly+past" 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%2Fsnyders-never-is-reminiscent-of-an-ugly-past%2F2013%2F05%2F14%2F34dcba9a-bca3-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Snyder%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CNever%E2%80%9D+is+reminiscent+of+an+ugly+past" 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%2Fsnyders-never-is-reminiscent-of-an-ugly-past%2F2013%2F05%2F14%2F34dcba9a-bca3-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Snyder%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CNever%E2%80%9D+is+reminiscent+of+an+ugly+past" 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%2Fsnyders-never-is-reminiscent-of-an-ugly-past%2F2013%2F05%2F14%2F34dcba9a-bca3-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Snyder%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CNever%E2%80%9D+is+reminiscent+of+an+ugly+past" 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%2Fsnyders-never-is-reminiscent-of-an-ugly-past%2F2013%2F05%2F14%2F34dcba9a-bca3-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Snyder%E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9CNever%E2%80%9D+is+reminiscent+of+an+ugly+past" 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/165664510565/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2be970f4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664510565/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2be970f4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664510565/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2be970f4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:08:27 GMThttp://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_therootdcBarbara Reynoldshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2bb61454/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/636691/s/2bb61454/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/165664240232/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2bb61454/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664240232/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2bb61454/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664240232/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2bb61454/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. Jarretthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2babc76f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Calicia0Ekeys0Ecampaign0Eto0Ecombat0Ehivaids0C20A130C0A50C0A80C0A7140A1720Eb7f30E11e20Eaa9e0Ea0A2b765ff0Aea0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>While hip hop artists Rick Ross and Lil’ Wayne have been dropped from major brand endorsement deals for their recent misogynistic and reckless lyrics, Alicia Keys is using her starpower to empower women 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/636691/s/2babc76f/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/164017311058/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2babc76f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017311058/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2babc76f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017311058/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2babc76f/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 Tesfamariamhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2bab4152/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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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/636691/s/2ba25d20/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%2Fcharles-ramsey-internet-star-hero-or-both%2F2013%2F05%2F07%2F57af1bee-b753-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Charles+Ramsey%3A+Internet+star%2C+hero+or+both%3F" 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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/636691/s/2b944d15/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 href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?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/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?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/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?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/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?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/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017223844/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b944d15/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164017223844/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b944d15/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164017223844/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b944d15/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 Yateshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b7d5f30/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/636691/s/2b7d5f30/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. Harrishttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b70f3de/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cchris0Emac0Edaddy0Ekelly0Edies0Etaking0Ea0Epiece0Eof0E90As0Emusic0Ehistory0Ewith0Ehim0C20A130C0A50C0A20C287d6270A0Eb34f0E11e20Ebaf70E5bc2a9dc6f440Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>We lost half of the 90s rap duo Kriss Kross Wednesday. Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly, 34, died in his Atlanta home from a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/01/showbiz/georgia-chris-kelly-obituary/index.html">possible drug overdose</a>. His death has been trending on Twitter since the news broke. Many of us have shared the same sentiment - he took a piece of our childhood with him.