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“Touring definitely makes you appreciate home more, so when I can be home, I like to stay home.”

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Taylor Momsen, born on July 26, 1993, is an American actress known for her role as Jenny Humphrey in the teen drama series 'Gossip Girl'. She began her acting career in childhood and has appeared in numerous films and television shows. more

“This is a column collection, or as one colleague called it, "history in real time," recounting my perspective on the highs and lows of this presidency from an African-American perspective. More than simply a column collection, the book has a substantial introduction that frames the [Barack] Obama presidency, explores the way Obama was treated by the political establishment and also how this first black president treated "his" people. In the epilogue, I use numbers to tell the story of African-American gains and losses during this presidency.”

“It was quite a process to narrow more than 400 columns down to 80. I write weekly, though, and I don't always write about President [Barack] Obama, so that was the easy elimination.”

Writing Easy Process President Barack Columns President Barack Obama Elimination

Author:Julianne Malveaux

“Sometimes, I repeat myself, and that was a second elimination [of Barack Obama]. I worked with a team, including a great editor who, as the project came together, suggested other additions and eliminations. It was a process.”

Sometimes Together Process Team Projects Including Barack Repeats Editors Elimination

Author:Julianne Malveaux

“The economy is better than the one President [Barack] Obama inherited, and unemployment is lower, but the unemployment rate gap remains large.”

President Economy Remains Rate Barack Gaps Unemployment President Barack Obama Unemployment Rate

Author:Julianne Malveaux

“Black child poverty is higher. As I write in the epilogue, "Yes we can. No he didn't. President [Barack] Obama didn't push black people backward, but he missed the opportunity to move us forward."”

People Writing Children Moving Opportunity Black President Poverty Higher Barack Black People President Barack Obama Yes We Can Epilogues

Author:Julianne Malveaux

“If some of the recovery money had gone to cities instead of states, the urban population, read "Black" and "Brown," would be better off with recovery jobs.”

Ifs States Would Be Jobs Black Cities Gone Population Recovery Brown Urban Better Off

Author:Julianne Malveaux

“While the banks got big bailouts, a sizeable chunk of African-American wealth evaporated because so many people lost homes.”

People Home Bigs Lost Wealth African American Chunks Bailouts

Author:Julianne Malveaux

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