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Tavis Smiley lost lots of corporate support after he was critical of President [Barack] Obama.

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Julianne Malveaux
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 22
Economist
Journalist
Radio Personality
San Francisco County
California
Julianne Marie Malveaux
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As I write in the book, I do not regret either of my votes for President [Barack] Obama, nor my support of him when he ran for the Senate before that. I get excited as I ever did when I see that black man on Air Force One. But I won't settle for symbolism, and our President's record should be open for analysis.
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I've talked to dozens of Chicagoans who will only go off the record in talking about the manufactured mythology.
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While people are prepared to talk about Social Security, about marriage equality, about any number of other issues, people are not prepared - your layperson is not prepared to have a conversation about foreign policy.
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If the Muslim community in Michigan comes out strongly, I think they will make a difference.
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Interesting statistic: In every economic recovery until 1982, working people captured more than 80 percent of the value of the recovery. Since 1982, the top 10 percent has captured 90 percent of the value of the economic recovery.
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History belongs to she who holds the pen...If we don't tell our stories, they won't be told.
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African-American people adore President Obama.
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People will be talking about the [Barack] Obama legacy for decades, and I wanted to include my voice in the analysis of this presidency.
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We didn't hold President Obama as accountable as we might have.
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Trayvon Martin could have been any of our sons, so I was not especially moved by that remark of President [Barack] Obama's.
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[Barack Obama] might say more about these rogue cops and their license to kill.
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African-Americans have rarely been the beneficiaries of Presidential rhetorical excess.
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Do you really think I'm going to go on record telling you the craziest thing I've ever done. There's a reel in my brain, and I think I'll keep it there. No regrets, though.
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[Barack Obama] intended, I think, to say that he took Trayvon's [ Martin] death somewhat personally.
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Cutting HBCUs was unconscionable. Implementing new regulations on Parent Plus loans, which cost HBCUs 28,000 students, was hostile. At the same time, it is important to note that, except for his first two years, which were a missed opportunity, President [Barack] Obama faced rabid opposition from the Republicans.
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