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Barack Obama 2.0: Less Cool, More Fire
(The Root) — Now, that wasn’t so hard, was it? Four years into Barack Obama’s presidency, this polyglot nation of ours finally seems to have become accustomed to the reality of a black man in the White House. It’s especially significant that among those most at ease with this astonishing new normal is the president…
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MLK Wrote an Ebony Advice Column: Who Knew?
It’s tough to find an American over age 7 who isn’t at least somewhat familiar with Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights leadership and his most famous speeches. The “little-known” insights that pop up around his birthday — that he was more “complex,” or “hardcore,” or a stauncher advocate for the poor than most elementary…
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On the Scene at the Inaugural Parade
President Barack Obama kisses Michelle Obama’s head as they watch the inaugural parade on Monday, Jan. 21, along with their extended family. Our photographer caught Malia’s now famous photobomb from a different vantage point. The first lady’s helpful post-kiss lipstick cleanup. The elder Obamas like what they see. The first family checks out the marchers. The South…
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Black Festivals: The HBCUs of Film?
American Black Film Festival founder Jeff Friday says that festivals like his work year-round to find new ways to help promote the black stories and storytellers who are too often remain marginalized. Yet, he says, their very relevance is still regularly challenged. Sound familiar? He writes in a piece for Ebony that the festivals’ efforts to…
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19-Year-Old Beats Serena Williams
It’s probably safe to call 19-year-old Sloane Stephens a rising star of tennis — especially now, after her Australian Open win last night against Serena Williams, which some are calling the biggest upset of the tournament. Williams, the 15-time grand-slam winner and Olympic gold medalist, injured her back in the eighth game of their second…
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Obama's Day, Jan. 23: Presidential Daily Briefing
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet for lunch…
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Who Pays for the Student-Loan Crisis?
(Special to The Root) — The start of the 2012-2013 academic year brought a nasty surprise for thousands of parents of low-income college students. They had kept their sons and daughters in school thanks to a popular federal loan program called “Parent PLUS.” But when they applied for the loans, normally a routine transaction, they…
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Talking About Race With a Biracial 5-Year-Old
“I never want him to feel ‘less than,’ but I also want him to know of his rich history, ” Melanie Coffee writes at the Huffington Post. … “Mommy, am I one of the brown people who can’t do anything or the white people who get to do everything?” My heart sank a little. All…
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MLK, Obama and Our Kids' Education
Writing at Beccastone, Charlayne Hunter-Gault says black children must understand that, like Martin Luther King Jr., the legions of young people who walked with him, and Barack Obama, they have no choice but to get an education. As I was preparing to attend the second inauguration of Barack Obama, I kept thinking how appropriate that…
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