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The sun streams in through Oprah’s kitchen windows; birds chirp in the garden. Outside, a spring mix of flowers. Inside, Oprah is making lunch for her longtime beau, Stedman Graham, …
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 – 10:15pm Black America Web News Inside The News takes a look at the first Obama Romney debate and answers the question; What could president Obama …
Michael Cottman Senior Writer, Blackamericaweb.com Six days before Election Day, with President Barack Obama returning to the campaign trail after taking a break to oversee relief efforts from Hurricane Sandy, …
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In the wake of New York City’s most devastating natural disaster to date, many of the city’s landmark institutions are stepping up to provide relief for members of their communities. …
Laura Cococcia Editor, ‘The Journal of Cultural Conversation’ It’s no secret that music has a unique way of unifying people across cultures, geographies and communities. It takes exceptional artists and …
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With a $100 million budget, “Cloud Atlas” was banking on box office success. If this weekend is any indication, it’s going to be a slow process making that $100 million …
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The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. And the art market likes it that way, according to Federal Reserve Bank economist Benjamin Mandel. Mandel recently spoke …
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Joe Satran joe.satran@huffingtonpost.com On a recent afternoon at Julius Lowy Frame and Restoration Co., a three-by-four frame sat on a work table, shining with freshly-applied gold leaf. The craftsmen at …
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has refused to extend the state’s early voting hours, despite long lines at the polls. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) Amanda Terkel aterkel@huffingtonpost.com WASHINGTON — Once again, …
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When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he also won a long-running debate with his wife Michelle. Contrary to her fears, politics now seemed like a worthwhile, even noble …
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Nikki A. Greene Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Africana Studies and Art Art historian examining African American and African identities, the body, feminism, and music in twentieth-century and contemporary art. …
Margarita J. Aguilar, Executive Director, El Museo del Barrio, New York Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York Madeleine Grynsztejn, Pritzker Director, Museum of …
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Starting with $600 and a dream, Edward Ford has made a lucrative career as a jeweler while smashing perceived limits on African American success.