President Barack Obama Joins Interactive One’s Open for Question Forum [Video]
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In partnership with the White House, Interactive One was the special host of an “Open For Questions” forum that featured senior members of the Obama Administration and editors from NewsOne.com and its sister sites in the Interactive One network, HelloBeautiful.com, TheUrbanDaily.com and BlackPlanet.com. President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance during the panel hosted by the black media [...]
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