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TheRootDC

@theroot_dc

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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Urban Cusp@UrbanCusp2 May 2013
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

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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Replying to @Krissah30
@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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@HuffPost17 Apr 2013
Alabama marks site of MLK's 1963 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' (PHOTOS) huff.to/17nL5AF
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The Washington Post @theroot_dc reports on the State of Black America wapo.st/Zbsbwf #SOBA13
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@theroot_dc LGBT rights & DC schs: How do we prepare for change? by @Nattyrankins @Ntitled2Educate & @AishaMoodMills wapo.st/16R60f0
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Community discussion re LGBT stdnt rts in DC Saturday, 4/13 @nattyrankins @TheRootDC @Ntitled2Educate @AishaMoodMills
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@EBONY1 Apr 2013
Tune in to our @JamilahLemieux on @HuffPostLive at 12:30est talking rap+ responsibility w @marclamonthill @TalibKweli @RahielT @rosaclemente
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Dwayne Johnson - 'Race Shifter' In A Post Racial World? fb.me/2SpJxwKdg
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Chicago is one step closer to erecting the first black firefighters museum huff.to/14nxkov
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The Root@TheRoot26 Mar 2013
Black Women Won't Be Erased Here wapo.st/10463lA
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Must-watch RT @theroot_dc: At 9pm est, Part 2 of @BLKPublicMedia's '180 Days' film airs on @PBS. Read review: wapo.st/11qbW1j
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@theroot_dc @blkpublicmedia @pbs @eisaulen 180 Days was EXCELLENT. Thank you.
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theGrio.com@theGrio25 Mar 2013
Cosby ties education to remembrances of the civil rights movement on.thegrio.com/15KQkJT
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WETA@wetatvfm25 Mar 2013
Preview "180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School" featuring DC Met. It airs tonight at 9pm! bit.ly/ZhSf7Q
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my latest:‘180 Days’ & ‘American Promise’: Two films that show racial and financial disparities in America’s schools wapo.st/11qbW1i
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theGrio.com@theGrio19 Mar 2013
New video of CPAC ‘race’ encounter shows crowd reactions to segregationist, black radio host on.thegrio.com/Y1rWG0
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theGrio.com@theGrio11 Mar 2013
Former @essencemag Editor-in-Chief @OfficialCwhite says she was fired on.thegrio.com/10ESHk2 via @theGrio
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Thousands Commemorate "Bloody Sundy" in Selma, Alabama owl.li/ilja1
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theGrio.com@theGrio4 Mar 2013
The stabbing of Dr. King: New documentary delves into Izola Curry mystery on.thegrio.com/XFMzDM
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Selma voting rights march commemorated wapo.st/XF8Z8q
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