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Obama's Day, March 13: March Madness
Office of the Press SecretaryDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2012In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and meet with senior advisors. These meetings in the Oval Office are closed press.Later in the morning, the President will visit with the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search finalists in the Eisenhower…
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25 People Who Think Obama Killed Breitbart
25 people who think President Obama killed Breitbart: The theory is that Breitbart had a video from the president’s college years, so he had to be taken out. Wow. But Buzzfeed has a list of people who — if you can believe they’re serious — are all over the conspiracy theory. Racism in 30 vintage…
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Before Bill Gates, There Was Roy L. Clay Sr.
To today’s iPad generation, accustomed to lightweight portable computing power, the first computer Roy L. Clay Sr. helped build may seem like a relic. When Clay, now 82, learned how to program computer code in 1956, Bill Gates was in diapers. Universities didn’t have computer science programs. And a computer stable enough to run for…
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New TV from Sean Combs and Magic Johnson
Two minority-owned networks will be coming to your television in the next two years, and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and NBA great Magic Johnson are among those who are behind them. Revolt, conceived by Combs and MTV veteran Andy Schuon, will have programming that includes music videos, live performances, music news and interviews. Aspire, to be…
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Comcast to Carry Magic Johnson and P Diddy Cable Channels
Comcast Cable will launch four minority-owned networks over the next two years; two of them will be spearheaded by Magic Johnson and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, according to the Christian Science Monitor. The four networks, which will be split into two black-owned networks and Hispanic-owned networks, will be headlined by Johnson’s Aspire and Combs’ Revolt.…
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The Pressure of Preserving Our Legacy
A powder horn carried into battle by the black soldier Prince Simbo during the American Revolution. Harriet Tubman’s silk shawl — a gift from Queen Victoria. A Stearman PT-13D plane used to train Tuskegee Airmen. A photographic portrait of Elizabeth Catlett, the renowned sculptor and printmaker. The black fedora from Michael Jackson’s Victory tour. These…
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What Jesse Jackson Could Teach Ron Paul
During this primary election season, the American public has been enthralled, appalled and entertained by Republican candidates like Ron Paul — candidates who have absolutely no chance of being president but who draw a wide following because they have one compelling idea (e.g., Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan) or purport to represent a key constituency (e.g.,…
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6,000 African Americans Sue Iowa for Discrimination
The state of Iowa is facing a bias lawsuit from up to 6,000 African Americans who say they were passed over for promotions and state jobs dating back nine years, according to the Albany Times Union. The lawsuit, the largest of any kind against a state government’s civil service system, tests a legal theory that…
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Joyner Urges 'Sincere Apology' From Martin
Syndicated radio host Tom Joyner Friday called on Roland Martin to “make it right” and offer “a sincere apology” to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Joyner urged his morning-show colleague not to be like “another family member who refused to turn around,” an obvious reference to Tavis Smiley, who left Joyner’s show amid…
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Black History Month Tough on Black Folks
Once a year, Black History Month rolls around and debate ensues about whether we still need to observe it. In my mind, this debate is frivolous because the reasons that historian Carter G. Woodson, a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Chicago, worked diligently to establish Negro History Month in 1926 still exist…