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/chris-mac-daddy-kelly-dies-taking-a-piece-of-90s-music-history-with-him/2013/05/02/287d6270-b34f-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b70f3de/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%2Fchris-mac-daddy-kelly-dies-taking-a-piece-of-90s-music-history-with-him%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F287d6270-b34f-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Chris+%E2%80%9CMac+Daddy%E2%80%9D+Kelly+Dies%2C+taking+a+piece+of+90%E2%80%99s+music+history+with+him" 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%2Fchris-mac-daddy-kelly-dies-taking-a-piece-of-90s-music-history-with-him%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F287d6270-b34f-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Chris+%E2%80%9CMac+Daddy%E2%80%9D+Kelly+Dies%2C+taking+a+piece+of+90%E2%80%99s+music+history+with+him" 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%2Fchris-mac-daddy-kelly-dies-taking-a-piece-of-90s-music-history-with-him%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F287d6270-b34f-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Chris+%E2%80%9CMac+Daddy%E2%80%9D+Kelly+Dies%2C+taking+a+piece+of+90%E2%80%99s+music+history+with+him" 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%2Fchris-mac-daddy-kelly-dies-taking-a-piece-of-90s-music-history-with-him%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F287d6270-b34f-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Chris+%E2%80%9CMac+Daddy%E2%80%9D+Kelly+Dies%2C+taking+a+piece+of+90%E2%80%99s+music+history+with+him" 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%2Fchris-mac-daddy-kelly-dies-taking-a-piece-of-90s-music-history-with-him%2F2013%2F05%2F02%2F287d6270-b34f-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Chris+%E2%80%9CMac+Daddy%E2%80%9D+Kelly+Dies%2C+taking+a+piece+of+90%E2%80%99s+music+history+with+him" 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/164016965463/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b70f3de/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016965463/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b70f3de/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016965463/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b70f3de/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 02 May 2013 17:56:58 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/chris-mac-daddy-kelly-dies-taking-a-piece-of-90s-music-history-with-him/2013/05/02/287d6270-b34f-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcRahiel Tesfamariamhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b6516cd/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cjason0Ecollins0Ecomes0Eout0Ecome0Eout0Ecome0Eout0Ewhoever0Eyou0Eare0C20A130C0A50C0A10C885d42380Eb2770E11e20Ebaf70E5bc2a9dc6f440Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>Washington Wizards center Jason Collins’ <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2013/04/30/jason-collins-leads-the-way/">recent admission </a>that he is gay sent a shockwave through the world of professional sports. But unlike the scourge such a declaration would have brought in the past, Collins has enjoyed widespread support from nearly ever corner of the sports world- and the nation. President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Kobe Bryant, and many of his NBA contemporaries have lauded his courage.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/jason-collins-comes-out-come-out-come-out-whoever-you-are/2013/05/01/885d4238-b277-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b6516cd/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%2Fjason-collins-comes-out-come-out-come-out-whoever-you-are%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F885d4238-b277-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Jason+Collins+comes+out%3A+Come+Out%2C+Come+Out+Whoever+You+Are" 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%2Fjason-collins-comes-out-come-out-come-out-whoever-you-are%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F885d4238-b277-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Jason+Collins+comes+out%3A+Come+Out%2C+Come+Out+Whoever+You+Are" 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%2Fjason-collins-comes-out-come-out-come-out-whoever-you-are%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F885d4238-b277-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Jason+Collins+comes+out%3A+Come+Out%2C+Come+Out+Whoever+You+Are" 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%2Fjason-collins-comes-out-come-out-come-out-whoever-you-are%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F885d4238-b277-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Jason+Collins+comes+out%3A+Come+Out%2C+Come+Out+Whoever+You+Are" 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%2Fjason-collins-comes-out-come-out-come-out-whoever-you-are%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F885d4238-b277-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Jason+Collins+comes+out%3A+Come+Out%2C+Come+Out+Whoever+You+Are" 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/164016933403/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b6516cd/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016933403/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b6516cd/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016933403/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b6516cd/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:06:56 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/jason-collins-comes-out-come-out-come-out-whoever-you-are/2013/05/01/885d4238-b277-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcAlfonzo Porterhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b643bfc/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Clong0Edistance0Erevolutionary0Eexamining0Ethe0Elife0Eof0Emumia0Eabu0Ejamal0C20A130C0A50C0A10C5d56fe1c0Eb2720E11e20Ebaf70E5bc2a9dc6f440Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>Few inmates have garnered more international attention than Mumia Abu-Jamal. Martin Luther King, Jr., Madiba Nelson Mandela, Mohandas Karamchand Ghandi: these are some of the names that certainly surpas Abu-Jamal in terms of international recognition, but likely equal his in terms of active dedication to disenfranchised people of all backgrounds. And Abu-Jamal is likely a close fourth to these former prisoners in terms of notoriety, as well as the sheer size of the cross-racial, international community dedicated to his release. