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Pharrell Says Juneteenth Good for All Americans
Jun.21 -- Superstar singer and producer Pharrell Williams discusses the U.S.' making Juneteenth a federal holiday and the need to create more wealth in the Black community. He speaks with Carol Massar and Shartia Brantley on "Bloomberg...
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At Least 10 Dead, Suspect Arrested In Mass Shooting At Supermarket
Officials are investigating the shooting as a “hate crime and racially motived violent extremism.”
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Biden Says More Time Needed to Lower Inflation; US Not Near Recession
President Joe Biden said his actions to lower inflation would need more time to take effect. He also said he is optimistic the US is not nearing a recession. He spoke at the White House after Democrats fared better than expected in...
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Early morning reax following Obama's historic election win
New York
1. Various of Times Square deserted
2. Close up of electronic news ticker reading: (English) Obama promises new dawn of American leadership."
3. Mid of shopkeeper
4. Front page of Wall Street Journal reading (English): "Obama...
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Arizona: Sen John McCain Concession Speech, Part 1
Arizona: Sen John McCain Concession Speech.
Sarah and Todd Palin and John and Cindy McCain enter stage, waving, McCain walks to podium; Palin to his right, Cindy to his left) "Thank you for coming here on this beautiful AZ evening. We...
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The only three states that track voting registration by party and race show the number of black Democrats is soaring since the beginning of the year. The number of black Republicans registering to vote is dropping slightly. Florida is one of the states counting
HEADLINE: Fla. data shows GOP losing black voters
CAPTION: The only three states that track voting registration by party and race show the number of black Democrats is soaring since the beginning of the year. The number of black...
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Afghan community in display of American patriotism
1. Pan from Korean War Memorial to Lincoln Memorial on the Washington Mall
2. Couple sitting by Tidal Basin near Washington Mall
3. Couple sitting on bench on the Mall
4. American flag being unfurled near the Lincoln Memorial
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Climate conference delegates comment on Obama visit
1. Various of delegates inside UN climate conference venue
2. Wide of news conference by Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
3. Cutaway of media
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mithika Mwenda, Coordinator at Pan African Climate Justice...
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Obama: Shootings Are Symptomatic of Broader Race Issues
July 7 -- President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference about the fatal shootings of two black men by police officers in Minnesota and Louisiana. He speaks just after arriving in Warsaw for a meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty...
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Obama Touts New High School Graduation Rates
President Barack Obama says changes made to demand more from teachers and students are paying off as high school graduation rates have reached a record high of 83.2 percent.Obama spoke Monday at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in...
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Obama Touts New High School Graduation Rates
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus065177President Barack Obama says changes made to demand more from teachers and students are paying off as high school graduation rates have reached a record high of 83.2 percent.Obama spoke Monday...
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Oscars 2018: 'Mudbound,' 'Lady Bird,' 'The Post' Among Biggest Snubs | THR News
Sunday's 90th annual Academy Awards might have been an exciting evening for those whose films won, but for those who worked on or were supporting 'Lady Bird,' 'Mudbound' or 'The Post,' the evening was likely a disappointment.
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Lawsuit Arising From Bill Maher's Use of the N-Word Moves Forward | THR News
Shonitria Anthony says she was let go from ATTN: after protesting a racial slur from one of the news site's investors. A judge rules that she is likely to prevail in her lawsuit.
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Michael Milken's Life Was Changed by a Chance Encounter
Oct.31 -- Philanthropist and former financier Michael Miken tells David Rubenstein that a chance meeting during the 1965 Watts riots in Los Angeles changed his life and led him to a career in finance. The comments come in the new episode...
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Race Is Real National Issue in This Country, Says Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore
Oct.23 -- Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore talks about racial discrimination, the economic system in our country and what he hopes to see in the next U.S. president. He speaks to Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Big Decisions."
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General Is First African American Leader Of A U.S. Military Service
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles Brown as the next Air Force chief of staff.
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Merck CEO Says It's Harder for Blacks to Become Executives
Jul.08 -- Merck & Co. Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Frazier is one of only four Black CEOs at the helm of a Fortune 500 company, a reflection of how difficult it remains for people of color to ascend the executive ranks of corporate...
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What Really Happened To 'Black Wall Street' In 1921?
As Oklahoma prepares to honor those killed in the 1921 Tulsa Massacre, Newsy talks to a survivor's descendant about the fall of Black Wall Street.
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USA - World War II veterans honoured
Seven World War II veterans became the first black soldiers of that
conflict to receive the Medal of Honour on Monday (13/1) for bravery on the battlefield more than 50 years ago.
Although only one of the seven veterans, 77-year-old...
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Reaction to Obama Primaries victory from around US
Washington, D.C.
1. Wide of exterior of the Newseum (museum of news)
2. Man reading headlines outside Newseum
3. Zoom-in to Journal Sentinel's cover with headline reading (English) "Obama's In."
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Natasha Davis,...
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WRAP Study of the demographic which led Obama to the White House
AP Television
Alexandria, Virginia
1. Wide shot of 5th grade class watching Barack Obama's election night speech
2. Various shots of kids watching Obama's speech in class
3. UPSOUND: Teacher Marie Peaches talking to class
"All of the...
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Sunday morning congregants at Shrine of St. Joseph in St. Louis say they are praying for peace and justice as a grand jury decides whether to indict Darren Wilson the policy officer who shot and killed Michael Brown. (Nov. 23)
Sunday parishioners at Shrine of St. Joseph's in St. Louis are praying for peace and the hope that justice will be served once the Ferguson grand jury reaches a decision.
Priests, pastors and ministers all over the metropolitan St. Louis...
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California teenage sensation in Chinese Opera
AP Television
Oakland, California, USA - June 11, 2011
1. Mid of Tyler Thompson singing Chinese opera ( Mandarin)
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sherlyn Chew, vocal teacher: (PARTIALLY COVERED BY SHOT #1)
"It is so unexpected to see an...