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Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old Chicago teen who was gunned down in South Side Chicago’s Harsh Park on Tuesday afternoon after school, appeared in a 2008 anti-gang PSA when she was in the 6th grade. In the video, titled ‘THINK SMART,’ Hadiya and a classmate share statistics on gang violence and the importance of thinking smart. Other […]

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Looking to keep up to the minute with President Obama’s second inauguration? There’s an app for that. The Presidential Inauguration Committee [PIC] plans to announce later today it has created an iPhone and Android app that allows users to follow next week’s events as Obama is sworn in for a second term. The app will […]

Music

R&B sensation Alicia Keys and pop star Katy Perry are slated to take the stage during the inauguration celebrations next week. The Inaugural Committee announced that the two will join Brad Paisley, John Legend, Fun, Stevie Wonder and Usher for the Kids’ Inaugural Concert.  The concert will take place on Saturday, Jan 19th. First Lady […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Planners of President Barack Obama’s second inauguration are soliciting high-dollar contributions up to $1 million to help pay for the celebration in…