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Rahm Emanuel Doesn't Suffer from "Let's Hug It Out" Syndrome
Here’s an excerpt from a lengthy Washington Post article explaining why Rahm Emanuel is the cat’s pajamas and why Obama needs to listen to him more Rahm Emanuel is officially a Washington caricature. He’s the town’s resident leviathan, a bullying, bruising White House chief of staff who is a prime target for the failings of…
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Desiree Rogers Sets the Record Straight
Desiree Rogers is speaking up about the State Dinner for the first time and wants to set the record straight. “It’s wrong, ” Rogers said. “Everyone is saying the same thing, and it’s wrong.” Rogers was not in a position to publicly defend herself in the midst of the media firestorm that followed, and the…
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Kwame Kilpatrick Still Living Rather Comfortably
Kwame Kilpatrick can’t seem to avoid the court room. Thankfully he gets their in a nice car coming from a really nice house Stripped of his job as Detroit’s mayor, locked in jail for 99 days and saddled with a felony record, he is legally prohibited from seeking the only occupation he ever wanted —…
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The (Poor) State of Black Families
Marriage Nearly half of black Americans have never married—the highest percentage for all racial groups. Only 30 percent of blacks are now married. Married couples make up nearly three-quarters of all U.S. families. Among black families that number falls to 44 percent. The Children Black kids in the United States are in deep trouble. Nearly…
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Hometown Crowd Sticks By Desiree Rogers
by Lynette Holloway When Desiree Rogers quietly stepped down as White House social secretary last week, it came as no surprise to Chicago’s political movers and shakers, such as U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., a longtime African-American leader. “I never expected Desiree Rogers to make a career out of being a social secretary,’’ Davis…
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It’s Hard To Be Mocked, Harder To Stay Focused
Never mind the genius of George Washington Carver, the linguistic stylings of Langston Hughes, the ingenuity of Granville T. Woods. Forget how much Rosa Parks’ feet hurt. Harriet’s, too, for that matter. To some people, Black History Month will always mean an opportunity to mock the less, um, upstanding members of black America, as opposed…
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The Root's Favorite Female Anthems
is an intern at The Root and senior journalism major at Howard University. Mama, mama you’re the queen of my heart Your love is like Tears from the stars Mama, I just want you to know Lovin’ you is like food to my soul Want this song? Buy it 70’s Blues</a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src=”…
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Harold Ford Jr Won't Run For Senate in NY
Who saw this one coming? Former Tennessee congressman Harold Ford, Jr. announced in a New York Times op-ed that he won’t has run for U.S. Senate in New York against Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: I’ve examined this race in every possible way, and I keep returning to the same fundamental conclusion: If I run, the likely…
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FBI To Close Most of Its Civil Rights Cold Cases
Three years ago the FBI promised to investigate more than 100 unsolved civil rights killings. Now the agency is ready to close all but a handful of them, according to the Washington Post. “There’s maybe five to seven cases where we don’t know who did it,” said FBI Special Agent Cynthia Deitle, who is heading…
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‘Fat’ is the new ‘N’ Word. Seriously?
Over on HuffingtonPost.com is a column by some chick named Vicki Iovine headlined FAT Is the New ‘N’ Word. She’s white, and that’s all I’m going to infer about why she played the race card. The headline – a breathtaking work of staggering ignorance – speaks for itself. And hey, it worked: It got my…