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Report: Suspensions Harming Black Kids
(The Root) — Kids across America are being suspended at alarming rates. Black kids — no huge surprise here, based on what we’ve heard before about disparities in school discipline — face this punishment the most. It’s even worse for those who have disabilities. And the implications are grave for their education and for their…
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Obama Backs Gay Scouting
UPDATED: Wednesday, Aug. 8, 5:57 p.m.: The White House confirmed today that President Obama, who serves as honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America, opposes the Boy Scouts’ anti-gay policy. In a statement released to the Washington Blade, White House spokesperson Shin Inouye said, “The president believes the Boy Scouts is a valuable organization that…
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Obama's Day, Aug. 8: Campaigning in Colorado
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 In the morning, the President will depart the White House en route Denver, Colorado. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at Buckley Air Force Base are open press. In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks…
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Obama: I'm Not the President of Black America
Obama: I’m not the president of black America: This was his response to a Black Enterprise question about whether he’d done enough for black businesses: “I want all Americans to have opportunity. I’m not the president of black America. I’m the president of the United States of America, but the programs that we have put…
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9-Year-Old Raises $3,000 for Detroit
This isn’t actually going to do much for Detroit’s $100 million deficit, but the story of a child who decided to take the city’s financial crisis into his own hands, raising $3,000 at a lemonade stand, is still pretty priceless, thanks to the example he set with his selflessness and entrepreneurial spirit. Joshua Smith raised…
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Allen West Sent Chick-fil-A to Black Caucus?
Nothing says “working together to do what’s best for the country” like a prank on your colleagues tied to the most controversial political questions of the day. According to the Huffington Post, Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) once delivered Chick-fil-A chicken and biscuits to the Congressional Black Caucus’ “weekly meeting — and then walked out —…
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Watch This: Dawn Harper and Lolo Jones on Media
There’s been plenty of speculation about whether it was fair that sprinter Lolo Jones was on the receiving end of so much media attention in advance of her fourth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles. Was it her scantily clad shoot for Sports Illustrated? Her proclamations about virginity? Her light complexion? Her tearjerker backstory? Olympic medalists…
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On Blacks and Fat: Dr. Michelle Gourdine
(The Root) — Obesity is more common in African Americans than in other ethnic groups. But when it comes to black people and weight, that’s where the agreement seem to ends. Is food the culprit? Is exercise the solution? Is there even a real problem to begin with, or should we be focusing on health…
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Olympians From Cameroon Go Missing
Olympians from Cameroon go missing: Seven athletes from Cameroon’s delegation to the London Olympics have gone missing, ABC reports. The missing athletes include five male boxers, a female footballer and a male swimmer, Paul Ekane Edingue, said David Ojong, Cameroon’s head of the mission to London 2012. Ojong said they haven’t been seen since Monday.…
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Series for 'Overlooked' Biracial Actresses?
Juliette Farley, whose mother is white and father is African American, said in a recent interview about her Mulatto Saga film series that she created it to fill a void. Not the one everyone’s heard about (and with which we’d be hard pressed to find anyone to challenge) about high-quality roles for black actresses generally.…
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