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The Top 10 Black Celeb Philanthropists of All Time
Black Voices has compiled a list of the top ten celebrity philanthropists of all time. Below are just a few Lou Rawls Remember “The Lou Rawls Parade of Stars”? When the legendary crooner passed away in 2006 at the age of 72, he had helped the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) raise over $200 million…
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Obama Checks 'Black', Gets Side Eye from Some
As you may have heard, Barack Obama is biracial. He did not identify as biracial when filling out the Census. For some people of mixed race, this was a disappointment. Below is an article from the Washington Post’s Elizabeth Chang I have always considered Barack Obama to be biracial, and I had hoped that his…
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Essence Mag's "Making Of An 'It' Girl"
With the help of Essence Magazine and Elite Modeling Agency, these young ladies are hoping to make a splash in fashion ESSENCE.com and Elite Modeling Management has scoured the nation and selected the five finalists for our ESSENCE “It Girl” competition. … These five contestants have been flown to New York for a special model…
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David Axelrod Says: No New Drilling
Officials don’t yet know why the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded. Until they do, off-shore drilling will cease in the Gulf coast area A top adviser to President Barack Obama says no new oil drilling will be authorized until authorities learn what caused the explosion of the rig Deepwater Horizon. David Axelrod also defended the administration’s…
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Senegal: It Ain't Trickin' If You Got It
White women of maturity go to Senegal to get their groove back. Global Post takes a look at female sex tourism in the African nation Women — often white, European and “of a certain age” — flock solo to Senegal’s shores year-round for what one hotel manager called “the three ‘S’s: sun, sea and sex.”…
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Myron Rolle Can Lay You Out and Then Help You Recover
Great story on Myron Rolle over on Black Voices today. Rolle, a standout safety at Florida State was recently drafted by the Tennessee Titans after taking a year away from football for a Rhodes Scholarship Myron Rolle graduated from Florida State in two and a half years with a 3.75 GPA. While he showed true…
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AZ Sheriff Refuses to Enforce New Immigration Law
Sheriff Clarence Dupnik isn’t a fan of racial profiling and, as such, is not a fan of Arizona’s new immigration law, which he won’t be enforcing. Dupnik called SB 1070 “racist,” “disgusting,” and “unnecessary,” in an interview with Tucson‘s ABC affiliate, KGUN. The sheriff says his officers won’t participate in the crackdown because it forces…
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