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/long-distance-revolutionary-examining-the-life-of-mumia-abu-jamal/2013/05/01/5d56fe1c-b272-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b643bfc/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%2Flong-distance-revolutionary-examining-the-life-of-mumia-abu-jamal%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F5d56fe1c-b272-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=%E2%80%98Long+Distance+Revolutionary%E2%80%99%3A+New+film+examines+the+life+of+Mumia+Abu-Jamal" 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%2Flong-distance-revolutionary-examining-the-life-of-mumia-abu-jamal%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F5d56fe1c-b272-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=%E2%80%98Long+Distance+Revolutionary%E2%80%99%3A+New+film+examines+the+life+of+Mumia+Abu-Jamal" 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%2Flong-distance-revolutionary-examining-the-life-of-mumia-abu-jamal%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F5d56fe1c-b272-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=%E2%80%98Long+Distance+Revolutionary%E2%80%99%3A+New+film+examines+the+life+of+Mumia+Abu-Jamal" 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%2Flong-distance-revolutionary-examining-the-life-of-mumia-abu-jamal%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F5d56fe1c-b272-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=%E2%80%98Long+Distance+Revolutionary%E2%80%99%3A+New+film+examines+the+life+of+Mumia+Abu-Jamal" 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%2Flong-distance-revolutionary-examining-the-life-of-mumia-abu-jamal%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2F5d56fe1c-b272-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=%E2%80%98Long+Distance+Revolutionary%E2%80%99%3A+New+film+examines+the+life+of+Mumia+Abu-Jamal" 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/164016886683/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b643bfc/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016886683/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b643bfc/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016886683/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b643bfc/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:51:49 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/long-distance-revolutionary-examining-the-life-of-mumia-abu-jamal/2013/05/01/5d56fe1c-b272-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcEisa Nefertari Ulenhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b67c588/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cthings0Eto0Edo0Emay0E20Emay0E80C20A130C0A50C0A10Cc18b127a0Eb1130E11e20Ebaf70E5bc2a9dc6f440Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p> <strong>“James and the Giant Peach,” </strong> An oversize peach serves as a floating ship for a boy and talking bugs. Through June 2, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda. 301-280-1660. <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.imaginationstage.org">www.imaginationstage.org</a>. $10-$25.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/things-to-do-may-2-may-8/2013/05/01/c18b127a-b113-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b67c588/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-2-may-8%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fc18b127a-b113-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Things+to+do%3A+May+2-May+8" 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-2-may-8%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fc18b127a-b113-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Things+to+do%3A+May+2-May+8" 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-2-may-8%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fc18b127a-b113-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Things+to+do%3A+May+2-May+8" 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-2-may-8%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fc18b127a-b113-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Things+to+do%3A+May+2-May+8" 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-2-may-8%2F2013%2F05%2F01%2Fc18b127a-b113-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Things+to+do%3A+May+2-May+8" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Alberto Del Rioromantic comedyRenwick GalleryWed, 01 May 2013 14:16:51 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/things-to-do-may-2-may-8/2013/05/01/c18b127a-b113-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcJillian S. Jarretthttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b50e360/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cimagine0Ea0Efuture0Esheds0Elight0Eon0Eblack0Ewomen0Eand0Einternalized0Eracism0C20A130C0A40C290C4ed4ac9c0Eb0Af90E11e20Ebaf70E5bc2a9dc6f440Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>From Kiri Davis’ “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://vimeo.com/59262534"> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://vimeo.com/59262534"> <!--empty--> </a>A Girl Like Me</a>” (2005) to Bill Duke’s “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/bill-duke-talks-about-new-documentary-dark-girls/2012/01/13/gIQA70V9vP_blog.html"> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/bill-duke-talks-about-new-documentary-dark-girls/2012/01/13/gIQA70V9vP_blog.html"> <!--empty--> </a>Dark Girls</a>” (2012), documentary filmmakers over the last several years have curated a much-needed national discussion about skin bias and colorism in black American culture. “Imagine a Future,” a collaborative film project set to release nationally on July 5th on BET, will surely continue the stories of brown skinned girls and conceptions of beauty.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/imagine-a-future-sheds-light-on-black-women-and-internalized-racism/2013/04/29/4ed4ac9c-b0f9-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b50e360/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%2Fimagine-a-future-sheds-light-on-black-women-and-internalized-racism%2F2013%2F04%2F29%2F4ed4ac9c-b0f9-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=%E2%80%98Imagine+a+Future%E2%80%99+sheds+light+on+black+women+and+internalized+racism" target="_blank"><img 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href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016764071/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b50e360/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016764071/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b50e360/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016764071/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b50e360/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:33:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/imagine-a-future-sheds-light-on-black-women-and-internalized-racism/2013/04/29/4ed4ac9c-b0f9-11e2-baf7-5bc2a9dc6f44_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcRahiel Tesfamariamhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b4ecad2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cdc0Epublic0Eschools0Ehow0Eto0Ekeep0Ekids0Eout0Eof0Eclass0Enot0Ein0C20A130C0A40C290C3921b18e0Eb0Ad0A0E11e20Ebaf70E5bc2a9dc6f440Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>A <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.epi.org/files/2013/bba-rhetoric-trumps-reality.pdf" target="_blank">new report</a>, <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.epi.org/files/2013/bba-rhetoric-trumps-reality.pdf" target="_blank"> <!