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It's Good the Reverend Won't Deliver Inauguration Benediction
In his Washington Post column, Jonathan Capehart celebrates the Rev. Louie Giglio’s decision to withdraw his acceptance of the invitation to deliver the benediction at the presidential inauguration. In light of Giglio’s past anti-gay remarks, Capehart says, the president should not have to share the stage with him. Controversy over an anti-gay sermon by Louie Giglio of…
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Was Barry Bonds Cheated Out of Hall of Fame Induction?
In an entry at his Field Negro blog, Wayne Bennett weighs in on Barry Bonds’ Hall of Fame lockout by sportswriters. Bennett maintains that it’s unfair that he, as a fan, has to live with the self-appointed morality police denying recognition to the man who gave him the greatest baseball memories of his lifetime. I…
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Black Job Crisis: How Will Obama Handle It?
(The Root) — Between now and the inauguration on Jan. 21, The Root will be taking a daily look at the president’s record on a number of policy issues, including his first-term accomplishments and what many Americans hope to see him accomplish in a second term. Today: black unemployment. See previous postings in this series…
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Is This the End of Stop and Frisk?
(The Root) — New York City’s stop-and-frisk program has exploded by 600 percent under Mayor Michael Bloomberg — garnering outrage from critics who believe that the practice forces black and Latino residents to live under a separate-and-unequal police state, subject to random violations of their Fourth Amendment constitutional right against unreasonable search and seizure. Though…
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Shawty Lo Fires Back at Critics: 'I'm Taking Care of My Kids'
A defiant Shawty Lo tells critics he’s a proud, responsible father to his 11 children: During an interview with MTV News, the Atlanta-based rapper said, “I’m taking care of my kids, providing for my family.” Of the 10 mothers, he said, he has problems only with one. “She has two kids by me, and she feel…
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50-Year Plan to Fix Detroit
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has released an ambitious 50-year plan to revitalize the shrinking and struggling city, including a blueprint to clear parts of nearly vacant neighborhoods for parks and relax rules to pave the way for startup companies to move into the area, the Associated Press reports. Bing released the 349-page plan on Wednesday…
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Central Park 5 on the Film, Justice and Bitterness
In a poignant interview with Time magazine, four of five black and Latino men who became known as the Central Park Five speak out about their upcoming documentary film, which is a watershed moment in American history. It’s hard not to be aware of these men, even if you don’t know them by name. They…
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Obama to Use MLK, Lincoln Bibles During Oath for 2nd Term
(The Root) — When President Barack Obama takes the oath of office for a second term on Jan. 21, he will use two Bibles: the one used by Abraham Lincoln at his first inauguration, which the president used during his first ceremony in 2009, and a Bible used by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,…
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Denzel Washington, Quvenzhané Wallis Nab Oscar Nods
Denzel Washington and Quvenzhané Wallis — who has made history as the youngest Oscar nominee ever — are the only African-American actors who made the list of 2013 Academy Award contenders. Washington earned a best actor Oscar nod for his role as a troubled airline pilot in Flight, according to the list of nominees released…
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Obama's Day, Jan. 10: Personnel Announcement
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 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. Updated: Thurs, 9:40 p.m.: In the afternoon, the President will make…
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