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Michelle Obama: “Hadiya Pendleton Was Me and I Was Her”

Michelle Obama To Address Gun Violence at Chicago’s Harper High School

Coalition of Celebrities Call on President Obama to Reform Drug Laws

President Obama Criticized for Calling Kamala Harris ‘Best-Looking’ Attorney General

President Obama Returns 5 Percent of Salary in Solidarity w/ Furloughed Federal Workers

Massachusetts Sheriff Refuses to Apologize for Obama Assassination Joke

History Channel’s ‘Satan’ Actor Looks Awfully Similar to President Obama

RNC To Spend $10 Million to Reach Out to Minorities

President Obama: Michelle is Like Beyonce; ‘She Upgraded Me’

Sequestration Will Deepen Racial Inequality in America

David J. Johns Appointed Exec. Director of Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

REPORT: Sharp Increase in Anti-Government ‘Patriot Groups’

New NRA Ad Specifically Targets Black Community; Links Civil Rights Struggle w/ Gun Ownership

White House Honors ‘Champions of Change’ for Educational Excellence for African Americans

We All Have Work to Do to End Gun Violence

Janay McFarlane Killed Same Day Her Sister Attended President’s Gun Violence Speech

BYP’s Aisha Truss-Miller and Chris Buford Discuss Gun Violence, Obama Visit on NPR

Things Gotta Change and It’s Up to Us to Change It

Mr. President, We are Still Waiting for a Comprehensive Discussion of Gun Violence

What Did You Think of President Obama’s State of the Union Address?

President Obama Delivering State of the Union Address Tonight; Hadiya Pendleton’s Parents Among Guests

President Obama Will Visit Chicago This Friday to Address Gun Violence

Washington Post’s Rahiel Tesfamariam: Why won’t Obama stand up for Chicago’s slain youth?

President Obama Still Needs to Speak to Youth of Chicago

NY Daily News: Petition Urges President Obama to Visit Chicago in Wake of Hadiya Pendleton Murder

Rev. Jesse Jackson: COME HOME, MR. PRESIDENT

Rev. Jesse Jackson Urges President Obama To Address Chicago Gun Violence Crisis

Today In Post-Race History: LOST ONES

Rep. Alcee Hastings Says President Obama Disrespects Black People

Hadiya Pendleton, Teen Who Performed At Obama Inauguration, Shot and Killed on South SIde

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