Politics
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Michelle Obama's a Beyoncé Fan — So What?
Michelle Obama recently told People magazine that if she could be anyone she would be Beyoncé. In response to Kelli Goff’s writing in Loop 21 that the first lady’s admiration for the scantily clad “Bootylicious” singer would drive away voters in November, cultural vlogger Jay Smooth accuses Goff of slut-shaming. Watch Jay Smooth make his…
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Why Michelle Obama Can't Adore Beyoncé
Recently, in a People magazine interview promoting her new gardening book, first lady Michelle Obama was asked whom she would be if she could be anyone. Her answer, to the chagrin of Loop21 writer Kelli Goff, was Beyoncé. Apparently, the first lady’s admiration for the singer — with her sparkling leotards and chart-topping hits —…
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Jobs Still a Campaign Issue for Obama
This week, President Obama headed to Massachusetts to attack Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s gubernatorial history, while Romney focused on the now-defunct solar energy company Solyndra to attack Obama’s leadership record. However, according to the Washington Post, Obama may need to focus all his energies on America’s unemployed. On Friday the U.S. Labor Department released…
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Artur Davis' Almost Principled Defection
(The Root) — If, as Jesse Jackson said a couple years back, “you can’t vote against health care and call yourself a black man,” then put me down in the almost-black category of former Alabama Democratic Rep. Artur Davis, who took a principled stand in 2010 as the only Congressional Black Caucus member who voted…
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Obama's Day, May 31: Bush Portrait Unveiling
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MAY 31, 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 First Lady will meet for lunch with…
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Black Doc Sues UCLA, Cites Racist Treatment
(The Root) — It’s no surprise that Dr. Christian Head’s account of being depicted as a gorilla sodomized by his white supervisor in a slideshow shown at a UCLA School of Medicine graduation “roast” has been the subject of national attention and outrage. The African-American head-and-neck surgeon’s tale of over-the-top racism by the university went…
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Living While Obama: The Highest of Honors
Renowned author and Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison grins as President Obama bestows upon her the Medal of Freedom on Tuesday, May 29, in the White House’s East Room. The Medal of Freedom is the country’s highest civilian honor. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.