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Obama's Day, Feb 29: Honoring Our Armed Forces
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.In the afternoon, the President and Vice President will have lunch at the White House with…
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Study: Perms Linked to Fibroids
Until now, the debate between black women who chemically relax their hair and those who think doing so is problematic has been mostly social and emotional. But concerns about physical health might also come into play. A new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology has linked perms to early-onset puberty and worse — uterine fibroid tumors.…
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Autism Diagnosed Late in Minority Children
When it comes to kids with autism, early diagnosis is a big deal — so experts are making it a priority to determine why minority children with the condition tend to be diagnosed as much as a year and a half later than white children. Closing the gap would mean getting more successful treatment for…
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Black Women: Heavier but Happier
A recent survey by the Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation on body image and self-esteem showed that black women tend to be heavier than white women but also happier with their physical appearance. Princeton professor Imani Perry, who teaches interdisciplinary classes in African-American studies, explained to the Post that this is nothing new;…
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Obama's Day, Feb. 28: Attending the United Auto Workers Conference
Office of the Press SecretaryDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will deliver remarks at the United Auto Workers conference in Washington, DC. The…
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Viola's Awesome 'Fro; Gabby's Curly No?
The Oscars are always as much about how everyone looks as they are about the best films of the year, and last night was no different. For many African-American women, the most exciting and validating appearance-related part of the night was The Help actress’ Viola Davis’ auburn, short, “teeny weeny Afro.” Demetria L. Lucas gushed…
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Crazy Talk: Santorum Calls Obama 'Snob'
Education is one of those things, like creating jobs, that everyone agrees is a good thing. At least that’s what we thought until this weekend, when Rick Santorum told a Tea Party group in Michigan that Obama is a “snob” because he wants “everybody in America to go to college.” No, we’re not making this…
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Obama's Day, Feb. 27: Speaking Before the National Governors Association
Office of the Press SecretaryDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.Afterwards, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.Later in the morning,…
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Giuliani Calls Obama 'Weakling'
UNCF’s Evening of Stars to air Saturday: Catch the United Negro College Fund’s An Evening of Stars special on Saturday, Feb. 25, on Centric TV at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT/6 p.m. PT. Still holding true to its motto, “A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste,” the UNCF awards more than 10,000 scholarships and internships…
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Domestic Workers Harness Message of 'The Help'
Whether or not it wins an armload of Oscars this Sunday, The Help — although criticized in some circles as a sugarcoated view of the Jim Crow era — has already scored big with the National Domestic Workers Alliance. ColorLines reports that the organization has invested in the cultural moment created by the popular story…
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