The March 31, deadline for uninsured Americans to enroll in health insurance through the Affordable Healthcare Act dubbed “Obamacare” has come and gone. But questions about Obama’s signature legislation
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Feeling anxious about your tax liability now that your taxes have been submitted? The Bible has many references to taxes that will sound strangely relevant at this time of year
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After attending a prestigious, predominately White private school, Ty’Quish Keyes yearned for a new cultural and educational experience. Keyes’ mother pushed him to excel
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our women who were forced into sex slavery and later freed met last week with Pope Francis at an international conference on human trafficking held at the Vatican to combat what the pontiff called a “crime against humanity.”
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You would think that news of a high school student from a family of African immigrants getting accepted into all eight Ivy League universities would be met with universal celebration.
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Former President George W. Bush said the education achievement gap – up to four years at some grade-levels – is a “nation scandal” that deserves immediate action.
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Editorial
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The Chicago regional office of the National Labor Relations Board has ruled in favor of the College Athletes Players Association, giving scholarship football players at Northwestern University the right to form a union.
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D.C. has played a significant role recently as the backdrop to some of TV’s most-riveting shows. From “Scandal” and “House of Cards” to “Homeland,” viewers have been treated to glimpses of the nation’s capital
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Alright, team; here we are again approaching the midterm elections. Having won both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, we have to notice that Obama, who is an excellent campaigner
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Almost anyone striving to accomplish any significant goal or achievement will tell you that the challenges you face and the effort you dedicate to a successful completion are greatest near or at the end of the task
Neighborhood
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Razor-like rhetoric will keep the audience on edge of their seats as Howard University team takes on rivals from Harvard University in a debate about legalization of marijuana.
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Montgomery County Recreation announced this year’s lineup for the 2014 Silver Spring Summer Concert Series, presented by Discovery Communications and Live Nation.
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Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) have introduced the Democracy Restoration Act, legislation that seeks to restore voting rights in federal elections to millions of disfranchised Americans
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The Prince George’s County Council will hold an Education Town Hall Meeting, entitled “Our Pre-K-20 Strategy for College and Career Readiness in Prince George’s County,” Tuesday, April 22
Personal Finance
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Last week, I attended a very nice reception hosted by two of my friends, Rosa Whitaker and Bernadette Paolo. At the event promoted as “Reception, Tribute and Discussion for East Africa’s Four New Female Ambassadors ...”
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Margarita “Maggie” Anderson wants to transform “Buy Black” from a leftover 1960s slogan to a modern economic empowerment strategy. And because she has lived it, there is no person better qualified to lead the charge.
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We are at a critical stage in the economy when “more than one-third of workers (36 percent) have a measly $1,000 saved for their later years,” according to a study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
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The NABOB has asked the Federal Communications Commission to consider reversing the dismal status of Black TV ownership by modifying the existing terms of Joint Sales Agreements and Shared Services Agreements
Politics
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court added another layer of bricks to the wall conservatives are trying to build to transform the American political system from a one-person-one-vote democracy
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Even before they typically learn to read, Black preschoolers – some as young as four years old – are taught a disgusting lesson: they are three times more likely to be suspended from school
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The gaping underrepresentation of women of color on the political stage undermines the American ideal of democratic representation. This conclusion, reached by the Center for American Progress
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Rev. Al Sharpton and several renowned activists led a march of hundreds to the Florida State Capitol last week to protest Florida’s self-defense doctrine notoriously known as the “stand your ground” law.
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