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Billie Holiday, Barack Obama, and the Pain of Black Women
Prominent black women have signed a letter protesting that Obama’s initiative to help young black men and boys ignores women. They misjudge the president’s commitment.
Joshua DuBois
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Jun. 22 2014
5:45AM EDT
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