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International Diplomats Ready to Celebrate Obama
(The Root) — The 2013 Ambassadors Inaugural Ball, one of many unofficial Washington, D.C., celebrations planned to celebrate President Obama’s second swearing-in, is being billed as “the first inaugural ball hosted exclusively by the international community.” Ambassadors to dozens of countries — including the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Kosovo, Morocco, Cyprus and the Republic…
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Will Obama's Plan Affect Urban Gun Violence?
(The Root) — With family members of some of the children who died in the Newtown, Conn., shooting in the audience, President Obama on Tuesday unveiled his second-term plans (pdf) to implement new gun-control measures. Among the proposals mentioned: strengthening background checks to ensure that the 40 percent of gun purchasers who evade background checks…
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Obama's Day, Jan. 17: Daily Presidential Briefing
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 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.
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Mali: French, Malian Troops Expand Ground Operations
In Mali’s desert village of Diabaly, French and Malian troops have expanded their ground operations in their battle against Islamic militants, the Washington Post reports. Today’s confrontations represent the first direct engagement since France launched a military assault last week. “Our troops and the French soldiers are fighting the militants and trying to push them…
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14 Films That Matter at Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday in Park City, Utah, with a respectable slate of movies that either deal with black subject matters or star some of Hollywood’s top black actors. While at first look the lineup does not seem as abundant as in years past, it’s quality, not quantity, that the festival prides…
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College Sexual Assaults Happen to Women and Men
These horrific crimes affect both sexes, Dr. Elwood Watson, a professor of history and African-American studies at East Tennessee State University, writes in a piece for Diverse Issues in Higher Education. In June 2012, Trey Malone, a junior at Amherst College and a distinguished student both academically and athletically, took his own life after he…
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Does BET Get a Fair Shake These Days?
Very Smart Brothas‘ Panama Jackson asks whether the network is finally giving us what we’re looking for — and whether we even know what that is. A few weeks ago, I got into an argument with a friend of mine who happens to work for what I once dubbed “The Evil Empire”. That company is…
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Will Obama Go for Greatness This Time?
(The Root) — On the day we officially observe Martin Luther King Day, we will also publicly inaugurate Barack Obama as president of the United States for the second time. (He will actually take the oath of office the day before in order to meet constitutional requirements.) Many people, issues and agendas will be clamoring…
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Dating Isn't Dead
(The Root) — “Did you see the New York Times article ‘The End of Courtship?’ over the weekend? Do you think dating is dead, too?” —Y.M. Yes, I did see the article, and no, I don’t think dating is dead, but based on that article, I do think common sense, basic standards and self-esteem might…
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Africa's Albino Models: Fighting Stigma With Beauty
Kris Kross plans a reunion: The duo will be onstage together for only one night, though. Miss out on the So So Def Anniversary Stars concert and risk missing jumping up and down with the backward-clothes-wearing duo for another decade or more. Albino models making their mark in Africa: In the U.S. we have the…
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