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Family-Friendly Fun in Chicago: Summer 2011
Fireworks at the Navy Pier on Lake Michigan The Navy Pier has it all, from rides to restaurants, exhibitions to entertainment, shopping to dining cruises and tour boats. The Pier also features fireworks displays that light up the nights with color and sound all summer long. When: Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 10:15 p.m.…
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Black Commencement Speakers: Best of 2011
Words of wisdom: “Pursue success. Do not falter. When you make it, pull somebody else up. Remember, your life is richer when people around you have a shot at opportunity as well.” —April 29, Miami Captions by Kristilyn Whigham Words of wisdom: “There will always be folks who try to raise themselves up by cutting…
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Capital Connections: Out and About in DC
It’s official. The holiday reception season has started in the nation’s capital. Politicos, local entrepreneurs, Hill staff and socialites will be all around town in the next three weeks participating in social-philanthropic events. Politicos, Capitol Hill staffers, journalists and White House appointees gathered at L2 Lounge in Georgetown to network and toast the holidays. Here,…
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Celebrities React to bin Laden's Death
John Legend: “Did we intentionally save this announcement until William and Kate were married out of respect? #coalitionofthewilling” Roland Martin: “How stupid was Osama bin Laden to build a mansion 8 times larger than every other neighborhood crib & NOT think he would be found? Way to go!” Spike Lee: “President Barack Obama DID DA…
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Laurel Richie Named New President of WNBA
There’s a new WNBA sheriff in town. Laurel J. Richie, a veteran marketing executive, has been named the new president of the WNBA. Previously serving as senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Girl Scouts of the USA, Richie will become the league’s third president and first African-American head. Richie has also spent decades…
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African-American Communities: More Environmental Challenges
Need a reason to celebrate Earth Day? Here’s one. According to the Center for American Progress, more than 71 percent of African Americans and 66 percent of Latinos live in areas that fail to meet one or more of the Environmental Protection Agency’s air-quality standards. The EPA says that our minority communities are susceptible to…
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African Americans Leave Big Cities, Provide Boost for GOP
Once a staple in big cities like Philadelphia, Detroit and Atlanta, African Americans are leaving in herds and heading toward the suburbs. The Washington Post reports that eight of the nation’s top majority-black districts lost an average of more than 10 percent of their African-American populations. This new census data is troubling not just to…
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A New Study Says That African Americans Aren't Saving
We have all heard it; now we have a study to back it up. Most African Americans do not save their money. According to “The African American Financial Experience,” a study released over the weekend by Prudential Financial, African Americans aren’t saving the way they should. Prudential found that only 20 percent of African Americans…
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Obama: I Was Born in Hawaii
In an interview this morning with ABC News, Obama finally addressed Donald Trump and Birthers who believe he wasn’t born in America. “I think that over the last two-and-a-half years, there’s been an effort to go at me in a way that is politically expedient in the short term for Republicans,” Obama said. President Obama…
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Obama Wants You: White House Accepting Applications for D.C. Scholars Program
Calling all Washington, D.C., public and charter high school students! The White House recently announced that it is accepting applications for its D.C. Scholars Program. The program gives high school students an opportunity to receive real work experience and an inside look at the White House’s operations. While the program isn’t paid, program participants pair up with a mentor, attend weekly lectures…
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