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Beat The (Black) Press: White House Launches E-Magazine
The Obama administration today released the first edition of White House Wire, a special newsletter aimed at the black community. Aggregating recent news such as UN Ambassador Susan Rice’s speech at Howard University Law School, Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s trip to Chicago to address youth violence, the naming of a…
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‘Good Hair,’ Bad Vibes
There’s no question that in Good Hair, Chris Rock brings the funny. (Trolling the streets of Los Angeles, peddling “black hair” that no one wants.) There’s no question that he brings the outrage. (Showing a preschooler submitting to the “creamy crack”—a chemical relaxer.) There’s no question that he brings the dirt, getting celebrities to tell…
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How Rio De Janeiro is like Barack Obama
Well, the word is in for the 2016 Olympics, and it’s not so pretty for my hometown, Chicago. After three rounds of voting in Copenhagen, Denmark, the International Olympic Committee announced that Rio de Janeiro will host the games, making it the first Olympics to be held in South America. That alone is news worth…
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Mr. President, Your Wife Is Awesome, So…
Why not let her handle this Chicago Olympics thing? Like you, the First Lady is smart, charismatic and tough. If there’s any shrinking violet part of her, we have yet to see it—except for maybe when she lets you be taller than she is. Unlike you, she won’t be blamed into perpetuity for the fate…
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The First Lady Says: I'm Ready to Knuckle Up for '16 Games in Chicago
Michelle Obama says she ready to take the gloves off. She and her husband are making a real push for the 2016 Olympic Games to be in Chicago and she—and the gun show—are putting everyone on notice. From CNN: “It’s a battle — we’re going to win — take no prisoners,” the first lady said…
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Photo of the Week: Obama-Wan-Kenobi
President Barack Obama wields a fake “Star Wars”-style lightsaber with young children visiting the White House for an event held by the Office on Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport. The event drew hundreds of young athletes, as well as the delegation to the International Olympic Committee, working with first lady Michelle Obama to promote Chicago’s…
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Obama, Star Wars and Socialism
I’m afraid the truth is out of the bag. Hold on to your laptops, iphones and Blackberries. Obama was seen holding a blue lightsaber in front of the White House [see attached photo]. The same lightsaber used by a Jedi to fight off enemy blaster bolts in a Star Wars movie. There is no doubt,…
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Reading List: The Sports Edition
Here are a few books for sports nuts, celebrity junkies, and those who enjoy a good, old inspirational story. Character Driven: Life, Lessons, and Basketball By Derek Fisher with Gary Brozek Simon & Schuster, September 2009 Although he isn’t always in the spotlight, Fisher, the Lakers’ starting point guard who has 13 seasons under his…
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Semenya's Race and Sex Struggle
What stood out most as Caster Semenya faced reporters at last week’s track and field world championships was that she’s just a kid. Baby-faced and leery, she parceled out answers to ostensibly innocuous questions. “What was your running background before this year?” But a more insidious query lurked for the teen: What kind of freak are…
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Usain Bolt Covers 100 Meters Much More Quickly than Everyone Else
From ESPN: Usain Bolt crossed the finish line, saw his record-setting time on the clock and spread his arms as if he were soaring like a bird. About all this guy can’t do is fly. And by saving his celebration until after the finish line this time, he showed how fast a man really can…