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Reversing Course, ALEC Supports Reform Of Mandatory Minimum Sentences
By Nicole Flatow The American Legislative Exchange Council was a driving force behind moves to impose tougher sentences and inflate the U.S. prison population. But on Monday, the conservative, corporate-backed group adopted model legislation that would reform draconian mandatory minimum … Continue reading
Oprah Winfrey Says Trayvon Martin & Emmett Till Are The Same
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Scandal Scoop: Who Outed Olivia as Fitz’s Mistress?
By Natalie Abrams Professional fixer Olivia Pope will find herself on the other side of a major, well, Scandal when ABC’s hit drama returns for Season 3 this fall. In the season finale, Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) and Olivia (Kerry Washington) … Continue reading
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Cheryl Boone Isaacs Elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
By Gregg Kilday Cheryl Boone Isaacs has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s board of governors. The Academy announced her election Tuesday night via Twitter. Boone Isaacs, a marketing executive who … Continue reading
Winnie
TD Jakes brings to theatres this fall (tentatively set for September 6, 2013) the film, Winnie Mandela. It is the adaptation of Anne Marie du Preez Bezrob’s biography Winnie Mandela: A Life. The film stars Jennifer Hudson, Terrence Howard, Elias Koteas, and Wendy Crewson.
Will.i.am in Talks to Join ‘American Idol’ as Jennifer Lopez Nears Deal
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8 Cities Where 911 Systems Recently Failed
By Dana Liebelson New Yorkers are living with the fear that their city’s breakdown-prone emergency dispatch system could fail them when they need it most. It’s a fear that other major American cities have lived with for years. New York … Continue reading
The Truth About Income Mobility in Atlanta: Why the American Dream Is Alive in Our City
By Kasim Reed A recent Harvard/Berkeley study on the effectiveness of tax policy includes an impressive amount of detail on income mobility in the United States and provides valuable information that can be used by state and local leaders to support … Continue reading
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Tagged American dream, Atlanta, Kasim Reed, poverty, Social mobility, Southeast, United States
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