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MICHELLE OBAMA TALKS OUR STATE OF THE UNION AND FAMILY AT ESSENCE FESTIVAL

[Essence Festival Anniversary] Michelle Obama: “I want all young girls out there to know — we all struggle with that, people of color, working ...

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On The Margins: Here Is How Poverty Tastes In America

Marian Wright Edelman. Photo: Youtube   Here’s how a New Orleans mother Sarah Davis describes poverty: “I can’t do a lot of the extra ...

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Kintsukuroi (or “to repair with gold”)

Kintsukuroi is a Japanese term. It is used both as a noun and as a verb. In its verbal form, kintsukuroi means “to repair ...

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We’ve Come A Long Way Since Katrina; We Still Have A Long Way To Go — Obama

President Obama REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA Andrew Sanchez Community Center, New Orleans, Louisiana It is good to ...

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The Great Economic Depression In Black America Ten Years After Katrina

Many have already forgotten…. There was a moment in the aftermath of the Katrina debacle 10 years ago when the message that there are ...

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When Arrested Robert Durst, “The Jinx” Subject, Had Ticket To Cuba; Spotted By HBO Viewer

Robert Durst   Robert Durst had an airline ticket to Cuba and about $100,000 in cash when he was arrested in a New Orleans ...

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Why Do We Subsidize Wealthy Team Owners With Billions For Their Stadiums?

Mayor Gray says ‘no way’ to Lerner’s $300 million gambit. Photo: newsone.com [Business Exchange] Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray says that Washington Nationals baseball ...