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Trayvon Martin: The Latest, Week 56
Friday, April 5, 1:36 p.m. EDT: Trayvon Martin’s parents settle a wrongful-death claim: Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin are believed to have settled for more than $1 million with the homeowners association of the Sanford, Fla., subdivision where their teenage son was killed more than a year ago, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The settlement was…
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Watch This: FLOTUS' 'Busy Single Mother' Slip
First lady Michelle Obama’s slip of the tongue while promoting her Let’s Move! campaign, accidentally calling herself “a busy single mother,” continued to reverberate a day later. Proponents and opponents tried to analyze the statement, asking whether there is marital strife, pointing out the president’s public acknowledgment of another beautiful woman, along with a lot…
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Obama's Kamala Harris Quip Wasn't Sexist
(The Root) — Recently, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer drew the scorn of some of the very women who had been celebrating her rise as one of the most powerful women in America. The reason was her comments about her unwillingness to wear the label that some of those women celebrating her sport so proudly: feminist.…
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What Roger Ebert Said About Black Films
(The Root) — When Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert died on April 4 after a battle with cancer, a cross-cultural, countrywide coalition of fans expressed grief over the loss of the 70-year-old Pulitzer Prize winner. You didn’t have to be a Chicagoan to have heard of his work, which had a national audience. And…
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Holder on If We're Still a Nation of Cowards
(The Root) — As the Supreme Court prepares to decide three potentially historic civil rights cases, the nation’s leading legal advocate weighed in on America’s civil rights evolution. Thursday evening Attorney General Eric Holder joined a star-studded roster, which included filmmaker Spike Lee and actress Rosie Perez, at the National Action Network’s annual gala in New…
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Judge Orders Morning-After Pill Available Without Prescription
CNN is reporting that a federal judge in Brooklyn, N.Y., has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to make the morning-after birth control pill available over the counter to people of any age without a prescription. This order overturned a 2011 decision by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to require a prescription for…
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Obama: Kamala Harris Is 'Best-Looking' Attorney General
We all know that President Obama likes to joke, but did he cross the line when he praised the beauty of California Attorney General Kamala Harris? By now you may have heard that he called her “the best-looking attorney general” during remarks at a fundraiser in Atherton, Calif., according to ABC News. “You have to…
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Brittney Griner and Mark Cuban: 5 Financial Reasons He's Serious About Drafting Her
There’s a debate going on in sports business circles: Is Mark Cuban serious about drafting Brittney Griner? The answer is yes. This is explained rather easily. Cuban is first a businessman. This means he takes risks, understands the importance of standing out from the status quo, and likes making money more than he likes money…
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3 Smart Ways Body Language Can Lead to Wins
Amy Cuddy , associate professor at Harvard Business School, unearthed some astonishing research on how you can use body language to increase your power and presence as a young, savvy business leader. Whether you like it or not, your nonverbal actions and presence tell people what to think about you. These cues help your coworkers…
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Love & Money: Is the Art of Commitment a Lost One?
As we approach the end of the week, I’d like you to take time and discuss “Is Commitment a Lost Art?” with your co-workers and friends to get their thoughts. The majority of people in our society desire to be in healthy, successful and prosperous relationships. Unfortunately, many of them are unprepared for the twists…
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