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Will a UN Security Council Resolution Bring Peace to DR Congo?
In pursuit of peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations Security Council announced a resolution that allows a military offensive in the country. Find out more at The Burton Wire. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/29/news/new-un-resolution-allows-military-offensive-in-dr-congo/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for news, informed opinion and culture of the African Diaspora (including black…
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Listeners Still Mourning Baisden's Departure
A week after he was locked out of his WDAS-FM station after failed contract negotiations, and days after he bid fans goodbye in a Facebook post, talk-radio host Michael Baisden’s departure from the airwaves is still causing a buzz. That announcement he posted on the program’s last day on the air has nearly 1,000…
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Diversity at the Descent From the Cross
(The Root) — This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black in Western Art Archive at Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research. The Deposition of Christ is a theme often commissioned for altars, and one that is especially appropriate for Easter…
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5 Things We Learned From 'Set It Off'
(The Root) — Who would have thunk it? Set It Off — the 1996 heist film starring Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Jada Pinkett Smith and Kimberly Elise — beat out Dead Presidents, Superfly and Django Unchained in our March Movie Madness bracket. Color us clueless, but in our office pool, we had no idea…
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Broken Engagement: Do Women Get to Keep the Ring?
As we enter wedding season, Kenny Pugh writes at Black Enterprise: I received an e-mail from a faithful supporter regarding an issue she is having with her former fiancée. I’ll call them Kevin and Kim in order to protect the identities of the involved parties. Kevin and Kim met 3 years ago at an office…
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Obama's 2nd-Term Team Diversifies
(The Root) — While he has spent much of his second term battling Republicans on a host of issues, from the sequester debate to his Cabinet nominees, President Obama has also endured critiques from fellow Democrats. One of the most common complaints from his base of supporters has been that his administration is sorely lacking…
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4 Young Professionals Dish on Finding Success
Following your passion and doing what you love as a career forces many professionals to take risks and encounter failures along the way. For many, this risk includes leaving your traditional 9-to-5 and stepping out on your own as you focus on creating and building your brand. While the idea of making your dreams a…
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10-Year-Old on Obama's Basketball Game: I Had to Help Him Out
On Monday, President Obama and the first lady hosted the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House South Lawn. Beyond the egg rolling itself, highlights included music, games, storytelling, cooking stations and an appearance by Robbie Novak, the YouTube star who plays “Kid President.” Not quite a highlight for the real president: Shooting…
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Angelou on Streetcar Driving, Strip-Club Dancing and Her Legacy
In Maya Angelou’s latest, Mom & Me & Mom, the focus is on her relationship with her mother, Vivian Baxter. But in an interview with NPR‘s Rachel Martin about the stories that make up that book, she reminds listeners of the experiences that add texture to her personal story. While she doesn’t yet want to…
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Urban Prep Does It Again
At a glance, it doesn’t even seem like news: A prep school with a great track record sends all of its graduating seniors to college, for the fourth year in a row. But it is. Especially when you consider that when Urban Prep, which now has three Chicago campuses, was founded in 2006, only 4…
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