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Rahm Emanuel to End Controversial Tenure as White House Chief of Staff

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By Peter Nicholas, Tribune Washington Bureau — A president’s chief of staff tends to be discreet, low-key and anonymous. Rahm Emanuel was none of these. He drove his staff with warlike intensity and a message that failure was unacceptable. During the past 20 months Emanuel insulted allies. Sparred with colleagues. Practiced an arm-twisting, old-school politics […]
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Tavis Smiley & Cornel West Join Forces for Radio Program

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Two of America’s most influential and provocative public figures, broadcaster Tavis Smiley and Princeton professor Cornel West have joined forces to co-host a new radio program – Smiley & West – this fall. Building on Tavis’ current popular radio show The Tavis Smiley Show, Smiley & West will integrate their professional and personal relationship to […]
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Commentary

The N-word: The Indoctrination Process and overcoming Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

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By H. Lewis Smith – Plantation owners, overseers, merchants, bankers—all of those who were benefactors of the American enslavement of black people—had a huge stake in eliminating the true identity of the newly-arrived Africans. These benefactors knew that in order for their scheme to be completely effective, they would have to maintain complete control over […]
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Bennett J. Johnson III Joins PFM’s Chicago Office as Senior Managing Consultant

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Chicago, IL – The PFM Group has announced that Bennett J. Johnson III recently joined the firm’s Financial Advisory practice in the Chicago office as a Senior Managing Consultant. Mr. Johnson’s primary focus will be in the areas of client development, project management, and financial analysis in Chicago and the Midwest region. Bennett Johnson brings […]
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Entertainment

Hollywood Elite Join Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Divas Simply Singing

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Los Angeles, CA. — One Diva. One Song. One Night to touch a million lives. Actress and activist Sheryl Lee Ralph is proud to announce the all-star, mega-watt line up for the 20th Annual Divas Simply Singing! AIDS benefit Concert on October 9th (7:30pm) at the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.: Grammy nominated singer–songwriter–producer […]
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Commentary

AfriCan – by Raynard Jackson

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During the past two weeks I have been asked to be involved in two projects relating to Africa. While dealing with Africa can sometimes be very frustrating, after the past two weeks, I am very high on the future of Africa. Last month I was asked to help put together the first ever Seychelles Investment […]
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Headlines

Meet her at the Education Crossroads: Ruth Adkins Robinson, Creator and Executive Producer of “The Education Superhighway” hosted by Reverend Al Sharpton

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Hollywood, CA – Sometimes we cross paths with others that seem pure accident, with others it seems pre-ordained. For Ruth Adkins Robinson, a call in 1976 for writing help on a live awards show from James Brown’s manager Charles Bobbitt was the first pavestone in the pathway that led to a New York production studio […]
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Obama Issues Education Message

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By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON – Barely into the new school year, President Barack Obama issued a tough-love message to students and teachers on Monday: Their year in the classroom should be longer, and poorly performing teachers should get out. American students are falling behind some of their foreign counterparts, especially in math and […]
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Commentary

Devils in the Pulpit

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The Gantt Report By Lucius Gantt Every Sheppard should love his flock but the leader of the sheep should not abuse the little lambs! By now, members of Atlanta’s New Birth church congregation should be over the initial shock of allegations of misconduct lodged against New Birth Bishop Eddie Long. I wasn’t shocked that a […]
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