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Mr. Sensitivity and Rap's Emotional Core
(The Root) — Hip-hop’s soft spot is showing. In recent months, a few of the more prominent male figures in rap have dropped their machismo shields and displayed some touching moments of PDE: public displays of emotion. Just more than a week ago, Queens, N.Y., rapper Nas released his video for “Bye Baby,” a heart-tugging…
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Is 'Illegal Immigrant' an Insulting Term?
Vargas Reopens Debate on “Illegal Immigrant” “Jose Antonio Vargas is a man on a mission,” Margaret Sullivan, public editor of the New York Times, wrote on Monday. “The journalist turned immigration activist wants news organizations to stop using the term ‘illegal immigrants,’ which he finds disparaging and inaccurate. He’s particularly focusing on The Times and…
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Obama's Day, Sept. 25: Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 In the morning, the President will deliver remarks to the UN General Assembly; the First Lady will also attend. The President’s remarks are open to pre-credentialed members of the media. In the afternoon, the President will deliver…
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White-People Political Problems?
White-people (political) problems? Analyzing new research that contradicts conventional wisdom, one PostBourgie writer says, “Obama’s issues with white folks — or Southern whites, really — isn’t a new phenomenon for Democratic presidential candidates.” Madonna: Black Muslim in the White House: Looks like the artist is one of the few people who still believe the lies…
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My Racial Background Is None of Your Business
“I am black. My birth certificate says ‘Black,’ my parents’ birth certificates say ‘Black’ and my grandparents’ birth certificates say ‘Black,’ ” writes XOJane‘s Kristin Booker, who says she’s tired of all the questions. … This is a nearly daily occurrence for me and I’m here to say that I’m f[—]king sick of it. The…
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Obama's Day, Sept. 24: UN General Assembly Meeting
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet for lunch.…
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Univision Forums With Obama, Romney Make News
Obama Concedes Failure to Reform Immigration Univision’s televised forums this week with President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney were ratings and journalistic hits, as Univision moderators Maria Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos posed questions they maintained would not be asked in the mainstream debates scheduled to start Oct. 3 in Denver. Ramos said as…
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Chicago School Strike Ends, but Not the Fight
(The Root) — Even the dullest knife in the drawer could predict that when the mayor of a big city drops the f-bomb on the president of the teachers union during one of their earliest meetings, subsequent strike negotiations might not go as smoothly as possible. No, they didn’t. So as Chicago schoolteachers returned to…
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Obama's Day, Sept. 18: Honoring WNBA Champs
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. The meeting is closed press. In the afternoon, the President will welcome WNBA Champion Minnesota Lynx to the White House to honor…
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Rapper Tweets 'YOLO'; Dies in Car Crash
The last tweet sent out by Erwin McKiness, an aspiring Southern California rapper, read, “Driving tweeting sipping the cup [expletive] yolo I’m turning it up,” CBS News reports. Not long after the “You only live once” message, he died in a suspected drunk-driving crash. Four friends of 21-year-old McKiness, also known as Jew’elz and Inkyy,…