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...course, the Patriots’ potential place in history. As usual, sports fans seem to be rallying against the favorite—a natural position for those without an affiliation to either team. But New England is a different type of favorite. It’s not fun to root for New England simply because the team stands at 18-0 (though, I admit, that does make it fun). The season has been “perfect,” from the fan perspective, because we have been able to watch the way a team comes together from its separate...
Gates, who is the director of the W.E.B Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research, said he wanted to channel this barbershop atmosphere in “The Root,” an online magazine he launched Monday...
Geared towards blacks readers, The Root will create a forum for the political ideas of black America, which Gates said are typically oversimplified into a “monolithic black point of view” by mainstream media...
Lynette Clemetson, managing editor of The Root, which is owned by The Washington Post Company, said the Internet’s fluidity will allow a multifaceted dimension of black thought in America to show itself...
...approaching issues, I want to think about, how many ways can we come at this. If we’ve written from one perspective, can we can quickly update the Web site, adding different perspectives,” she said. “People feel like The Root is filling a void...