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NewMe Accelerator's Hank Williams Launches New Venture, Platform
Serial tech entrepreneur Hank Williams announced yesterday his newest venture, Platform , a not-for-profit organization he founded with the Tides Center and several unnamed technologists, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists who are dedicated to increasing the participation and success of underrepresented minorities in the innovation economy. The launch event was hosted at the home of celebrated business…
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Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How Successful Women Do It
Certified personal and executive coach Valorie Burton knows a thing or two about getting beyond fears and perceived challenges to attain the happiness and success every woman deserves. The founder of The CaPP Institute , a firm that provides practical training and personal development services, has written seven books on the subject and successfully coached…
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Same-Sex Marriage, Hypocrisy and the Bible
Writing at his blog, Earl Ofari Hutchinson lambastes critics of same-sex marriage who use the Bible to bolster their case, saying that scholars have written volumes debunking the passages because of errors and misinterpretations. The long standing reason for shoving the courts, the federal government and the states into the private relations between two adult consenting men…
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Are Rich Pols Less Susceptible to Corruption?
Writing at the New York Times, The Root’s contributing editor Jack White proffers the argument that while enormous wealth may inoculate some politicians from the bald-faced greed that has landed so many public officials in prison, they tend to be out of touch with the electorate. … But it is just as likely to infect…
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Watch This: Beyoncé Battles Past Selves in New Pepsi Ad
Beyoncé fans sort of got what they were looking for on Thursday when Pepsi released an ad showcasing her dancing to her upcoming single, “Grown Woman,” which is produced by Timbaland. The ad, called “Mirrors,” highlights some of Beyoncé’s outfits and dance moves through reflections seen in a studio of mirrors. The commercial is part…
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Film Critic Roger Ebert Dies at 70
CNN, quoting the Chicago Sun-Times, which syndicated Roger Ebert’s column, is reporting that the legendary film critic, who this week said that he was facing a recurrence of cancer, has died at 70. Writing at his blog on Tuesday, Ebert said that he was planning to slow down and reduce the number of movie reviews…
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Chicago Public Schools CEO: Closings Are Not Racist
The Huffington Post is reporting that in a school board meeting on Wednesday, Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett defended the district’s plan to close 54 neighborhood elementary schools, saying that she is insulted by claims her actions are “racist.” “That is an affront to me as a woman of color and it is an…
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10 Blacks in GOP You Probably Don't Know, But Should
Raynard Jackson writes: I’ve been involved in the Republican Party for most of my adult life and continue to be amazed at the lack of interest the party shows toward the Black community. Those who have followed my writings over the years know that I have been extremely critical of the party regarding this issue.…
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NY Fast-Food Workers Strike to Improve Wages
New York City’s fast-food workers planned to walk off the job on Thursday in what organizers promised would be the largest-ever strike against the fast-growing, virtually union-free industry, Salon reports. Will employers give in to their demands? The workers are demanding that chains like McDonald’s and Wendy’s raise their wages to $15 an hour and…
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Should Obama Take a Bigger Pay Cut?
(The Root) — On Wednesday, news broke that President Obama was doing something that a lot of Americans have done in recent years: preparing to watch his income shrink. Only, unlike most Americans, the president is doing so voluntarily. Because of the sequester, many government workers may be forced to take unpaid leave, known as…
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