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Obama's Day, Aug. 24: Leaving for Camp David
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2012 In the evening, the President will depart from the White House for Camp David where he will remain overnight. The departure from the South Lawn is open press.
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Young, Fabulous and Female in New York
(The Root) — More than 200 black women in New York City packed Openhouse Gallery in lower Manhattan Wednesday evening for “Young, Fabulous and Female,” a panel discussion and networking gathering that is part of a series of events The Root has held in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. NBC News correspondent and host of…
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Does Africa Want Us Back?
(The Root) — The theme of this week’s Leon H. Sullivan Summit in Equatorial Guinea is “Africa Rising,” but the conversation about improvement, innovation and growth isn’t limited by any means to the continent. It extends to people of African descent throughout the world, a Diaspora that the African Union in 2005 deemed “Africa’s sixth…
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Obama's Day, Aug. 23: Presidential Daily Briefing
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2012 In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. The meeting is closed press.
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Slavery, Africa and What Obama Can Teach
(The Root) — Professor Ibrahim Sundiata pays close attention to how African Americans think and talk about our history in the United States and about Africa itself. Something he hears frequently: that the particular form of slavery that brought our ancestors to the United States was uniquely evil, violent and sexualized. Something else: that Africa,…
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African Reactions to Zenawi's Death
(The Root) — Ethiopia’s prime minister, Meles Zenawi, who ruled the country for 21 years, died Tuesday at age 57 after months of declining health. In a piece announcing his death, the New York Times described Zenawi as a ruler who “lifted his country from the ruins of civil war and transformed it into one…
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Stay Young, Fabulous and Female With Our New Tumblr
The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female returns to New York tonight as NBC News correspondent Tamron Hall, host of MSNBC’s NewsNation, moderates a panel discussion featuring green advocate and radio-show host Majora Carter; architect and global head of design and construction at MetLife Pamela Abalu; Black Girls Rock! founder and DJ Beverly Bond; and A…
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Obama's Day, Aug. 22: Speaking at Lincoln Center
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012 In the morning, the President will participate in a roundtable discussion with teachers at Canyon Springs High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. There will be a pool spray of the roundtable. While at Canyon Springs High…
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Sullivan Summit Launches in Equatorial Guinea
(The Root) — The Leon H. Sullivan Summit, a biennial conference designed to promote dialogue benefiting Africa, launched Monday in Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea, with headline speakers reacting in their remarks to the criticism by U.S. human rights groups of the selection of the host country. The event is the ninth of its kind…
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Obama's Day, Aug. 21: Campaign Events at Colleges in Ohio and Nevada
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012 In the morning, the President will depart the White House en route Columbus, Ohio. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at Rickenbacker International Airport are open press. In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks at…
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