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Obama Tweets Final Message From White House, Announces New Website

President Barack Obama tweeted the American people in his final hours as head of state promising to continue his work with them, and unveiling a new website.

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Amy Schumer: I don't deserve equal pay to Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle

Amy Schumer is clearing up some controversy about her salary. Variety published a story this week about gender pay inequality in Hollywood titled "The Fight for Equal Pay: Women, Minorities on TV Still Making Less Than White Men."

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Barack Obama to Hold 1st Public Event This Monday at University of Chicago

Former President Barack Obama will speak to young people at the University of Chicago on Monday, returning to the city for what will be his first public event since leaving the White House.

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U.S. to South Korea: We'll Pay for Missile Defense System (for now)

After President Trump set off a furor over who should pay for a U.S. missile defense system that's being installed in South Korea, his national security chief said Washington will pick up the check. For the time being, at least.

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Police: No Link Between Chicago Torture Video and Black Lives Matter

No one disputes the horror of a special-needs teen getting beaten as another teen broadcasts the torture on Facebook Live.

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Conway on Streep's Criticism: 'Is it always appropriate to talk politics?'

Kellyanne Conway brushed aside actress Meryl Streep's Golden Globes stage condemnation of President-elect Donald Trump, calling Hollywood a "myopic place" that wanted Trump to lose.

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Jeff Sessions Grilled Sally Yates On Constitutional Duty During 2015 Hearing

Sally Yates had been in the crossfire over her constitutional duty before her ouster Monday night as acting attorney general.

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Pepsi And Kendall Jenner Join The Rogues' Gallery Of Tone-Deaf Ads

The commercial, in which Jenner ditches a photo shoot to join a street protest and then gives a Pepsi to a police officer, might have been an attempt to capitalize on a message of youth and universal harmony. That's what Coca-Cola did with its iconic "Hilltop" ad in 1971, as "Mad Men" fans know.

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Trump, Christie Promise To Combat Opioid Abuse During WH Session

Christie, an early backer of Trump's campaign, led the President's transition team before running afoul of Trump's inner circle and being replaced by Vice President Mike Pence. The New Jersey governor and former 2016 campaign rival has been an outspoken leader on opioid deaths, which have skyrocketed by 214% since 2010 in the Garden State, according to the New Jersey attorney general.

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Fauci says he was in surgery when task force discussed CDC testing guidelines

White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci said he was undergoing surgery and not part of the discussion during the August 20 task force meeting when updated US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines were discussed.

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Fact check: Trump campaign runs Facebook ads featuring fake image of Biden wearing earpiece

President Donald Trump's campaign has been serially dishonest on social media, repeatedly using altered or deceptively clipped videos and images to try to make opponent Joe Biden appear senile.

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Christie urges Americans to wear a mask and says they are not a 'partisan or cultural symbol'

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wrote Wednesday that mask wearing is not a "partisan or cultural symbol," urging Americans to wear one to guard against the coronavirus.

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Pelosi on the coronavirus stimulus price tag she's willing to settle for: '$3.4 trillion'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told CNN on Tuesday that she still wants a sweeping stimulus deal this week -- but she made it clear she is not budging on the price tag put forward by House Democrats, reflecting how far apart the two sides are despite days of talks.

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Senate Bill Seeks To Remove Major Barrier To Black Homeownership

National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) applauds introduction of American Dream Down Payment Savings Act intended to break financial constraints thwarting the growth of Black homeownership.

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Trump calls Kavanaugh accusations a 'hoax set up by the Democrats'

President Donald Trump on Monday claimed Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was "caught up in a hoax set up by the Democrats." Kavanaugh is set to be sworn in by Trump later in the day.

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Meghan Markle wears Givenchy wedding dress to marry Prince Harry

Meghan, the Duchess Sussex, chose a modest white bridal gown designed by Givenchy's Clare Waight Keller for her wedding to Britain's Prince Harry at St George's Chapel in Windsor.

Black and Blue: Training Designed to Bridge Communities of Color and Police

In an effort to strengthen the relationships between law enforcement and communities of color, Kalamazoo Valley Community College’s Police Officer Training Academy is offering a unique training program, Expanding our Horizons: A Cultural Awareness Experience to cadets in the 89th academy. The training takes place at the college’s Law Enforcement Training Center, 7107 Elm Valley Drive in Kalamazoo, on Friday, Feb. 14 from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Kalamazoo Valley is the only police academy in the state to offer this type of training.

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How Racism Impacts People, Families and Communities of Color

The statistics are troubling. People of color are far more likely to suffer from inequity. Inequity that can be traced directly to racism, a side effect and the enduring legacy, of slavery. The legacy of slavery has insinuated itself into the very fabric of our society via the criminal justice system, housing, and education.

Black Entertainment Television (BET) Founder Encourages Black Lives Matter (BLM) To Form An Independent Black Political Party

Johnson Memo to BLM Echoes CBC Founding Principle "Black People Have No Permanent Friends, No Permanent Enemies….Just Permanent Interests"

Best-selling Author Helps Readers Face Anger And Learn To Deal With It In A Healthier, Non-Violent Way

Everybody is angry. Whether black, white, or brown, woman or man, everybody is angry right now. And we have a lot to be angry about: George Floyd. Lives lost. Joblessness. Global pandemic. Rioting and looting. But just because we are angry that does not give us the right to retaliate in an unhealthy, violent, or dangerous manner. So how do we, as a community, deal with our anger?