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Calif. Senate Wants to Make Sure Students Learn About the 1st Black President
The California state Senate is attempting to make sure that students learn about the meaning of Barack Obama’s presidency long after his two terms in office. On Thursday it approved a bill by a 30-1 vote that would encourage schools to give lessons about the historic nature of Obama’s status as the United States’ first black…
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Obama Praises US-Africa Leaders Summit
President Obama concluded the three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Wednesday by praising it as “an extraordinary event” that has the potential to be “a forcing mechanism for decisions and action,” the Washington Post reports. He added that the gathering of U.S. officials and nearly 50 African heads of state in Washington, D.C., “will be a…
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PHOTOS: Obamas Host African Leaders at a Dinner Soiree
Although the event wasn’t billed as a state dinner, it most certainly had an air to it. Dignitaries and heads of state in attendance for the three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit were feted Tuesday night at the White House. Chief of Protocol Peter Selfridge told the Washington Post that he was prepared to pull out all the…
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Kevin Costner on the Challenges of Getting New Film Black and White Made
Sometimes, when you want something done, you have to do it yourself. So that’s exactly what Kevin Costner did. “A lot of movies I have made in my life have been a struggle for me to make—Dances With Wolves, Field of Dream, Bull Durham … and in this instance, Black and White,” the actor candidly…
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3 Takeaways From Day 1 of the US-Africa Leaders Summit
The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit commenced Monday in Washington, D.C., with close to 50 African heads of state and other dignitaries in town to discuss a host of issues, including security, health, the environment and political corruption, Voice of America reports. Top U.S. officials were optimistic about the summit’s potential for deepening U.S.-Africa relations and economic…
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Ebola Crisis Looms Over US-Africa Leaders Summit
More than 40 African heads of state touched down in Washington, D.C., on Monday for the first-ever three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit and White House gala, but concerns about the deadly Ebola virus loom over the event—potentially overshadowing the festivities. As the summit kicks off, a second American infected with Ebola is expected to be brought…
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BART Workers Say They Received Racist Death Threats Drawn on Lockers
On June 27, black BART track-maintenance workers said they found graffiti messily drawn in black marker on three of their lockers. It read: “F-you [first name of worker] dies N-,” according to Jody LeWitter, an attorney representing the workers of California’s Bay Area Rapid Transit agency, SFGate reports. The employees said in a statement that…
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Journalists at NABJ Convention Discuss the State of Black Media
Black journalists have flocked to Boston for the 39th annual National Association of Black Journalists Convention & Career Fair, which is being held at Hynes Convention Center. It’s the first time NABJ has convened in the city once notorious for racial antagonism and tension. As the journalists filed in from media outlets throughout the country,…
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Black Woman Alleges That Popular NY Club Is Racist
A former Stanford student-athlete has alleged that 1 OAK, a New York City nightclub that has played host to a slew of celebrities, refused her entry July 26 because she’s black, Radar Online reports. The woman, who spoke to Radar Online anonymously, said she visited the club because she knew the promoter. When she and…
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Calif. Playhouse Struggles to Cast Black Male Roles for Ragtime
If you have stellar vocal ability, experience with period pieces, a passion for community theater, are willing to work for free—oh, and you are a black man—a Southern California playhouse may have a spot for you, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Costa Mesa Playhouse in Orange County, Calif., has hit a roadblock in its…
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