The Root Podcasts
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The Confab -- May 23, 2013
Join Akoto Ofori-Atta as she chats with Lauren Williams, Jenée Desmond-Harris and Tracy Clayton about The Chatterati, The Root's new tool highlighting what's hot with blacks on Twitter.
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The Confab -- May 1, 2013
Join Deputy Editor Lauren Williams, Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and Staff Writer Jenée Desmond-Harris about insidious forms of street harassment, how the "one drop rule" works in 2013, and why no one seems to care when female athletes come out.
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The Confab -- Apr. 12, 2013
Join Jenée Desmond-Harris, Akoto Ofori-Atta, Adam Serwer and Jamelle Bouie about "well-intended " race screw-ups in political speeches, songs, and comments about biracial kids. Plus: We unpack Jay-Z's attacks on politicians.
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The Confab -- Apr. 3, 2013
Staff Writer Jene Desmond-Harris chats with Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta and the Tampa Bay Times' Joel Anderson about The Root's March Movie Madness and Atlanta's standardized testing scandal. Plus: a public service announcement on natural hair.
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The Confab -- Mar. 20, 2013
Join Staff Writer Jenee Desmond-Harris as she'd joined by Deputy Editor Lauren Williams; Assistant Editor and Social Media Manager Akoto Ofori-Atta and political analyst Zerlina Maxwell as they discuss the Steubenville rape case and Beyonce's new song.
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The Confab -- Feb. 27, 2013
Assistant editor Akoto Ofori-Atta chats with deputy editor Lauren Williams and staff writer Jenee Desmond Harris about the egregious sexism at this year’s Oscar Awards, The Onion’s Quvenzhane Willis tweet fail, and Trayvon Martin’s one-year anniversary.
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The Confab -- Feb. 14, 2013
The Confab: Join Staff Writer Jenee Desmond-Harris and Assistant Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta as they chat with Demetria Lucas and Ivory Toldson about persistent black marriage myths and unacceptable Valentine's shenanigans.
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