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First Black President

Eighth-grade teacher Langston Tingling-Clemmons works with a student at Friendship Woodridge Elementary and Middle School in Northeast Washington D.C.

Is there an 'Obama boost' in classrooms?

Todd Johnson
theGRIO VIDEO - As President Barack Obama prepares to take the oath of office for a second time, the country is once again examining his impact as a leader. In some schools across the country, educators still look to Obama as a role model for their young students to look up to...
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President Barack Obama

Biracial versus black: On President Obama's biracial identity

Patrice Peck
OPINION - These thought leaders offer interesting and at times surprising perspectives on what it means to have not only a black man, but also a biracial man, in the White House...
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Black woman on Instagram who is pro-Obama

Black women raise their political voice via Instagram

Patrice Peck
Images of black women showing their support for President Barack Obama have begun to flood the social network’s stream.
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Morgan Freeman: Obama is not America's first black president

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Morgan Freeman joined told NPR's Michel Martin Thursday and said Obama isn't America's first black president...
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.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally at the Virginia Commonwealth University. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)

Memo to black America: Obama has fought for you

Rev. Al Sharpton
OPINION - It's easy to sit back and criticize. Pretty much anyone, anywhere with access to a computer can spew his/her thoughts on the day's issues, or worse yet, create hysteria where none exists...
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