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Charitable Donations: Blacks Outpace Whites
Reuters is reporting today on a study showing that African-American donors give higher percentages of their incomes to charity than their white counterparts, with nearly two-thirds of black households making charitable donations, worth a total of about $11 billion a year. And it’s not just a little more: That number means black donors turn over…
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Obama's Day, Feb. 24: Meeting With Prime Minister of Denmark
Office of the Press SecretaryDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press. Later in the morning, the President will attend the Democratic Governors’ Association Meeting. This meeting in the Eisenhower…
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Jordan Sues Chinese Sportswear Company
Reuters reports that basketball legend Michael Jordan has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese sportswear company this week, accusing it of unauthorized use of his Chinese name (Qiaodan) and jersey number to sell its products. He says the lawsuit isn’t about money, bur rather about principle and protecting his name. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of…
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26 Black Oscar Winners
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Gone With the Wind, 1940 Best Actor in a Leading Role: Lilies of the Field, 1963 Best Original Song: Shaft, 1971 Best Actor in a Supporting Role: An Officer and a Gentleman, 1982 Best Original Song: Flashdance, 1983 Best Original Song Score: Purple Rain, 1984 Best Original Song: The…
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Too Short Apologizes for Sex-Advice Video
Too $hort’s recent video interview giving advice to boys on “how to turn girls out” was nothing short of disgusting. But his response to the incident is shocking in a good way. It’s a rare sincere celebrity apology: He doesn’t make excuses for himself, resists placing part of the blame on those who were offended…
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Watch This: Do We Need Black History Month?
The Root’s Omar Wasow was on hand at last week’s WGBH TV’s Basic Black program, which tackled a controversial issue: Is Black History Month still necessary? Filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman asks this question in his upcoming documentary, More Than a Month, which chronicles the adventures and lessons from Tilghman’s one-man cross-country campaign to end Black…
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Crazy Talk: Girl Scouts and Planned Parenthood
Earlier this week Bob Morris, a state representative from Indiana, fired off an open letter in which he called the Girl Scouts of the United States of America “a tactical arm of Planned Parenthood,” and announced that he’d be pulling his daughters out of the organization, Jezebel reports. In it, he says: After talking to…
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Watch This: Black Men Ask Hard Questions
Currently installed at museums around the country, “Question Bridge: Black Males” is part art project and part community-based educational curriculum, but it’s all about black men having honest conversations with one another about their lives. It’s more about questions than answers, though. From “Do you really feel free?” to “Why wouldn’t you be happy with…
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Obama's Day, Feb. 23: Visiting the University of Miami
Office of the Press SecretaryDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012In the morning, the President will depart the White House en route Miami, Florida. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at Miami International Airport are open press. While in Miami, the President will travel to the University of Miami where he…
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New TV from Sean Combs and Magic Johnson
Two minority-owned networks will be coming to your television in the next two years, and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and NBA great Magic Johnson are among those who are behind them. Revolt, conceived by Combs and MTV veteran Andy Schuon, will have programming that includes music videos, live performances, music news and interviews. Aspire, to be…
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