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Do You Know About the US Drones in Africa?
(The Root) — The legacy of colonialism has saddled the African continent with crippling poverty, widespread hunger and incurable disease. But there is a new threat on the horizon: an era of perpetual war. America’s war on terror was supposed to end, or at least subside, under President Obama’s watchful eye. Withdrawal from Iraq was…
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A Mandatory Draft Bill to Promote Peace
While a mandatory military draft doesn’t conjure the concept of peace for some, New York Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel and hip-hop activist Russell Simmons disagree. In fact, the two write on the Huffington Post that a draft, through the Universal National Service Act and the All American Selective Service Act, would encourage the U.S. government…
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Want Keith Sweat's Love Advice?
(The Root) — Award-winning recording artist Keith Sweat has a thing or two to say about relationships. The man who penned and performed the classic love song “Make It Last Forever” and hits “I Want Her” and “Something Just Ain’t Right” has released a book on relationships entitled Make It Last Forever: The Do’s and…
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Essence Isn't a Magazine; It's a Religion
Lots going on at at Essence magazine lately: Its publisher, Time Inc., is being sold, and masthead shake-ups left Editor in Chief Constance White dismissed. In the wake of these events, Tamara Jeffries, another former editor at the publication, weighs in on Poynter, detailing exactly what the publication means to black culture. And here’s the…
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Dear Marco Rubio: Stop Promoting Racism
If Latino Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is the one promoting a Tea Party idea, does that automatically mean the policy is helpful to Latinos en masse? Not according to Colorlines contributor Seth Freed Wessler, who writes that the deciding factor is reality, not rhetoric. “My parents immigrated here in pursuit of the opportunity to improve their…
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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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Obama's Sit-Down With Chicago's Young Black Men
(The Root) — Before his public remarks touting the newly announced “Ladders to Opportunity” initiative at Chicago’s Hyde Park Academy on Friday, the president had another, more intimate event planned: a private roundtable with 16 students enrolled in an anti-youth-violence program called Becoming a Man, or “B.A.M.” In Obama’s hometown, whose reputation for gun violence…
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Obama: Family and Community Can Help Stop Youth Violence
“Ladders of success” and “marriage” were the catchphrases of President Obama’s speech on Friday regarding gun violence, family values and the economy at Chicago’s Hyde Park Academy. During his speech, the POTUS said that government alone can’t provide a solution to the gun-violence problem in the Windy City, because when a child shoots another child,…
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Jesse Jackson Jr. and Wife Charged With Federal Crimes
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been charged with violating federal law by misusing $750,000 in campaign funds. If convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and false statements, he could face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. However, he…
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Beyoncé on Jay-Z: He's My Foundation
Behind every strong woman is a strong man, and Beyoncé is proof. The international pop star shared with Oprah Winfrey in their upcoming sit-down interview, airing Saturday at 8 p.m. E.T. on OWN, that she is very grateful for her husband, Jay-Z, reports MTV News. “I would not be the woman I am if I…
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