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Africans in America Rebrand the Continent
Africans in America rebrand the continent: Young people like New York-based Ghana native Sandra Appiah are working to battle negative and stereotypical portrayals of Africa that have nothing to do with the place they know. NAN Breaking Barriers Award goes to Hutchins: Glenn H. Hutchins, co-founder of technology-investment firm Silver Lake and chairman of the…
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Contestants Suing 'American Idol' for Racism
If you thought the only people who were “humiliated” on American Idol were the musically challenged ones whose tryouts are featured in each season’s opening episodes, think again. That’s according to New York attorney James H. Freeman, at least. He claims that he conducted an investigation into the show and found that producers had only…
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Trayvon Martin: The Latest, Week 47
Friday, Jan. 25, 12:13 p.m. EST: Witness: I saw “a heavier man on top”: On Wednesday, attorneys for George Zimmerman deposed a woman who told Sanford, Fla., police that the night Trayvon Martin was shot, she saw two figures fighting, “a heavier man on top,” the Orlando Sentinel reports. Zimmerman outweighed the 17-year-old by 45…
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Obama's Day, Jan. 25: Personnel Announcement
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 On Friday, the President will attend meetings at the White House. In the afternoon, the President will make a personnel announcement in the East Room. This announcement is open press.
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'Dear Mandela' and More Must-See AfroPoP Docs
(The Root) — For those in need of a documentary fix, new programming is well under way courtesy of Black Public Media. The same people who brought you Ask a Muslim, the docuseries answering frequently answered questions about the misunderstood religion, are presenting AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange. The collection of independent films highlights “contemporary…
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Obama Makes Gays Feel More Fully American
Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart unpacks the significance of the fact that the president of the United States used an inaugural address to acknowledge and affirm the place of gay people in the history and ongoing story of America. At no point was President Obama’s refrain of “We the people” in his second inaugural more…
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Black Love: What Is It, Exactly?
Blackness is complicated and always will be, Very Smart Brothas’ Panama Jackson says, so it’s no surprise that the definition of “black love” isn’t simple. … If two Black people are dating or married and in love, does that, by default constitute Black love? Is seeing a woman pick up her son and give him…
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Sasha and Malia: Obama's Best Legacy
(The Root) — Thankfully, it’s no secret that Barack Obama is a good father. More than other presidents in my recent memory, Obama — though never adopting the title “dad in chief” as his wife, Michelle, did with “mom in chief” — has become the poster child for working dads the world over. The proof,…
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'The Root Live' Video: Be Your Own Boss
(The Root) — In the fourth webisode of The Root Live, successful people shared their best habits, and in the latest webisode, which aired Wednesday, Jan. 23, successful people shared their secrets for how to become your own boss. Ronald Gault and Charlayne Hunter-Gault of RTG Trading; interior designer Sheila Bridges; Keith Clinkscales, CEO of…
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New Sports Website Partners With ESPN
(The Root) — A new online destination for sports fans announced this week that it has arranged a partnership with premiere sports network ESPN. The relationship between the Shadow League, a sports-and-lifestyle website run by former ESPN executive Keith Clinkscales, and ESPN will consist of “funding, as well as the potential to develop various content…
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