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Mandela Recovers From Infection, Surgery
Good news about the health of 94-year-old South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela. After having been hospitalized for three weeks in December for treatment of a lung infection and a surgical procedure to remove gallstones, he’s making “steady progress” and “continues to improve,” according to an announcement by President Jacob Zuma. From the Huffington Post:…
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Obama's Day, Jan. 7: Personnel Announcement
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Updated, Mon. 10:42 a.m.: In the afternoon, the President will make a personnel announcement…
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Look to HBCUs to Prevent Gun Violence
According to Jarrett L. Carter at the Huffington Post, leaders at historically black colleges and universities are at the forefront of the national discussion around gun control and violence. … the vestiges of desegregation and the accompanying suburban black flight, a failed war on drugs, and the death of the industrial era counter the affluence…
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'Deception': Whodunit and Why?
(The Root) — Deception, a new drama series on NBC that premieres Monday night, is a typical whodunit with an atypical main character. It stars Meagan Good (Think Like a Man, Eve’s Bayou) as Joanna Locasto, a black, female detective who goes undercover to find out who killed her childhood best friend, heiress Vivian Bowers.…
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The Truth Behind '40 Acres and a Mule'
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Updated Sept. 2, 2013: As the…
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Dear Green Movement, You Need Some Color
If America’s green movement intends to exact real change in this country, a diverse base of supporters is key, writes Politico‘s energy reporter, Talia Buford. The green movement dreams of pushing major bills through Congress on the scale of President Barack Obama’s health care reform law and the immigration overhaul expected to begin next year.…
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Howler: A Soccer Mag That Gets It Right
(The Root) — Given America’s glut of professional sports diversions — baseball, basketball, football, tennis and even hockey — it’s generally hard out here for a soccer fanatic. No matter how much loyalists (like myself) proclaim our devotion to what the rest of the world knows simply as “the beautiful game,” soccer still kicks it…
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Every Murder Matters
In the last few weeks, two men were killed in Washington, D.C., Angelo Alphonso Payne and Jason Anthony Emma; however, they did not receive the same media coverage. In fact, Colbert I. King writes in the Washington Post, he has learned a great deal from the media about Emma, who was fatally shot in Capitol Hill, even…
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How Will Obama Shape the Supreme Court?
(The Root) — Between now and the inauguration on Jan. 21, The Root will be taking a daily look at the president’s record on a number of policy issues, including his first-term accomplishments and what many Americans hope to see him accomplish in a second term. Today: the Supreme Court. See previous postings in this…
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MHP: The Latest Political Attack on Women
Amid the controversy of the fiscal cliff, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) expired. On Saturday, MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry spoke with her guests about the impact of VAWA on women, especially immigrants, Native Americans and the undocumented, and how the expiration of VAWA, originally championed by Vice President Joe Biden, may have become a…
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