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Presidents

U.S President Barack Obama (L) takes the oath of office from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (R) as first lady Michelle Obama (2nd L) holds the bible and daughter Malia (C) and Sasha looks on in the Blue Room of the White House January 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. Obama and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden were officially sworn in a day before the ceremonial inaugural swearing-in. (Photo by Larry Downing-Pool/Getty Images)

Barack Obama sworn in as US president

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The president, surrounded by family in the ornate White House Blue Room, was administered the brief oath of office by Chief Justice John Roberts...
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The top 10 worst US presidents for black America

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SLIDESHOW - These presidents failed black America by either being indifferent, ineffective or hostile when dealing with crises like slavery, poverty and civil rights...
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Who were America's slave-owning presidents?

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Here it is again, the intersection of Presidents Day and Black History Month. Eight of our early presidents, beginning with George Washington, owned slaves during their tenure in the nation's highest office...
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DWIGHT EISENHOWER – While Dwight D. Eisenhower never broadcast his strong civil rights record even when he stepped in with federal troops to aid the Little Rock Nine in 1957, his actions are worthy of high praise. During his presidency, Eisenhower not only appointed Earl Warren, who presided over Brown v. Board, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court but he regularly fought and succeeded in placing judges committed to equal rights to serve in critical Southern courts. With the Civil Rights Act of 1957, Eisenhower’s administration became the first since Reconstruction to pass civil rights legislation. Truman proposed bold actions such as integrating the armed forces but Eisenhower actually implemented the changes, making it the rule of the land.
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The top 10 best US presidents for black America

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SLIDESHOW - America has had 44 presidents, each of whom has had varying degrees of influence, for better or worse, on the lives of black Americans...
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NBA remains leader in sports diversity

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The league has again earned an A grade in a study of the diversity of its leadership in its front office and its 30 teams...
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