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by Nsenga Burton onFebruary 4, 2011
Kai Wright asks the obvious.
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November 25, 2009
If there’s any particular group that’s suffering most it’s our youth. Why the American Dream is on definite hold for many young black men and women.
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August 13, 2009
Michael Vick Speaks To Englewood Youth About Negative Impact Of Dogfighting At a church in Chicago, IL...
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by Andre C. Willis onMay 18, 2009
The youth violence consuming Chicago is an opportunity for us to start talking about how we save poor communities.
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by Dayo Olopade onMarch 21, 2009
Ten to watch in Mr. Obama’s Washington.
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by Dayo Olopade onMarch 21, 2009
Steeped in a history of activism and black empowerment, Elizabeth Wilkins carried her familiy's torch to communities of color during the 2008 campaign. Now, she's making sure Barack Obama's policy agenda affects the lives of those she met on the trail.
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by Dayo Olopade onMarch 21, 2009
Michael Blake never imagined himself working in the White House. But "Yes We Can"—then-Senator Barack Obama's training program for young people of color—saw his potential early. Now, the Bronx-born organizer is using his political education to connect the West Wing with state and local governments across the country.
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by Dayo Olopade onMarch 21, 2009
Addisu Demissie has logged thousands of hours working for the Democratic Party--first for Senator Hillary Clinton and then Barack Obama during the 2008 campaign. Now, this self-described "political junkie" is taking the lead in translating Obama's massive grassroots organization into a force for progressive change.
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by Dayo Olopade onMarch 21, 2009
Samantha Tubman visited 48 states in the Union and criss-crossed Europe and the Middle East as a wrangler on Barack Obama's campaign plane. Now, she's putting her "ready for anything" attitude to work, joining White House Social Secretary Desirée Rogers in making 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue "the people's house."
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by Dayo Olopade onMarch 21, 2009
Though he was often the youngest person in the room, Yohannes Abraham rose through the ranks of the Obama campaign hierarchy to become Field Director of his native Virginia—a key tipping point state in the general election. After Obama's big win in the Old Dominion, Abraham is back in the beltway, working to make the president's legislative dreams a reality.
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