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An individual’s responses to census questions are confidential, but one of President Obama’s answers on the 10-question form adds more fodder to the ongoing conversation about how America sees itself.
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President Barack Obama and his family chose a historically African-American church in southeast Washington, D.C., for Easter observances Sunday. Congregants at the Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church broke into cheers and applause, snapping cell phone pictures when Obama, wife Michelle, daughters Malia and Sasha, and mother-in-law Marian Robinson arrived.
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Comcast Corporation, one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services, promoted Ron Phillips to Senior Vice President of Employee Engagement for Comcast Cable. Find out more about his new role here.
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Congress gave final approval on Sunday to legislation that would provide medical coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and remake the nation’s health care system along the lines proposed by President Obama.
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President Obama signed an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls on March 11, 2009. Chaired by Valerie Jarrett, the Council will provide a coordinated federal response to the challenges confronted by women and girls and to ensure that all Cabinet and Cabinet-level agencies consider how their policies and programs impact women and families.
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In the last administration Condoleeza Rice held it down in the fore front for the African American community, in the Obama Administration African Americans have much more representation. Take a look at the group of African Americans in the Obama Administration.
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Marge Jackson is vice president of marketing for Comcast Cable’s Eastern Division. Read her story here.
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Payne Brown is Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at cable giant Comcast Corporation. Comcast is the nation’s largest cable television and broadband provider. Read Payne Brown’s story here.
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Charisse R. Lillie, vice president of Community Investment for Comcast Corporation and executive vice president of the Comcast Foundation has herself made strides for African Americans. See what she has contributed to our history.
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On January 19, 2008 President Barack Obama had the privilege to speak at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, where the late great Dr. King started his ministry. See that inspiring speech in full here.
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The First Lady Michelle Obama has shown and proven that she belongs in the White House. Check out these highlights of the First Lady Michelle Obama.
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Carl Stokes pictured left was the First African American Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as well as the first African American Mayor of a major city. Check out our gallery of other African American political firsts.
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