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NABJ Names Soledad O'Brien Journo of the Year
Soledad O’Brien is doing big things and the NABJ has tip their cap to her. Below is a bit from the NABJ press release The National Association of Black Journalists named CNN’s Soledad O’Brien Journalist of the Year at its spring Board of Directors meeting. O’Brien will join other top honorees at the association’s Salute…
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Harlem School of the Arts Won't Be Closed
Good news for the 45-year-old Harlem School of the Arts Details have come to light of yesterday’s dramatic but joyous news that the Harlem School of the Arts has been saved from closing its doors after 45 Years. The absolute deadline to receive additional funds was this weekend, and two philanthropic organizations stepped up along…
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Today in Postracialism: White Guys Robs Bank As Black Guy
So, a white dude in Ohio who ripped off a few banks and a CVS disguised as a Black dude has been apprehended Maybe Conrad Zdzierak was inspired by “Soul Man (1986),” or even Robert Downey Jr.’s performance in “Tropic Thunder” (2008), but the 30-year-old, former Florida resident didn’t rely on tanning pills or surgical…
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Earth Day at the Climate Justice Frontier
An Earth Day web exclusive from our friends at ColorLines There are no shortage of ideas today for how global capitalism can be marshaled to slow down global warming. Never mind that we’re in this mess in the first place largely due to the take-no-prisoners industrialization that today’s wealthier nations built their fortunes upon. And…
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She's 73. She's a Weightlifter. You No Longer Have Any Excuses.
Found this over on Black Voices. All The Buzz can say is “wow” while doing a slow clap. On this rainy day, only the resolute are in the Energy Fitness Center on Liberty Road in Randallstown, getting in their evening workout. In the corner of the gym, Ernestine Shepherd’s attitude lends credence to the adage…
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Harry K. Thomas Jr New US Ambassador to Philippines
Harry K. Thomas is America’s new ambassador to the Philippines and the first African American to hold the position Ambassador Thomas served most recently as a Special Assistant to the Secretary and Executive Secretary of the State Department. He joined the Foreign Service in 1984, and served as Director for South Asia at the National…
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Obama Keeps Pressure On for Financial Overhaul
President Obama has kept financial overhaul on the front burner and is now taking the fight to Wall Street President Barack Obama is taking his argument for stronger oversight of the financial industry to the place where the economic meltdown began. Without change on Wall Street, he says, America is doomed to repeat the past.…
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Black Farmers Call on Congress to Settle Racial Bias Suit
Black farmers want the money they’re owed from a racial bias suit and is calling on Congress to pony up the dough A March 31 deadline to appropriate the funds has passed, and farmers now may withdraw from the settlement and pursue independent litigation against the government. Congress now has a target date of the…
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