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Despite controversies, Obama agenda marches on
President Barack Obama walks out of the White House Oval Office in Washington, and heads toward the Marine One helicopter on his way to Baltimore, Md., as part of his “Middle Class Jobs & Opportunity Tours”. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) by David EspoWASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President [...]
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Record Powerball jackpot inspires office pools
Dean Davis displays the Powerball ticket she bought in Omaha, May 15. No one matched the winning numbers in Wednesday’s $360 million jackpot which has now soared to $600 million, making it the second largest in Powerball history and the third biggest overall. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) by Barbara Rodriguez DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In [...]
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Morehouse to Graduate Father and Son on Sunday
The Huffington Post is reporting a heartwarming story about a father and son who are slated to graduate from Morehouse College on Sunday, after spending three years together on campus. The younger Joyner and his father, Dorian Joyner Sr., will both be graduating from Morehouse College this Sunday after spending three years together on campus. [...]
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Watch This: First Lady Speaks of Hunger for Education
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Watch This: Glenn Beck: NAACP Is a ‘Joke’
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Intimate Look at the Williams Sisters
(The Root) — It’s tough being a black female athlete in America, especially if you’re crushing the competition in a predominantly white sport like tennis where fans have called you “nigger” midgame. In Venus and Serena, the new documentary that hit select theaters recently, director and producer Michelle Major and her team dug into the [...]
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Help! My Black Nephew Thinks He’s Yellow
(The Root) — In The Root’s first-ever Reddit Ask Me Anything, our Race Manners columnist Jenée Desmond-Harris took all of your burning questions about race etiquette. Need to know how to talk about race with the children in your life? Want to know why it might not just be a preference if someone says, “I’m [...]
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Philly Ex-Offender Job Fair Nixed After Too Many Show
More than 3,000 job seekers overwhelmed the Municipal Services Building in Center City in Philadelphia for a job fair Friday morning intended for ex-offenders, forcing officials to shut it down with a promise to reschedule, ABC News reports. The 3rd Annual Ex-Offenders Job Fair, sponsored by the City of Philadelphia, was set for today between [...]
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Twitter Listens to Kanye
(The Root) — Beginning at around 9 p.m. last night and stretching into the wee hours of the morning, Kanye West’s video for his new single, “New Slaves,” premiered in an innovative way — projected on the sides of buildings at 66 locations around the globe. The song can most accurately be described as “very [...]
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