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Once Financially Secure, a Mother Is Fighting a Life of Poverty
Josephine Wiles Warner’s cozy town house in Herndon, Va., is filled with the laughter of her four children—children she brought into her home when their natural parents could no longer care for them. And Warner became their mom, but not through foster care, so she receives no aid. Now the lights and water are off…
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Ex-Black Panther Head on Gun Control, Obama
(The Root) — Elaine Brown, the only woman to head the Black Panther Party, became chairman when Huey P. Newton fled to Cuba to avoid jail in 1974. The party shocked the nation with its advocacy of self-defense and images of defiant young black men and women in black leather jackets carrying rifles. What is…
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2 Chainz: Political Views and Parenting Tips
(The Root) — “Old dude met mom it was on/Then he named me over a phone, prison term,” raps 2 Chainz in “My Moment,” referring to how his imprisoned father named him Tauheed Epps. The Georgia rapper’s dad cycled in and out of prison, leaving his mother to largely raise him alone. Despite doing well…
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Sandy Effect: Obama Pollster Weighs In
(The Root) — Obama campaign pollster Cornell Belcher, a leading public-opinion researcher, is known for his work on behalf of the Democratic National Committee, which culminated in the “50-state strategy” that helped propel the president to victory in 2008. The day after Hurricane Sandy finished ravaging the Northeast, he spoke with The Root about the…
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