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<td style="font-size:12px;color:#000000;" width="290"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W0RH01EEAD9F218E551C22A35B90C0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="yshortcuts" style="background:none transparent scroll repeat 0 0;">Grounded: Conversations on The Root<br />
India.Arie and her mom</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;">In a lively video exchange, the musician and her mom talk about tradition, independence and fabulousness. Happy Mother&#8217;s Day!</span><br />
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