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Tough Times at Black Women's Salons
By Elizabeth Wellington PHILADELPHIA — You would certainly expect black and white women to shop at the same stores, luxuriate in the same spas, even frequent the same makeup counters. And more than five decades after Rosa Parks held on to her bus seat, they do. But there was one beauty barrier that was never…
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Ending Child Marriage Helps Communities Across Developing World
By Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu Dhaki is from the southern region of Ethiopia. At age 13, instead of going to school, Dhaki was marrried and tended cattle for her family. Her husband, 11 years older than she, regularly forced himself on her. Her nightly cries were ignored by her neighbors, and she was shunned…
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House Censures Rangel in 333-79 Vote
Written by Paul Kane and David A. Fahrenthold The House of Representatives on Thursday voted 333-79 to censure Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) for violations of tax and fundraising rules, the first time in nearly 30 years that the House has considered such a severe punishment for one of its own. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)…
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Hats Off for New Florida Lawmaker Frederica Wilson
By Robin Givhan The world of hat making is relatively small, and within that tiny universe of horsehair and feathers, Rep.-elect Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) is a glorious, bedazzled star. Washington, however, does not cotton to glitter, spangles or bright shiny objects. Thus, the stage was set for a righteous kerfuffle between Technicolor exuberance and humdrum…
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TSA Outcry Is Really a Call for Profiling
By Eugene Robinson It’s hard to love the Transportation Security Administration, especially now that airport personnel seem so intent on touching people’s junk. But the TSA’s job isn’t to be adorable, it’s to be infallible — and, apparently, to suffer being unfairly maligned. Sure, the “Don’t touch my junk” guy touched a nerve. I spend…
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Woman Who Told Obama Her Financial Fears Loses Job
By Michelle Singletary Nobody is safe. Velma Hart, who burst onto the media scene after telling President Obama she was scared about her financial future, has been laid off. Hart was let go as the chief financial officer for Am Vets, a nonprofit Maryland-based veteran services organization. Hart has become another casualty of the tough…
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Emanuel Cleaver and the CBC's Relationship With the White House
By Krissah Thompson Since becoming the incoming chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus this week, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) has stressed the need for the caucus to chart its own course. Cleaver said he recognizes both the need to support President Obama and that the agendas of the black caucus and the White House sometimes conflict. “The CBC has had disagreement with every…
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Mortgage Lenders in Talks Over Fund for Borrowers in Foreclosure Mess
By Ariana Eunjung Cha and Brady Dennis State attorneys general and the country’s biggest lenders are negotiating to create a nationwide fund to compensate borrowers who can prove they lost their home in an improper foreclosure, state and industry officials said. The fund would present a solution for both sides, helping banks avoid lengthy and…
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Virginia Thomas Stepping Down as Head of Liberty Central
By Amy Gardner Virginia Thomas, political activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has decided to relinquish control of Liberty Central, the conservative group she founded less than a year ago, so that the organization can escape the “distractions” of her media celebrity, a spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman, Caitlin Carroll of CRC Public…
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Report: Achievement Gap Alarming
By Nick Anderson Black male students trail their white counterparts in school by alarming margins and for reasons that are often not well understood, according to a report released Tuesday. The report from the Council of the Great City Schools, an advocacy organization for urban education, suggests that poverty is not the only factor behind…
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