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Our events. Our community. Our lives. A section within the @washingtonpost.

 Washington, D.C. area
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Joined August 2011
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Congrats to our sister site @TheRoot247 for starting the #chatterati. Good look y'all!
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Kriss Kross, Chris Kelly and hip-hop culture's teen spirit: wapo.st/17zQp5T via @WashingtonPost @RahielT #RIPChrisKelly #MacDaddy

Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly Dies, taking a piece of 90’s music history with him

One half of the 90s rap sensation KrissKross, Kelly inspired many to be radically different.

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@Krissah30 @RahielT I actually had a T-shirt from spring break in Atlanta that read, "Freaknik will make you Jump! Jump!"
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The latest fr @RahielT: Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly dies, taking a piece of 90’s music history with him wapo.st/17zQp5T Only on TheRootDC

Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly Dies, taking a piece of 90’s music history with him

One half of the 90s rap sensation KrissKross, Kelly inspired many to be radically different.

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Introducing the Real Housewives of...Benning Road? Clinton Yates breaks it down. wapo.st/1833N0y
The Real Housewives of Benning Road: Local satire at its best

The Real Housewives of Benning Road: Local satire at its best

Clearly, the ladies of Benning Road are nothing close to their "Real Housewives of D.C." counterparts. But none of that matters.

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Jackie Robinson’s legacy in a changing America wapo.st/17xttSN

Jackie Robinson’s legacy in a changing America

OP-ED| Jackie Robinson made so many things possible for athletes – and especially the dreams of African American athletes – but he also was a giant figure for those of us who wanted to research,...

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Our Latest: Writer Steve Bumbaugh's take on Boston Bombings: Amid the media’s mistakes, officials showed restraint wapo.st/12BPhNG

Boston Bombings: Amid the media’s mistakes, officials showed restraint

The responsible response of public officials in Boston---presaging a new, more mature America---allows all of us to collectively grieve.

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Latest from TheRootDC: Vanished: Allean Logan has been missing for 14 years, and case is no closer to closing wapo.st/12qfhvn
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Alabama marks site of MLK's 1963 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' (PHOTOS) huff.to/17nL5AF
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Did you watch 'The Central Park Five' last night on @PBS? What did you think? Read our review by @EisaUlen here: wapo.st/12ko9me #cp5
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Audrie Pott rape case: Sexual Assault, Cyberbullying and Suicide by @RahielT wapo.st/17lvVM5
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Our review on the Central Park Five case: ‘The Central Park Five’: Exploring race, rape and redemption wapo.st/12ko9md #cp5 @eisaulen
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Jackie Robinson’s legacy, sadly, means little today by @clintonyates wapo.st/12eDdBT
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Jackie Robinson film ‘42,' the No. 1 movie in America, starring Howard graduate Chadwick Boseman wapo.st/ZbTvdx
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Today! Join @AishaMoodMills for an honest discussion on LGBT rights and DC schools at @THEARC_DC from 3-7pm! bit.ly/16R4Sbl
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Today! Join @Nattyrankins for an honest discussion on LGBT rights and DC schools at @THEARC_DC from 3-7pm! bit.ly/16R4Sbl
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Today! Join @allisonrbrown for an honest discussion on LGBT rights and DC schools at @THEARC_DC from 3-7pm! bit.ly/16R4Sbl
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Today! Join us for an honest discussion on LGBT rights and DC schools at @THEARC_DC from 3-7pm! bit.ly/16R4Sbl
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