--empty--> <a data-xslt="_suspect" href=""> <!--empty--> </a> </a>released last week, suggests that DC Public Schools’ much lauded reform efforts are still failing to produce positive results for DC’s students.  Despite <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/report-claims-rhees-reforms-harmed-d.c.-schools/article/2527997">changes</a> first championed by former Chancellor Michelle Rhee and now by Chancellor Kaya Henderson, the report isn’t pretty:  There was little progress in test scores, costly school closures made capacity problems worse and sent students to poorer-performing schools, restrictive evaluations led to higher turnover of teachers, and racial gaps in achievement grew.  </p> <a 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The ladies of our local version of the program have become quasi-celebrities and I see that Paul Wharton guy from time to time at parties around the city. I must admit, his hair is exceptionally coiffed whenever cameras are around.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/the-real-housewives-of-benning-road-local-satire-at-its-best/2013/04/26/3527b3aa-aea8-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b38c721/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%2Fthe-real-housewives-of-benning-road-local-satire-at-its-best%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2F3527b3aa-aea8-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=The+Real+Housewives+of+Benning+Road%3A+Local+satire+at+its+best" 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%2Fthe-real-housewives-of-benning-road-local-satire-at-its-best%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2F3527b3aa-aea8-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=The+Real+Housewives+of+Benning+Road%3A+Local+satire+at+its+best" 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%2Fthe-real-housewives-of-benning-road-local-satire-at-its-best%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2F3527b3aa-aea8-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=The+Real+Housewives+of+Benning+Road%3A+Local+satire+at+its+best" 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%2Fthe-real-housewives-of-benning-road-local-satire-at-its-best%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2F3527b3aa-aea8-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=The+Real+Housewives+of+Benning+Road%3A+Local+satire+at+its+best" 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%2Fthe-real-housewives-of-benning-road-local-satire-at-its-best%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2F3527b3aa-aea8-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=The+Real+Housewives+of+Benning+Road%3A+Local+satire+at+its+best" 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/164016632941/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b38c721/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016632941/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b38c721/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016632941/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b38c721/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:25:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/the-real-housewives-of-benning-road-local-satire-at-its-best/2013/04/26/3527b3aa-aea8-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcClinton Yateshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b376bf0/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Ctherootdc0Cpost0Cblack0Ebarbie0Enyc0Emother0Eurges0Emattel0Eto0Emake0Ediverse0Eparty0Esupplies0C20A130C0A40C260Cf1eb0A3320Eae820E11e20E98ef0Ed10A72ed3cc270Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Itherootdc/story01.htm<p>The representation of the African American in the United States has rarely gotten a fair shake. In fact, we might be hard pressed to find a negative connotation that hasn’t been attached to black people over these past centuries— and the psychological ravages continue to play out even now in 2013.  </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/black-barbie-nyc-mother-urges-mattel-to-make-diverse-party-supplies/2013/04/26/f1eb0332-ae82-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdc">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636691/s/2b376bf0/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%2Fblack-barbie-nyc-mother-urges-mattel-to-make-diverse-party-supplies%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2Ff1eb0332-ae82-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Black+Barbie%3A+NYC+mother+urges+Mattel+to+make+diverse+party+supplies" 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%2Fblack-barbie-nyc-mother-urges-mattel-to-make-diverse-party-supplies%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2Ff1eb0332-ae82-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Black+Barbie%3A+NYC+mother+urges+Mattel+to+make+diverse+party+supplies" 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%2Fblack-barbie-nyc-mother-urges-mattel-to-make-diverse-party-supplies%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2Ff1eb0332-ae82-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Black+Barbie%3A+NYC+mother+urges+Mattel+to+make+diverse+party+supplies" 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%2Fblack-barbie-nyc-mother-urges-mattel-to-make-diverse-party-supplies%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2Ff1eb0332-ae82-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Black+Barbie%3A+NYC+mother+urges+Mattel+to+make+diverse+party+supplies" 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%2Fblack-barbie-nyc-mother-urges-mattel-to-make-diverse-party-supplies%2F2013%2F04%2F26%2Ff1eb0332-ae82-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_therootdc&t=Black+Barbie%3A+NYC+mother+urges+Mattel+to+make+diverse+party+supplies" 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/164016650363/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b376bf0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/164016650363/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b376bf0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/164016650363/u/0/f/636691/c/34656/s/2b376bf0/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:15:08 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/black-barbie-nyc-mother-urges-mattel-to-make-diverse-party-supplies/2013/04/26/f1eb0332-ae82-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_blog.html?wprss=rss_therootdcAlfonzo Porter