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  • Ready for a Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle Comedy Tour?

    Audience members at a small New York City comedy club got the treat of a lifetime Tuesday night, Vulture reports. According to the Comic’s Comic, comedy legends Chris Rock and the elusive Dave Chappelle joined each other onstage — where they texted Jay-Z, left voicemails for Arsenio Hall and Lenny Kravitz and dissected Seth MacFarlane’s Academy Awards…

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  • 'The Root Live': Be an Agent for Change

    (The Root) — We all know of things we’d like to change about the world around us, but do you have the courage to participate in that change? Get advice for funding, dedicating your time and effectively bringing about the change you want to see. On Monday, Feb. 25, at noon, our host Harriette Cole…

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  • Transcript of Obama's Remarks at Chicago Academy

    THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFor Immediate Release February 15, 2013  REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMY FOR THE MIDDLE CLASSHyde Park Career Academy, Chicago, Illinois3:31 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT:  Hey, Chicago!  (Applause.)  Hello, Chicago!  Hello, everybody.  Hello, Hyde Park!  (Applause.)  It is good to be home!  It is good to be…

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  • Harlem Shake Videos: Have You Seen These?

    (The Root) — The Harlem Shake is back once again, and this time it’s a viral global meme. You might remember it from G. Dep’s 2001 video “Let’s Get It,” in which Diddy and Black Rob appeared, although the dance dates back to the 1980s. In case the ’80s were before your time, here’s a…

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  • SOTU Poll: What Will We Remember a Year From Now?

    (The Root) — Last night’s State of the Union address was a serious one. From statements on immigration, gun control, manufacturing jobs and more, President Obama laid out the ideals he hopes to achieve during his last term. But then there was some fun stuff — an interracial, bipartisan fist pump and an awkward water…

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  • Transcript of Obama's State of the Union Address

    Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery State of the Union Address Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Washington, DC As Prepared for Delivery – Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power…

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  • Watch the State of the Union with The Root and IMPACT

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  • Diversity of Talent at Harlem Fine Arts Show

    (The Root) — The creative talent of many notable and emerging contemporary artists of the black Diaspora will be on full display at the fourth annual Harlem Fine Arts Show. This year’s showcase will honor the late Percy E. Sutton, a prominent civil rights leader, businessman and avid art collector. This year HFAS expands to…

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  • Young Futurists 2013

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  • Obama's Day, Feb. 1: Researchers, Inventors Get National Medals

    THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. In the afternoon, the President will award 12 eminent researchers the National Medal of Science and 11…

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