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Hillary as President: Better for Blacks?
(The Root) — The same day that President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made headlines for their first joint interview, on 60 Minutes, NAACP President Ben Jealous delighted conservatives with his headline-making interview on another Sunday news program. Appearing on Meet the Press, Jealous said, “Right now when you look at joblessness in…
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Ancient African Archives Torched in Mali
As scholars and journalists had warned, priceless pieces of African history have been lost amid fighting in Mali. The Guardian reports: Islamist insurgents retreating from Timbuktu set fire to a library containing thousands of priceless historic manuscripts, according to the Saharan town’s mayor, in an incident he described as a “devastating blow” to world heritage.…
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Rick Ross Unharmed After Shooting
Rick Ross is unharmed after a gunman fired multiple shots at the Rolls-Royce he was driving in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., early this morning, the New York Times reports. While he lost control of his car and crashed into an apartment building, no one was harmed. The police said the incident occurred about 5 a.m. near…
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For Ronald McNair, the Sky Was the Limit
(The Root) — Twenty-seven years ago, on Jan. 28, 1986, the nation grieved after the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff, killing all seven crew members. One of them was Ronald McNair, an African-American physicist and NASA astronaut from Lake City, S.C. His brother Carl recently stopped by StoryCorps, an oral history archive,…
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More Than 'Likable Enough': Obama and Clinton Interview
During the 2008 primary campaign, then-Sen. Barack Obama called then-Sen. Hillary Clinton “likable enough” in a not-quite-enthusiastic compliment. Four-plus years later, a joint 60 Minutes interview that aired last night showed just how much things have changed. Although the two denied that the political “tea leaves” should be read as an endorsement by the president…
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Report: Chris Brown and Frank Ocean Brawl
With superstars Frank Ocean and Chris Brown, the potential for conflict over homophobia, musical one-upmanship and Twitter bickering is limitless, as demonstrated in various “misunderstandings” since 2011 that the two eventually smoothed over. But you don’t have to know anything about the public personas, groundbreaking revelations about sexuality or anger-management issues of the singers to…
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Gay Really Is the New Black
In his column at the Daily News, John McWhorter argues that when President Obama mentioned Stonewall during his inaugural address, he underscored the importance for African Americans to continue fighting for equality for all, including gays. When President Obama sounded off about Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall during Monday’s inaugural address, it got me thinking…
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Want Black Votes, GOP? Listen to Black Voters
If Republicans want to successfully win minority voters, it would behoove them to attend events frequented by black and female voters, among other things, Roland Martin writes at his eponymous blog. For more than a year I’ve tried to get Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus to make an appearance on my Sunday morning news…
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Strong Role Models Keep Families Together
Community leaders and pastors should look to Barack and Michelle Obama for an example of a solid, two-parent household as they look for ways to piece black families back together during these perilous economic and social times, Tamika Mallory writes in her NewsOne column. Many of us were still on a post-Inaugural high even after…
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What Was the 2nd Middle Passage?
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro…
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