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20 people we'd pay to see Palin interview

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SLIDESHOW - Here are 20 sit-downs we're not likely to see anytime soon -- but we should wish we would...
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LYNDON JOHNSON – Although overshadowed by both John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert, who were both assassinated for their brazen support of civil rights for African Americans, Lyndon Baines Johnson not only continued their work in civil rights but extended the struggle to eradicating poverty and dedicating the nation to education for all. Committed to implementing his “Great Society” program, Johnson declared a “war on poverty” and launched programs such as Project Head Start, Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps that continue to assist all Americans, including African Americans. This matched with the countless civil rights legislation pushed through during his tenure gives Johnson an enduring legacy of action that is, unfortunately, mired by the controversy that still surrounds the Vietnam War. (AP Photo/File)

Dr. King's legacy on Vietnam sparks new controversy

Mandisa Washington
VIDEO - April 4 is the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1968 assassination, but it is also the anniversary of his controversial anti-war speech in 1967, "Beyond Vietnam"...
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Black leaders to Obama: 'We have a right to expect something'

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In the words of Princeton Professor Cornel West, it was about "a black face in a high place.''...
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Clockwise from top right: Tavis Smiley, Dorothy Height, Jesse Jackson, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rev. Al Sharpton, Prof. Cornel West

Slideshow: Friends or foes? Where black leaders stand with Obama

David A. Love
Who among these influential African-Americans support the president or challenge him the most?...
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Cornel West urges people not to 'sanitize' King's legacy

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ATLANTA (AP) - Scholar and activist Cornel West invoked the fiery side of Martin Luther King Jr.'s rhetoric Monday...
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Happy reading! TheGrio's holiday book wish list

Suzanne Rust
REVIEW - Do your friends really need another fruitcake this year? When in doubt, make a holiday gift more personal -- and palatable, with one of these great titles.
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Cornel West talks to theGrio about his new memoir (VIDEO)

Todd Johnson
Cornel West calls his new memoir, "Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud," his "most unique work yet."
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Cornel West: Obama is for big business not the jobless (VIDEO)

Todd Johnson
VIDEO - Educator Cornel West sat down with theGrio to discuss how unemployment is affecting African-Americans...
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