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Minister Farrakhan Interviewed by Cathy Hughes Sunday Night
Louis Farrakhan, the controversial Minister of the Nation of Islam, has not dominated the spotlight since he got sick several years ago. He was treated for an ulcer and later for prostate cancer. That has not kept him from making his trademark statements, including declaring that the levees in New Orleans were deliberately damaged or…
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Thanking My Kids on Mother's Day
For some reason, people don’t see a career as a human rights lawyer being compatible with giving birth to and raising humans. When I was pregnant with my third child, a colleague asked me if it was a planned pregnancy. Another colleague, affiliated with a women’s rights organization, warned against releasing a report from my…
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How Michelle Obama Made Me a Bad Mother
I want to call this story: How Michelle Obama Made Me a Bad Mother. But that wouldn’t be fair to Mrs. Obama, whom I temporarily covered from behind the velvet ropes of the press corps during the early days of the new administration. With my apologies to Mrs. Obama for my title, I think I…
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Lawrence Taylor's Trial By Media Fire
”Athlete caught soliciting the services of a prostitute” is reported so often, the story is almost a cliché. However, in the case of former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor, the typical narrative took a gut-wrenching turn: The New York Times reports that there is a 16-year-old girl involved, who allegedly was forced to sleep…
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Aging Players Stumble in the Playoffs
Age is the one opponent that no professional athlete has ever truly defeated. As the NBA playoffs hurtle toward the later rounds, several of the top players are not only battling to lead their teams into the conference finals, but they are fighting the gravity that age usually exerts on player performance. The moves that…
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April Report Best Yet for Obama on Jobs Front
April was a good month for jobs recovery with payrolls swelling by 290,000. Unemployment went up too, but, according to Salon, even that is a healthy sign Good news on the jobs front: In its best showing in years, the U.S. economy added 290,000 jobs in April, considerably exceeding the consensus expectation of economists. Hiring…
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President, First Lady to Deliver Commencement Addresses at HBCUs
The president, first lady and members of the administration will be making a commencement tour of HBCUs, making addresses and appearances at eleven institutions: This month, President Obama, the First Lady, and officials from throughout the Administration will deliver commencement addresses to Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the nation. This weekend Mrs. Obama will…